Visas, Taxes & Healthcare in France: A Paris Immigration Attorney Explains

About this episode

Daniel Tostado discusses the complexities of moving to France, including visas, taxes, and healthcare for Americans.

Daniel Tostado is a naturalized French citizen, a dual-qualified attorney (US and France), and the founder of Tostado Avocats , an immigration law firm dedicated to helping Americans navigate the French legal system. He moved from San Diego to France in 2010, completed a French master's degree, passed the bar on both sides of the Atlantic, and has since built a practice focused exclusively on French visas, residency permits, and citizenship pathways. He also runs a winter homeless shelter for refugees in Paris. This episode covers: The four main visa categories for Americans moving to France (visitor, student, entrepreneur, and family-based) Why the visitor visa is the most popular route and who it's right for The legal gray area around remote work for US employers on a French visitor visa How the Franco-American tax treaty protects American assets including Roth IRAs France's healthcare system and how Americans access it from day one The entrepreneur visa: what France wants to see in your business plan Why selling your US home after establishing French residency can trigger unexpected capital gains Naturalization by marriage and the timeline to a 10-year residency card How…

People in this episode

Guest: Daniel Tostado

Topics covered

• immigration law
• visas
• taxation
• healthcare
• cultural adaptation
• residency permits

Keywords

• French visas
• residency permits
• Franco-American tax treaty
• healthcare in France
• naturalization
• entrepreneur visa
• remote work
• capital gains

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tostado Avocats

Places: France, San Diego, Paris, United States

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