Information in English

On the website of the Cleiss

• About us
  The Cleiss is the liaison body between the French social security institutions and their foreign counterparts for the implementation of European Regulations and bilateral or multilateral social security agreements.
• An overview of the French social security system: general scheme, self-employed workers, salaried workers in the agricultural professions, self-employed workers in the agricultural professions.
• 2023: Raising the statutory retirement age to 64 in France
• Access to Healthcare while visiting France
  Medical coverage in France with the European Health Insurance Card and Sickness Benefits during your stay in France.
• The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
• Cross-border healthcare - France's National contact point
• English-French Glossary
• You are an employer based in a state that has not signed a social security agreement with France and you are sending an employee to France
• You are an employer based in another European Union member State, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland, sending an employee with member State citizenship who ordinarily performs their job in the State where you are based to France
• You are coming to France to continue your education
• You are coming to France for a college internship
• You are coming to France to seek employment
• You are coming to France to work
  • You are coming to France to work as an expatriate from a European Union member State, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland
  • Posted workers in France from another EU Member State

On other websites

About the French social protection system

• Social Security Programs Throughout the World: France, 2018 (U.S. Social Security Administration)
• Comparative Tables
  (MISSOC - Mutual Information System on Social Protection)

Health Insurance

• English speakers? If you need information about your French Health Insurance rights, call the special Advice Line provided by Ameli:
  • 0 811 36 36 46 from France (local call price from fixed-phone line)
  • 0033 811 36 36 46 from foreign countries (call rates vary between operators).
• English pages on Ameli
• NHS website: Healthcare for UK nationals living in France

Family benefits

• The Family Branch of France's Social Security System (CAF)

Pensions

• Applying for your foreign retirement pension (Assurance Retraite)

Employers

• Employers with no place of business in France
  Social obligations in France and employee protection
• Reduce your formalities concerning employment and declare your employees on line by enrolling in the Foreign Firm Slip (TFE)
• Private individuals employing staff in France (TPEE)
  If you are employing a French or non-French national to provide lifestyle or home care services during your stay in France, and if you are not going through an association or service provider to file the necessary paperwork.

European Commission

• Your social security rights in France
• The coordination of healthcare in Europe
• Medical treatment abroad - France
• Moving and working in Europe - Which rules apply to you?