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Relocation & mobility
Residence permits, the bank, CPAM, a lease and the meters. Handled in the order that actually works.
Most people arriving in France are not defeated by any single form. They are defeated by the order the forms have to be filed in, and by the fact that three institutions each want a document that one of the others issues.
That is the actual service here. We know the sequence, we know which counters accept an emailed scan and which insist on paper, and we know roughly how long each step really takes as opposed to how long the website claims. When something stalls, we chase it, in French, on the phone, at the hours when someone answers.
Who this suits
People moving to Strasbourg or the surrounding Bas-Rhin for work, for a posting with one of the European institutions, or as an independent setting up a business here. It also suits people who could do all of this themselves but would rather spend those three weeks on their actual job.
Alsace has its own legal quirks
Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin still run parts of droit local, a leftover from the period when the region was German. The land register is the livre foncier rather than the national system, some employment and insurance rules differ, and Good Friday is a public holiday here and nowhere else in France. None of this is an obstacle. It does mean that advice picked up in Paris is occasionally wrong here, which catches people out.
Residence permits
We assemble the dossier, keep the appointment watch running, and go with you to the counter. Passeport Talent, Visiteur, salarié, vie privée et familiale.
Bank and insurance
Opening an account as a non-resident, and picking a mutuelle that fits rather than the one the bank sells at the same desk.
Somewhere to live first
Bail mobilité between one and ten months, so you have a real address while the long-term search happens at a sane pace.
The boring half
Electricity, water, internet, home insurance, and the school registration if children are arriving with you.
Indicative rates
| Service | Rate |
|---|---|
| Hourly, for one-off jobs | €65 – €85 |
| Single person, full setup | €950 – €1,400 |
| Family or executive setup | €1,800 – €2,800 |
Ranges, not quotes. The figure firms up after one conversation, because a Passeport Talent file for a couple with no children and a family of five arriving mid-school-year are not the same work. Billed as administrative coordination under NAF 82.11Z. We are not an immigration law firm.
Common questions
The bank wants proof of address, and I can't get a lease without a bank account. How does anyone solve this?
By doing it in a specific order, usually starting with an attestation d'hébergement or a bail mobilité that a landlord will sign without French payslips, then the account, then the permanent lease. It is the single most common deadlock we untangle, and there is no trick to it beyond knowing the sequence and which banks accept what.
Can you guarantee my permit will be granted?
No, and neither can a lawyer. The préfecture decides. What we can do is make sure the file is complete, submitted correctly and followed up, because a large share of refusals and delays are administrative rather than substantive.
What if my file gets refused anyway?
We tell you what the refusal actually says, which is often less final than it reads, and if there are grounds for a recours we put you in touch with the immigration lawyers at AK AVOCATS. Our work stops where legal representation begins.
Do you take my original documents?
Only when a counter physically requires the original, and then only for as long as that appointment lasts. Everything else we work from scans. You keep your passport.
I only need help with one thing, not a whole package.
Then take the hourly rate. Plenty of people call us for a single préfecture appointment or one afternoon of translation and never need anything else.