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We created the Welcome Guide Côte d’Azur online platform to support you in your project of settling on the French Riviera and to give you updated administrative, economical, touristic and cultural regional datas.

Whether you come to the Côte d’Azur to study, work, start your own business,

do research, organize professional events or visiting, the Welcome Guide Côte d’Azur provides you with all the official and practical information you need to make your stay or installation a success.

Save time and stress, find everything you need to know in this one and only guide!

The Welcome Guide Côte d’Azur website is a joint realization of the FDI agency Team Côte d’Azur and University Côte d’Azur.

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COMING TO FRANCE

CÔTE D’AZUR OVERVIEW

SETTLING ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR

WORKING ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR

DOING BUSINESS ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR

STUDYING ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR

DOING RESEARCH ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR

PROFESSIONAL EVENTS ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR

VISITING ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR

PARTNERS AND USEFUL CONTACTS

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COMING TO FRANCE

CÔTE D’AZUR OVERVIEW

Everything you need to know before coming to France is here.

Discover about the country, visa procedures, taxation system, social protection and everyday life subjects such as education, bank account, accommodation.

OVERVIEW OF FRANCE

SOCIAL PROTECTION

DAILY LIFE

VISAS, STAYING, WORKING

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DOCUMENTS TO PREPARE BEFORE YOUR DEPARTURE

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Explore what makes the Côte d’Azur a great choice to settle in. What its economy looks like, how is its real estate market, who are the talents available, what is the culture or the quality of life on the French Riviera.

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

REAL ESTATE

KEY FIGURES

EDUCATION AND TALENTS

TRANSPORTATION

CULTURE AND HERITAGE

ECONOMY

QUALITY OF LIFE

SETTLING ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR To settle in the best conditions, you will find here all the information you need. From how to find an accommodation to what school is best for your kids, to how to get the French driving license or to use the bus system.

I am moving soon on the Côte d’Azur for a job. This online guide helped me save so much time by finding all the information I needed in one place. I figured how I will make it work for my kids, how to find housing or to open a bank account.

Chris B. HOUSING EDUCATION & CHILD CARE DRIVING & TRAVELING MEETING YOUR COMPATRIOTS LEARNING FRENCH

OPENING A LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT SHOPPING, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND LEISURE INTEGRATION OF THE SPOUSE / SPOUSAL SUPPORT IN JOB RESEARCH

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WORKING ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR

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Learn about the French labour law if you want to settle for a job on the Côte d’Azur with our information on the fundamentals for expats such as work contracts, remuneration, legal work hours, holidays, etc.

THE FRENCH LABOUR CODE: THE FUNDAMENTALS FOR EXPATRIATES DO YOU NEED A WORK PERMIT? FIRST APPLICATION AND RENEWAL OF YOUR WORK PERMIT

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EMPLOYMENT FINDING A JOB JOB OPPORTUNITIES PER SECTOR/LOCATION CREATING YOUR BUSINESS

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Coming on the Côte d’Azur to launch a business, you will need information on how to create a foreign company in France, to find premises, to finance your project, to connect with the ecosystem and to find your talents. All of that is gathered in this useful section.

I was thinking about launching a business on the Côte d’Azur, but I was not familiar with the legal steps to take or how recruitment worked in France. This online guide helped me see clearer into all the french processes. Janet W. STEPS TO CREATE A FOREIGN INVESTED COMPANY

CONNECTING TO THE LOCAL ECOSYSTEM

FINDING PREMISES

FINANCING SOLUTIONS HIRE STAFF AND RECRUIT TALENTS

STUDYING ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR If you are thinking to come to study, you will find here what are the public and private schools and universities, how you can finance your studies, what programs are in English, what are the main student organizations and how to find an internship.

HIGHER EDUCATION IN FRANCE

STUDENT HOUSING

UNIVERSITIES & ENGLISH COURSES

STUDENT TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL OPTIONS

SCHOLARSHIP

STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS

VISAS AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS

FINDING AN INTERNSHIP

STUDENT HEALTHCARE

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ASSISTANCE & USEFUL CONTACTS

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Côte d’Azur is a great destination for business tourism as the region hosts worldwide fair and conferences all year long. Discover the biggest professional events, the different locations and how to organize an event here.

I did not have a clue about how active the business tourism was on the Côte d’Azur. This website helped me pick a venue for the conference I am organizing and know who to reach out to plan the most successful event. Mickael R. THE CÔTE D’AZUR, A POPULAR DESTINATION LARGEST PROFESSIONAL CONGRESSES AND EVENTS RECEPTION VENUES

In order to make your research project the most successful, here are all the information you need about research in France, the various research entities on the Côte d’Azur, the PhD research, calls for projects, health and social insurance.

RESEARCH IN FRANCE

SPECIAL HOUSING

RESEARCH STRUCTURES

MOVING WITH YOUR FAMILY

DOCTORAL RESEARCH

TRANSPORTATION

CALLS FOR PROJECTS

MEETUPS

SOCIAL PROTECTION & HEALTH CARE

ROFESSIONAL EVENTS P ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR

HOTELS & ACCOMODATIONS ORGANIZE YOUR EVENT INCENTIVE IDEAS ORGANIZER’S GUIDE

› VISITING THE CÔTE D’AZUR 11 million people came to visit the Côte d’Azur in 2018.

Whether it’s for the culture, gastronomy, shopping, outside activities or leisure, discover everything the Côte d’Azur has to offer for your stay.

CULTURE AND HERITAGE

SPORTS & LEISURE

GASTRONOMY

PASS & TOURISM PACKAGES

TIME OUT

BOOK YOUR STAY

SHOPPING

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PARTNERS AND USEFUL CONTACTS The Welcome Guide Côte d’Azur website is a joint initiative of Team Cote d’Azur, the investment promotion agency of the Cote d’Azur, and Université Cote d’Azur and its partners.

Team Côte d’Azur is the economic promotion agency of the Côte d’Azur. It promotes the territory on international markets and facilitate the establishment of new companies, French or foreign, in the Alpes Maritimes.

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The agency offers a comprehensive range of customized, free and confidential services to support companies looking to launch or expand their business on the Cote d’Azur: • Connecting to the business environment • Finding a location site • Accessing public incentives • Hiring talents to build your local team • Channeling your communication You are an entrepreneur and have an investment project on the Côte d’Azur: Team Côte d’Azur staff accompanies you.

Call us on +33 (0) 4 92 17 51 51 or send an email to info@teamcotedazur.fr to make an appointment with our experts.

400 Promenade des Anglais - BP 3185 06204 Nice CEDEX 3 – France Team Côte d’Azur is mandated by the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis, the Nice Côte d’Azur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the South Provence-AlpesCôte d’Azur Region and the Sophia Antipolis council.

Université Côte d’Azur (UCA) is a group of higher education institutions that brings together the main players in higher education and research on the Côte d’Azur. It aims to develop the twenty-first century model for French universities, based on the coordination between research, education and innovation and strong partnerships with the private sector and local communities. UCA won in 2016 the prestigious «IDEX» prize of the French government for its UCA-JEDI project, which placed it among the 10 best French world class universities.

You are a student: the Université Côte d’Azur team accompanies you.

Send an email to msc@univ-cotedazur.fr to make an appointment with the team in charge of the accompaniment of foreign students registered with UCA individualy.

Campus Valrose, Building L - 28 Avenue de Valrose 06108 Nice CEDEX 2 You are a researcher, teacher or doctoral student: the Welcome Center team from Université Côte d’Azur accompanies you.

Call us on +33 (0) 4 89 15 12 26 to make an appointment with the Welcome Center team of Université Côte d’Azur.

Université Côte d’Azur Welcome Center - Student House Olivier Chesneau - 5 avenue François Mitterrand 06300 NICE

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