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The Covid Location Test

Posted by Stephen Heiner

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The arrival of autumn last week was underlined by rain and punctuated by cold: summer is officially over in the City of Light.  It was, by all accounts, one of our quietest summers in recent history, as we were bereft … Continue reading →

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Tagged covid-19, lockdown

Sep·29

Mailbag: the Non-Existent “American ban,” Work Possibilities with the PL Visa, & Snake Oil

Posted by Stephen Heiner

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In the last eight weeks I have received an avalanche of questions from those hoping to immigrate to France.  In the past when I received a lot of questions I would collect them into a post like this and call … Continue reading →

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Tagged covid-19, mailbag, profession liberale, visitor

Jul·30

My First Flight Since Lockdown (and Ten Things I Learned)

Posted by Stephen Heiner

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“You are?” my European friends responded, bug-eyed, to my disclosure that I was flying to America this week.  They had been watching CNN or some other similar network, in which the impression was being given that the country was burning … Continue reading →

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Tagged Aer Lingus, Chicago, covid-19, Dublin, travel

Jul·07

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The Old Normal is Alive and Well in Paris

Posted by Stephen Heiner

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I’ve spent my entire life in countries with unrestricted freedom of movement.  Not only did those countries let me go where I wanted, whenever I wanted, as long as I wasn’t breaking laws, the countries were indifferent to my location … Continue reading →

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Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, lockdown

Jun·08

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Cracks in the Quarantine

Posted by Stephen Heiner

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Two weekends ago the weather was particularly lovely and while I was out for a Sunday stroll in my neighborhood what I had already been sensing over the previous weeks became crystal clear: many Parisians were not abiding by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on Current Events

Tagged covid-19

May·07

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Coronavirus Financial Aid for Small Businesses Arrives

Posted by Stephen Heiner

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This is the time of year when I often have to remind non-EU nationals who live in France most of the year that they need to file taxes.  With all that has been going on I was particularly glad that … Continue reading →

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Tagged covid-19, taxes

May·05

Quarantined in the City of Light

Posted by Stephen Heiner

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While Paris started the year in the midst of a transportation strike that the strikers by and large lost in the end, there was only a brief respite for the hospitality industry as the specter of the global panic pandemic … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on Current Events

Tagged covid-19, lockdown, pandemic

Mar·28

Strike Hype

Posted by Stephen Heiner

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So I should confess that I’ve mostly avoided any experience of the strikes here in Paris.  I flew out of Paris on December 4th for a long-planned holiday Down Under.  The next day, the strikes began.  I just arrived back … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on Current Events

Tagged metro, RATP, SNCF, strikes

Jan·08

The Airbnb Wars in Paris: For Now, a Truce

Posted by Stephen Heiner

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I’ve covered the Airbnb issue here previously, both my perspective as an entrepreneur and what Paris had been becoming more strict about.  On December 1st a “truce” will officially be in force as legislation first passed this summer comes into effect.  … Continue reading →

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Tagged AirBNB, Anne Hidalgo, Ian Brossat

Nov·21

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Losing at Home to the Portuguese

Posted by Stephen Heiner

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My heart sank.  In the fan zone at the Eiffel Tower, tucked away behind one of the smaller screens I was standing in front of, the small group of Portuguese near us lost their minds in celebration.  I hadn’t ever … Continue reading →

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Tagged Euro 2016, FFF, football, Portugal, soccer

Jul·11

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