you are about to come in Lyon or Saint-Etienne. The “Espace d’accueil international” / Espace Ulys can help you: before your arrive, on your arrival and throughout your stay, when you have to leave.
Before arriving:
-opening a bank account,
-providing administrative and legal information,
-helping with finding schools for children, health and house insurance, etc.).
Throughout staying:
-providing help with the initial administrative formalities and cultural integration with our local partners
-helping you to support administrative first steps obtaining the residence permit, medical examination and OFII fees
-health care insurance
-French language courses…
Leaving:
As a researcher you have free access to a Europe wide customised assistance service offered by the EURAXESS Service Network. More than 250 centres in 40 countries (see below) assist you and your family in all matters relating to your professional and daily life, including information on legal issues, social security, health and taxes, everyday life as well as family support.
http://lyon-university.org/foreign-scientist-and-doctoral-candidates-universite-de-lyon-welcomes-you-with-open-arms–318272.kjsp?RH=UDLEN-EN
http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/services/networks
