💊Getting supplementary health insurance
When you come to study or live in France, you must take out health insurance. You will be reimbursed for up to 70% of most medical expenses (doctor, hospital, medication).
👉 For the remaining 30%, you'll need to take out supplementary insurance, known as a mutuelle!
🧡Depending on whether you're staying for more or less than 3 months and on your needs, HEYME offers complementary health insurance.
Let's discover our offers!
If you're staying in France for more than 3 months, you can opt for HEYME, the complementary health insurance for students and young professionals under 35!
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Full cover from level 1 (hospitalisation, routine care, pharmacy)
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No need to pay in advance with a third-party payment card
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Civil liability insurance (work placement, studies, private life)
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Repatriation assistance in your home country
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24-hour medical teleconsultation in French or English
💰From €9.9/month
🎁With the code SPIKY-10, get 10% off your complementary health insurance!
If you are staying in France for less than 3 months, you can opt for Schengen Worldpass insurance.
If you are staying in France for more than 3 months, this insurance may be useful while you wait to register for social security.
Schengen Worldpass insurance covers up to 90% of your medical expenses, emergency repatriation and civil liability. This insurance is compulsory to obtain your visa (if you need one).
🎁With the code SPIKY-10, get a 10% discount on the Shengen Worldpass!
💳 Opening a bank account
The ideal is to create a bank account even before your arrival in France to get a RIB. It will be required for you to settle into your accommodation. The easiest way is to create an account in a neobank that does not require proof of residence in France.
🧡We recommend you Revolut.
👉If you are already domiciled in France, you can open a bank account in a traditional bank or online bank.
Revolut bank, offers a free and unconditional bank account.
👉 No need for a French or European bank details, no proof of residence or income is required! Plus, with Revolut you can easily transfer money internationally!
🎁 Via the Spiky app or via this link: 3 months free for the Premium subscription.
🏠 Finding accommodation, a guarantor, home insurance
The priority when you arrive in France is to find accommodation. The ideal is to find accommodation before your arrival (some visa application processes require this). Different types of accommodation exist: student residences, shared accommodation, rental, homestay accommodation...
⚠️ To build your rental file you will need a guarantor.
💡You can apply for housing assistance or APL and request a simulation to know the amount that will be paid to you each month. This simulation can be added to your rental file!
Once the accommodation has been found, you will have to take out home insurance, it's mandatory in France!
🔎Studapart is a flat-hunting platform which includes all types of accomodation ads (student residences, flatshares, rentals, etc.).
👉 Simple and 100% online, Studapart offers personalized support and guarantees a secure reservation.
The Cautioneo guarantee allows you to have a solid guarantor and secure your rental file to convince the owner that you are the best candidate!
👉 Ideal if you are not eligible for the Visale guarantee
💰From 2.9% of the rent.
Wunderflats is the perfect hosting solution if you are looking for a medium-term furnished rental (1 month to 1 year).
👉Perfect for expats and international students, Wunderflats offers eligible for tthe mobility lease accomodation! 💼🎓
📱Choosing a telephone package and an internet box
If you are staying less than a year in France, you can opt for a prepaid SIM card without commitment. It's the easiest and fastest way to get a French phone number.
🧡We recommend Lycamobile because you don't need French bank details!
If you want to settle in France for more than a year and/or you have already opened a bank account in France, you can opt for a telephone subscription with or without commitment.
🧡We recommend you REDBYSFR.
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Lycamobile offers unbeatable offers with international communications at lower prices.
👉 No need for a French bank account to obtain the SIM card
🎁In the Spiky app or via this link: you can benefit from lower rates and save up to 80€/year
💬Learning French
The ideal when you learn French is to be able to practice everywhere: at home, on the bus, on vacation...
👉Here are our tips for learning French everywhere while having fun!
Bonhomme de chemin offers small pocket guides that make French conversation easier.
👉Each word is represented with a picture and simplified phonetic pronunciation.
🎁With the code YOUPISPIKY get 10% off the entire site!
✈️ Travelling in France and discovering your city
You want to discover France but you have a small budget?
👉Discover our tips: comparing train or bus tickets at low prices, reimbursement in the event of a canceled flight...
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Have you suffered from a flight delay or cancellation?
👉AirHelp is a company that helps air passengers get compensation (up to €600 per passenger) for delayed, canceled or overbooked flights suffered over the past 3 years.
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