https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Europe has said it will welcome fully vaccinated Americans with open arms this summer, but exactly how you prove you are vaccinated is a slightly more complicated question. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210528/reader-question-can-i-use-my-american-vaccination-certificate-to-enter-france Fri, 28 May 2021 13:11:14 +0200 reader-question-can-i-use-my-american-vaccination-certificate-to-enter-france French president Emmanuel Macron says he hopes that Americans who have had the Covid vaccine will be able to travel to France this summer - after more than a year in which travel to France from the USA has been heavily restricted. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210419/macron-vaccinated-americans-should-be-able-to-travel-to-france-this-summer Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:18:39 +0200 macron-vaccinated-americans-should-be-able-to-travel-to-france-this-summer American students have told of their frustration at being unable to get visas processed, in spite of French government reassurances that they would be prioritised. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200819/us-students-in-limbo-over-delays-to-french-visas Wed, 19 Aug 2020 17:00:24 +0200 us-students-in-limbo-over-delays-to-french-visas France has tightened further its entry rules for travellers from the USA, requiring that all American travellers take a Covid-19 test before they board the plane. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200730/americans-banned-from-travel-to-france-without-negative-covid-19-test Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:14:30 +0200 americans-banned-from-travel-to-france-without-negative-covid-19-test As Europe opens its borders to more countries, the US remains a notable exception. While this is obviously disappointing for those with holidays booked for many travel is about more than just holidays. Our readers share their stories of families kept apart, jobs terminated and new lives put on hold. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200722/my-life-is-in-limbo-how-frances-travel-ban-has-impacted-americans Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:08:26 +0200 my-life-is-in-limbo-how-frances-travel-ban-has-impacted-americans After tough new tax compliance legislation Americans in France are reporting increasing difficulty with French banks – with one woman having her account closed down with no warning. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190812/americans-in-france-face-struggle-with-french-banking-system Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:17:31 +0200 americans-in-france-face-struggle-with-french-banking-system While there may be hundreds of thousands of American expats in France, there are only 11 types, writes American Katie Warren. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190524/the-11-americans-youll-meet-in-france Fri, 24 May 2019 18:52:06 +0200 the-11-americans-youll-meet-in-france The road US citizens must take towards French citizenship is a long and arduous one but still far from impossible. Here’s what you need to do. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190131/how-americans-can-become-french Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:25:44 +0100 how-americans-can-become-french French universities are actively looking to enroll more American students in their faculties, but before you start sending off applications willy-nilly, have a look through these steps to help you make the right choice. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190125/five-crucial-tips-for-americans-who-want-to-study-in-france Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:59:02 +0100 five-crucial-tips-for-americans-who-want-to-study-in-france The United States is calling for a French auctioneer to halt a sale of artefacts made by Native American tribes set for Monday and instead help items be returned. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141214/us-calls-on-france-to-stop-apache-object-sales Sun, 14 Dec 2014 11:02:00 +0100 us-calls-on-france-to-stop-apache-object-sales Actress Scarlett Johansson is to be awarded an honorary French Oscar - just weeks after she denounced residents of her new home Paris as "terribly rude". https://www.thelocal.fr/20140211/paris-critic-honorary-french-oscar-for-paris-critic-johansson Tue, 11 Feb 2014 18:48:00 +0100 paris-critic-honorary-french-oscar-for-paris-critic-johansson Paris’s new famous resident the American star Scarlett Johansson says she has experienced Parisian rudeness since moving to the city to be with her boyfriend, French journalist Romain Dauriac. See what she has to say. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140110/johansson-complains-about Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:34:00 +0100 johansson-complains-about For this week's installment of our My France series, we talk to American Jeff Steiner, who runs the Americans in France network, about how he found his way to the unique department of Haute-Savoie in the Rhône-Alpes region. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130607/hiking-biking-and-mont-blanc-haute-savoie-has-it-all Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:40:00 +0200 hiking-biking-and-mont-blanc-haute-savoie-has-it-all Traditionally, the French have always made their Belgian neighbours the butt of their jokes – but the British (or “les Rosbifs”) and the Americans (or "les Yankees") are close runners-up. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130328/top-ten-french-jokes-about-brits-and-yanks Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0100 top-ten-french-jokes-about-brits-and-yanks