A Different Way of Life

Sometimes, the first step to moving to France seems like the most impossible - the legalities of moving. Je suis femme de foyer (a phrase I am supposed to memorize in French class) and my husband co-owns his own business that is not planning to have a presence in France. We have no EU citizenship in our family, we won’t be going for education…does the application process include a box for a different way of life?

I think this is where a lot of my insecurities lie. Is it even possible for us to legally move to France? I honestly don’t know. I get so overwhelmed in researching this seemingly simple question. Just from a super simple search, I know there are 8 types of visas for US citizens moving to France - and we wouldn’t qualify for any of them (I don’t believe). Ooph. The article even states, “obtaining a visa is the first step in moving to France…”. Perhaps I’m in a funk right now and not seeing clearly, but its days/weeks like this that bring this entire dream to a screeching halt.