60 minutes with someone who actually did it.

You've read the blogs. You've lurked in the Facebook groups. You've gotten seventeen contradictory answers about visas, taxes, and whether you can really work from France.

I'm Maggie Spicer. I moved from San Francisco to France five years ago — first Paris, now the Basque coast — on a Talent Passport, as a self-employed entrepreneur. I've navigated the visa process, the prefecture appointments, the banking maze, the micro-entrepreneur setup, the healthcare system, and every unglamorous piece of French bureaucracy the guidebooks skip.

This call is 60 minutes of straight answers about your situation. Not a sales pitch. Not generic advice. The conversation I wish someone had offered me before I moved.

What we'll cover

Whatever matters most to your move, which usually includes:

• Your visa pathway — which of France's long-stay visas actually fits your situation (and which ones people waste months pursuing)

• Where to land — Paris vs. the southwest vs. elsewhere, matched honestly to your budget, work, and the life you're picturing

• Working legally — freelancing, running a business, or working remotely from France, and what each actually requires

• The real costs — what your first year genuinely costs beyond rent

• What nobody tells you — the timing traps, the paperwork sequences, the things that only make sense once you've lived them

What you get

• 60-minute private video call

• A written follow-up summary with your specific pathway, next steps, and resources

• Honest answers — including "don't move yet" if that's the truth

€250

If you book a larger relocation package within 30 days, the call fee is credited toward it.