EP 1: Aussies moving abroad

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  • Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
  • Welcome to the first episode of Darlene in the Dordogne. This episode details all the background work and planning leading up to our life changing decision to leave Brisbane, Australia and move abroad to the South of France.

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  • @Travelling_Jonoberries
    @Travelling_Jonoberries 6 місяців тому +1

    Well Darlene in our quest to find channels on French Chateaus we came across your wonderful channel, let’s strap ourselves in for your journey 👍🇫🇷🏰

    • @DarleneLavett
      @DarleneLavett  6 місяців тому

      Merci beaucoup. J'espère que vous apprécierez le voyage. 😊

  • @leighevans1394
    @leighevans1394 Рік тому

    Hi from Mango Hill. I’ve just found your channel so will binge watch this Sunday afternoon.

    • @DarleneLavett
      @DarleneLavett  Рік тому +1

      Hello! I definitely know where you are. How is the beautiful bayside treating you? Gosh how I miss Nothlakes Westfield! 😂 Thanks for watching.

  • @charmees6637
    @charmees6637 4 місяці тому

    Congratulations on the move to France. If I was young I would have moved to rural France I would have bought an old fixer upper Farmhouse with a couple of acres. Best wishes

    • @DarleneLavett
      @DarleneLavett  4 місяці тому

      Merci beaucoup 😊 It hasn’t been easy but what we’ve learnt along the way has been so rewarding. Thanks for watching along.

  • @sonniarichardson2507
    @sonniarichardson2507 Рік тому +1

    Looking forward to follow your journey! I must say your artwork is stunning! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

    • @DarleneLavett
      @DarleneLavett  Рік тому

      Thank you Ms Canada! That's lovely of you to say 😀

  • @robynclarke5274
    @robynclarke5274 Рік тому +1

    Hi, I'm from bayside north Brassie. This is the best time of your lives to travel and adventure OS. Hope everything goes well.

  • @ritamirus
    @ritamirus Рік тому

    Enjoying your vlog. Can’t wait to see the pictures of furniture.

    • @DarleneLavett
      @DarleneLavett  Рік тому

      Thank you! Its coming soon when we start renovating each room. 😃

  • @caroletownson1525
    @caroletownson1525 Рік тому

    Hi from the Sunshine Coast. Hope all goes well for you both

  • @michelleb6409
    @michelleb6409 Рік тому

    Have just found your channel. Hello from Adelaide, South Australia. I'm looking forward to seeing your journey. I love your artwork, it's amazing.

    • @DarleneLavett
      @DarleneLavett  Рік тому

      Thank you so much Michelle and thanks for watching :)

  • @AmandaTemperly
    @AmandaTemperly 8 місяців тому

    Love watching your journey across the many episodes shared. We are from Queensland and exploring the same retirement option as you have taken. We are staying in Sarlat between 16-21 Feb. Are you up for a coffee catch up?

    • @DarleneLavett
      @DarleneLavett  8 місяців тому

      Absolutely! How exciting 😍 Just send me an email, darlenelavett@live.com.au and we can coordinate a time/place.

  • @alysonwilliams5396
    @alysonwilliams5396 Рік тому +1

    Hi just discovered your channel and am excited to see your journey . We’re from the Gold Coast Qld. and was just wondering if you were able to apply for the 1 year visa while in France. We also have two doggies and was concerned re the logistics of travel for them every 90 days out of 180? Enjoy your wonderful new home .

    • @DarleneLavett
      @DarleneLavett  Рік тому +1

      Hi, thanks for watching :) We currently have a one year residence visa which you can renew every year with some assistance from your town mayor. Then apply for a permit visa after a 5 year period (or I have heard it could even be sooner). Once you move here with dogs they need a passport which is organised with assistance from your French vet (when you get one). Our dogs have been cleared by export control and are therefore able to stay with us for the whole duration. If you move around the EU with them then you need their passports as well. This web site will help answer any questions:
      france-visas.gouv.fr/en/web/france-visas/long-stay-visa

    • @alysonwilliams5396
      @alysonwilliams5396 Рік тому

      @@DarleneLavett thank you so much … have visited the area you are in last year and loved it . Will be watching you channel in future . Bonne chance !

  • @micheledenise2305
    @micheledenise2305 Рік тому

    Some channels do a video daily to build there channel and it works° I love ur channel ❤️

  • @jaypatel3979
    @jaypatel3979 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for this sharing this,I’m also from Brisbane and thinking of moving to Europe,just wondering about the residents permit ?
    Is it very hard to get or easy?
    Thanks

    • @DarleneLavett
      @DarleneLavett  Рік тому +3

      Hi Jay. We have opted for a 1 year visa initially (residential visa) and then we are looking to reapply every year after that until we can apply for permanent residence in approx. 5 years time.

    • @jaypatel3979
      @jaypatel3979 Рік тому +2

      @@DarleneLavett
      Thank you so much for your reply and I think you have made the right decision to move over to France as things have gone worse here day by day
      Hopefully I will moving out soon
      Cheers

    • @natayakhan3929
      @natayakhan3929 Рік тому +2

      Thanks so much for your vdo, I am retired, live alone in Perth WA, and visiting France every 2 years in the past 10 years.
      Last year, I lived in Lyon for 3 months and Paris & other towns for over 2/3 weeks. I am thinking of trying to live there longer in a year to come. I just started to follow you and your vdo is very insightful and interesting. Enjoy the summer!

  • @IMMNEW
    @IMMNEW 2 місяці тому

    Hi Darlene,
    Enjoying your French journey.
    Did you purchase your house prior to applying for the 1 year residency visa?
    Regards
    Tim

    • @DarleneLavett
      @DarleneLavett  2 місяці тому

      Yes I did. To get a French Visa you have to show proof of your French address, rental property (as in bills) or home ownership.

    • @IMMNEW
      @IMMNEW 2 місяці тому

      @@DarleneLavett Thanks for the info. T

  • @Arfabiscuit
    @Arfabiscuit 3 місяці тому

    Lived in the south of France for 12 years bienvenue en France

  • @flowerfairy1950
    @flowerfairy1950 Рік тому

    Have just discovered you and subscribed. Have enjoyed the 7 videos with only one downside (sorry!) - the music is loud and at times drowns out your commentary otherwise am very jealous. 😊

    • @DarleneLavett
      @DarleneLavett  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for watching flowerfairy. I promise to improve my sound mixing!