Consequences of confinement on our pets!

Confinement: walking the dog is one of the few things allowed outside!

"What a day! The entire neirghborhood wanted to take me out for a walk!"
"Who the hell is this F..... Covid?"

Funny expression : "un coup de fil"

When you call someone by phone,

• In English you make a phone call
• In French, vous effectuez un appel téléphonique.

You may also hear someone say : je vais passer un coup de fil. If you translate literally 

• Un coup : a knock
• Un fil : a thread

So a thread knock!

               Welcome to France, enjoy the French language!

What if your residence permit expires between March 16th and May 15th 2020 ?

For residence permit expiring between March 16th and May 15th, 2020: the period of validity of all residence permits for foreigners is extended by 3 months. 

This extension is automatic. It also extends social rights and the right to job.

The period of validity of the following documents which expire between March 16th and May 15th, 2020 is extended by three months:

• long-stay visas;

• residence permits, whatever their nature, with the exception of special residence permits delivered

• foreign diplomatic and consular staff;

• provisional residence permits;

• asylum application certificates;

• receipts for residence permit applications.

This extension is automatic. It also extends social rights and the right to job.

"Foreigners holding an expired permit are advised not to leave the French territory, even if it is extended by 3 months"

Once the Prefectures will re-open, you will know how to proceed for regularization.

https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/actualites/A13950

Quarantine until April 15th at least

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe spoke last Friday March 27th.
He said we are at the beginning of the pandemic and announced the extension of the quarantine until April 15th.
The government advances by fortnight, but the scientific council, cf photo dated March 23, announces that the duration of the quarantine will probably be 6 weeks in total.

Quarantine option

Every evening at 20h (8pm) - Support to the medical staff

You wish to support the Medical Staff ?
If so, every evening at 20h (8pm), people are at their windows and applaud to show their support to the medical staff.
Some also play music, creativity is all yours!

Rules and Mandatory document when going out of home

Further to the coronavirus, it is mandatory in France to fill in a form to be able to go out of home.
On March 23rd, a new form has been issued. Click here Attestation de déplacement dérogatoire
This form has to be issued each time. You can print it or it can be handwritten with a pen (not a pencil).
Some City Halls make them available at their reception.
From March 23rd, if you go out for sport, you are allowed to stay out maximum 1 hour and at a distance around your home of 1 km maximum.
Apart from sport you are allowed to go out only

Welcome

Dear Impatriate,

In this particular period, where all of us are to stay home as much as we can, we are happy to offer you this blog.
If this period is a challenge for French people, we imagine that for you, it is even more challenging!

In this blog, you will find information on various subjects like :
- What the rules are in this Coronavirus period
- Some French culture
- Some fun

Should you have other needs or ideas, please feel free to contact us via our contact form on our website, and it will be our pleasure to do our best to respond to them.To contact us

PS : Should some friends around you also come from abroad, please feel free to share this blog with them.

We wish you a lovely week-end at home, sweet home

Sophie and Katia