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Each accommodation, contract and agency is closed with confirmation and new address.
To be done today
- Set the departure date
- Invent contracts/organizations
- Check advance notice and latest payments
Check the result
- Remitted keys
- Confirmed terminations
- Bank closed after latest flows
Preparing a visit cardPrepare the file for filingDeparture from France: closing fileCheck the requirements; the administration decidesSee stepsDeparture from FranceIn case of a problemDeposit of security not returnedIn case of a problemError in official document or personal dataPreparing a callTermination of a service contractPreparing a callManage account on departure from France
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Duration: Preparation over several weeks; post-departure tax obligations
Cost: Notifications generally free of charge; termination, transfer or advice, if any
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Who this guide is for
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- Persons leaving France permanently or permanently
- Renters, beneficiaries, employees, jobseekers and micro-entrepreneurs
- Families to close several French files in parallel
To be prepared in advance
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- Date of departure, foreign address, email and telephone retained
- Lease, energy contracts, telecoms, insurance and list of levies
- References Caf, CPAM, France Travail, taxes and pension funds
- French bank accounts, credits and income maintained
- Business, school, vehicle and animal documents if applicable
Step-by-step procedure
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- 1Specify whether the departure is temporary or durable and the country of installation. Social protection, taxation and unemployment differ between EEA/Switzerland and other countries, as well as between secondment, expatriation, education and unemployment.
- 2Close the accommodation: give leave with the appropriate notice, make the condition of the place, return the keys and contact the address for the deposit. Lift the meters and terminate or transfer energy, water, internet and insurance.
- 3Declare date and country to the Caf/MSA, CPAM or other body, mutual and France Travail. Ask for retention, export or closure rules and check for overpayments.
- 4Update the address on impots.gouv.fr and keep the email secure. The year following departure may require income to be reported until departure and then certain French income; tax residence depends on facts and agreements.
- 5Do not close the bank until the last refund, tax and levy. Give the foreign address, check the non-resident account terms and keep a way to authenticate.
- 6If the activity ceases, declare the cessation at the Single Window and pay Urssaf, TVA, CFE, accounts and archives. If she continues abroad, check first registration, tax residence and social security.
- 7Treat school, vehicle, animals and mail forwarding. Keep notices, certificates and closing invoices after departure.
Common mistakes
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- Close bank before deposit return and last tax
- Inform one organization thinking that all others will be warned
- Close the CPAM without checking the coverage in the host country
- Do not give the foreign address to taxes
- Close the micro-enterprise while continuing the same activity abroad without analysis
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Important remark
Country, duration, nationality, activity, family and income retained change the rules. Ask each organization for instructions before closing health, tax or professional fees.
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