Who it's for
American and international families with children moving to Paris or the Île-de-France region, paying for their own move. If a company pays for your move, Corporate Arrival applies.
The problem it solves
School deadlines, a French rental file built on foreign income, the bank and finding doctors all land at once, while your kids need you most. You keep one contact, and a team coordinates the rest behind the scenes.
The founders
Perla is raising a Franco-American family in Paris and has lived in France since 2004. She has 10 years of sales and team leadership at multinational companies, and real estate and interior design experience through her own companies. She is also an interior designer. Christelle has 15 years of experience at prestigious American companies.
What's included
- A written family plan and timeline, kept up to date
- Neighborhood guidance and a shortlist of five schools
- School applications, visits and enrollment paperwork
- Coordination of residence-permit logistics: appointments, calendar and documents from the list your immigration lawyer provides
- Housing coordination: an introduction to a licensed real estate agent, who handles the search, viewings, negotiation and lease; a rental file prepared with you for French landlords; your calendar organized around the viewings your agent sets; and a final practical check of the home
- Coordination of temporary housing that you book and pay for directly
- Bank, phone, utilities, social security and health insurance setup support
- Pediatrician, family doctor and dentist introductions, and the emergency numbers to keep at hand
- Up to 8 in-person appointments
- A WhatsApp line during our working hours
- 3 months of follow-up after arrival
What's not included
- Immigration advice and filings: an immigration lawyer, paid directly by you
- Tax advice and filings: a French-American tax advisor or accountant, paid directly by you
- Property search, negotiation and the lease: a licensed real estate agent. Their fee, typically about one month of rent, depends on the home you choose and is paid directly by you. For some services, such as the home search, we receive a commission from the agent or partner, paid out of the fee you pay them. We charge you nothing on top for it, and we confirm it in writing before you sign.
- Medical care: doctors and hospitals
- International movers, sworn translators and notaries: paid directly by you
- Renovation and interior design: not part of this package. On request, we coordinate works under a separate written agreement. Design is handled by a designer you choose, and we disclose in writing any link with a designer we suggest.
- Nanny and household staff support: quoted separately
How it works
- Before arrival, from about 3 months out: your plan, schools, documents and rental file.
- Around arrival: move-in, bank, health coverage and first appointments, as each step allows.
- After arrival, for 3 months: follow-up on open items, and we close the file with you.
Price and terms
From €18,000 including VAT (€15,000 excluding VAT)*
For a family with up to 2 children; €1,200 including VAT (€1,000 excluding VAT) for each additional child. *A licensed real estate agent handles the home search. The agent's fee, typically about one month of rent, depends on the home you choose and comes on top of this price. You pay it directly to the agent. For some services, such as the home search, we receive a commission from the agent or partner, paid out of the fee you pay them. We charge you nothing on top for it, and we confirm it in writing before you sign. Beyond the offer price, we charge nothing else for the search. A written proposal confirms the final scope and price.
Book your free call- 50% on signature, 30% on arrival, 20% at the end of the assignment.
- Requests must reach us at least 2 months before arrival. For a late-August arrival, we aim to finish the paperwork we handle before August.
- In-person appointments take place on weekdays during the day. In August, we support you remotely and respond to urgent matters.
- Paris and Île-de-France. Travel elsewhere is reviewed case by case, on written terms.
- You sign your own documents and keep control of your official accounts. Any access you give us for a specific task is agreed in writing first.
- Cancellation and withdrawal terms are set out in writing before you sign anything.
Our service commitment
- One named contact from day one, with a team coordinating behind the scenes.
- A written record of who is doing what, by when.
- A copy of every document and letter we handle for you.
- A reply by the next working day.
- If a step is blocked, we tell you what happened and the practical options, and we refer any legal question to the relevant licensed professional.
We do not promise a visa, a lease, a school place or a bank account. Those decisions belong to landlords, schools, banks and the authorities. We promise the work.
Tell us about your family's move.
In 15 minutes, we tell you whether we think we can help, which offer fits and its starting price. A written proposal confirms the final scope and price.
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