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@tetawelch

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American looking for information about French Polynesia

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Lives in jacksonville beach

Speaks English

Registration: 05 February 2013

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tetawelch replied to a thread
6 years ago
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French Family Book by tetawelch

This may sound a little weird, but I was turned down for a family visa because I did not have a family book. The French Consul in Miami did not tell me anything except I have to have one. I searched google to no avail. So what is a family book and ...

tetawelch

Thank you. It makes sense now. I think my confusion was based on the word book. Read More

tetawelch created a thread
6 years ago

French Family Book

This may sound a little weird, but I was turned down for a family visa because I did not have a family book. The French Consul in Miami did not tell me anything except I have to have one. I searched google to no avail. So what is a family book and ... Read More

tetawelch replied to a thread
9 years ago
Newbie2015

Relocating to Tahiti? by Newbie2015

Hello All, I recently relocated to Tahiti and I found that the info available was limited and out dated. Whilst still in South Africa I was trying to prepare a budget to see what would be needed in terms of earnings, to cover the expenses that I ...

tetawelch

I spent 90 days in Tahiti and Raiatea last year and found that English is fairly widely spoken. Most is broken English, but understandable. Read More

tetawelch replied to a thread
11 years ago
Julie

Organize your move to French Polynesia by Julie

Hi all, we invite you to share your experience about moving to French Polynesia. Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to French Polynesia: What would you bring and what would you leave behind? Is it ...

tetawelch

thank you Read More

tetawelch replied to a thread
11 years ago
Julie

Organize your move to French Polynesia by Julie

Hi all, we invite you to share your experience about moving to French Polynesia. Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to French Polynesia: What would you bring and what would you leave behind? Is it ...

tetawelch

My kids do not know French. i am told that they will be put back a few years into elementry school and if they have not caught on within three or four months they will be released from school and not allowed to return. Is that true? Read More

tetawelch replied to a thread
11 years ago
Julie

Organize your move to French Polynesia by Julie

Hi all, we invite you to share your experience about moving to French Polynesia. Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to French Polynesia: What would you bring and what would you leave behind? Is it ...

tetawelch

Ia Orana manarii Thank you for your thoughtful response. I think we are ok on the food as my wife goes fishing at least 3 times a week here and will probably fish more on Raiatea. She will spend days in her garden. From what I have read the foods ... Read More

tetawelch replied to a thread
11 years ago
Julie

Organize your move to French Polynesia by Julie

Hi all, we invite you to share your experience about moving to French Polynesia. Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to French Polynesia: What would you bring and what would you leave behind? Is it ...

tetawelch

Julie One of the problems for people moving to French Polynesia is the exchange rare, not the bank to bank exchange rate but the rate a person gets when they change dollars to XPF. Today, for example, the bank to bank rate is 89.35XPF to the ... Read More

tetawelch replied to a thread
11 years ago
Julie

Organize your move to French Polynesia by Julie

Hi all, we invite you to share your experience about moving to French Polynesia. Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to French Polynesia: What would you bring and what would you leave behind? Is it ...

tetawelch

Julie I am an American who is married to a French Polynesian. She is from Raiatea. While I have never been to French Polynesia, preferring the Amazon and Andes, we decided that we would move to French Polynesia when I retire this coming December. ... Read More

tetawelch replied to a thread
11 years ago
Julie

Organize your move to French Polynesia by Julie

Hi all, we invite you to share your experience about moving to French Polynesia. Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to French Polynesia: What would you bring and what would you leave behind? Is it ...

tetawelch

Like most of the posts here there is no reply. It tends to make the blog of french Polynesia useless. It might help if the original blogers posted information rather than posting questions. Read More