🇬🇧 United Kingdom → 🇫🇷 France · Cost breakdown
How much it costs to emigrate from the UK to France (2026)
The honest line-by-line, in EUR or pounds. Plus the funds you must show but not spend.
The total cost of moving from the UK to France depends on your family size and route. Post-Brexit, Britons need a visa to settle. The long-stay visa (VLS-TS) is the usual route for workers, retirees and the self-sufficient — bureaucratic, but a clear path.
The main cost buckets
- Long-stay visa (VLS-TS) application
- OFII validation tax stamp on arrival
- Certified translations (civil documents)
- UK police certificate (ACRO)
- Private health insurance (until in the system)
- Travel & initial transport (UK→France)
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