Pleasehelp Avis 22

The infinite patience the team gave in helping you to set things up makes the stress of admin much less stressful. Even with reasonable French it can be a struggle to understand the systems in play and having someone with so much experience to help you through the processes is such a help.

John Dislin & his team are a fantastic accet to anyone wanting to move from the UK, do not consider without using John unless you are fluent at French & love piles of useless paperwork.
My needs are more complicated than most I am disabled & my wife is Thai, this is no problem for John.
Thank you John Dislin
since Jan 2023

Quite simply we would not be in France with our particular long term visa / entrepreneur, without John Dislins and his team. They worked with us diligently from the very beginning of the process, from setting up appointments with the French Consulate to providing translations of birth and marriage certificates to arranging for our Carte Vitale and French driver’s licenses. As most people are aware there is a voluminous amount of documentation required for a long term French visa and having John making sure that we stayed on track was absolutely essential. If you want a long term visa in France, you simply must reach out to PleaseHelp.EU We continue to work with John to this day for French taxes, Visa requirements etc.

Very helpful, quick and polite advice. Thank you.

I can't thank John and his team enough for the support given to obtain our long stay visas. Communication has been excellent at every point and we are so grateful for the help offered to debunk the paperwork and application. John will continue to support us through our first year with driving licenses and healthcare and we will have no hesitation in continuing to obtain Please Help's support after this. I would thoroughly recommend this service to anyone considering a long term move to France

I have received superb advice which I am very grateful for.

In simple terms, without the help of John and his team, we wouldn’t be living here in France. Carte Vitale, French residency, business set up, U.K. motorhome re-registration onto French plates - even managing to get an Australian motorbike back on the road after we were told by everyone that it couldn’t be done. Well it could and John did it! All the stress, pressure and worry we’d been warned about was removed by ’pleasehelp’ and John continues to help us to this day. An absolute lifesaver (and a really nice bloke too!)

My wife and I were confused and a little phased by all we had to do to move from the UK to France. Dealing with John and Please help, we experienced and continue to receive, an excellent service and more importantly, feel that we have a real ally in the seemingly endless "hurdles" that are needed to be overcome with visas and the preparations required

An excellent service. Great value and very efficient. Their experience solved a few issues I had in our move to France. Big thanks to John Dislin and the team. I highly recommend them when moving country and require the paperwork to support the move.

John and his team guided me through the visa application process and provided input and advice all along the way. They were persistent when hurdles showed up and available by phone to answer questions or walk through detailed steps. Please Help made a nearly impenetrable process doable and saved me a from a million headaches. Thanks to all of you!

First of all, I would like to thank John and his team at PleaseHelp for everything they've done for me and myfamily for our transition to France. We initially hired them for help with Visa and from start to finish, they demonstrated professionalism and efficiency that made the entire process seamless. Furthermore, once we arrived in France, the team at PleaseHelp was incredibly helpful in guiding me through all the necessary paperwork and requirements for absolutely essential things for everyday life in France such as healthcare, resident permit renewal, drivers license, tax filing, etc. They not only provided a clear timeline and kept me informed every step of the way, they knew all the common mistakes that expats make and tips on how to get them processed quickly and efficiently. I renewed for the third year with them because I absolutely need PleaseHelp who will continue to be our advocate in France when we are in need. From my experience, the French "bureaucracy" that everyone talks about is real, and if you check the wrong box, miss a document, use the wrong word, etc it can cost you valuable time, money, and a lot of headache. A big thank you to John again for always being accessible to answer my questions and address any concerns promptly. If you're planning a move to France or anywhere else, I highly recommend PleaseHelp-- their expertise, professionalism, and dedication to making your move stress-free are unmatched and they made what could have been a daunting experience into a smooth and enjoyable transition to life in France.

Where to begin! John and his team have been invaluable in our relocation to France. The rules since Brexit have been confusing to say the least, but we have been navigated through the visa process, car importation, business setup and everything in between! John is very approachable and has had answers to all questions raised. The whole move to France would have been incredibly difficult and stressful without Johns help, so in our opinion money well spent. Fully recommend.

John very kindly helped me with some complicated paper work from the tax office in UK that I needed for work purposes in Spain. Clear instructions and extensive knowledge have been of great help! Thanks you for your time!

5 out of 5 nothing is too much trouble. John has been a godsend to us! 😀

I honestly don't know how I ever would have managed without John Dislin's company
Please Help.

I contracted with his firm six months prior to moving here from Texas, and the only thing that might have been better would have been for me to have done that earlier.
I was advised exactly which documents to gather and how to do that -- driving records, police background check, birth certificate, marriage, divorce, bank records, tax records, French rental agreement, income proof, and more, including apostilles and French translations.
When I encountered difficulties with Texas bureaucracy, John or his staff would actually speak with officials on the telephone from France and solve the problem.
Six months was actually not soon enough, and I had to rush to have everything available for the Houston consulate appointment.

Before I got off the plane in Paris, Please Help had arranged hotel, rental car, bank appointment, and so many other things I would never have thought of by myself.
When I would get lost driving, I would call and be rescued.

His company has made doctors' appointments, Embassy appointments, other travel arrangements, helped me find reasonable priced renter's insurance, health insurance, car insurance.
They later helped me find an apartment to buy, a car to buy, totally assisted with applications for French health care, driver's license exchange, Immigration office appointments, set-up of utilities, phone, Internet, on and on and on, even bus and train routes and directions to the closest laundromat.
When I drove into a sink hole, all I had to do was call Please Help!

I've read so many posts on the expat and Americans in France sites where people are confused about protocols and processes. I've had none of that, because I was guided every step of the way by Please Help.
His firm offers a high level of experience and competence.

I discovered the company after reading references on several expat sites, and everything I read about him is true.
I have recently contracted for another full year with him, because there are upcoming issues such as French taxes, possible surgery and hospitalization -- I have discovered that the services are of good value, and as a woman alone, I always know that someone fluent and knowledgeable is right there when I need them.

I'm a retired school teacher, and living in France in retirement was a dream for many years. John's firm has continued to assure that my dream remains my reality.

We moved to France back in 2019 and since then we have used Pleasehelp.eu for all kinds of things from re-registering our vehicles to submitting our French tax returns.
John and his team have also advised us on various grants that are available and how to apply for them, two of which have been approved, one for repairs to the roof to one of our gite and another for a new woodburning stove.
The help and advice we have received over the last few years has been invaluable and has certainly helped us to settle into the French way of life.
If you are intending on moving to France and feel a little daunted at the prospect of dealing with the French authorities, we highly recommend John and his team to smooth the way.

Where to begin...the process of moving to France is quite complicated, especially when purchasing property. We engaged John even before we found our dream place & it was well worth the expenditure. From getting our visas (no easy task, mind you), getting a temporary apartment, getting a bank account (yowsa!) assisting with the contracts & closing, to the actual process of moving & customs, I can absolutely say we would not have been able to do it without him. Filling out forms in French is complicated enough, but John & his team know the ins & outs of how to do "the big move" & have made it SO much easier on us. He tells us whats the next thing to do, then we go about doing it. Up next will be buying a car & health insurance (& getting phones, plus setting up our utilities), we are so glad to have John & his team by our side. We STRONGLY recommend their services, even if you're extremely organized & have attention to detail, because they just KNOW how to get things done.

John and his team offer an exceptional service providing a complete 'safety net' for anything and everything to do with 'Life in France'. Over the past few years we would not have managed without his expert support and advice and appreciate the continuing attention to all our needs! Thank you so much to ALL of you!

John and his team has been first class! John has been very helpful to myself and family over many years. There is nothing that I can think of that they have not been able to assist with varying from enabling my English farming qualification to be recognised in France, obtaining a Carte Vitale, Carte de sejour and so many other things that are too many to mention.
Since we have know John through Pleasehelp, I can honestly say that it is very rare to meet someone that is very commited to helping the client with whatever issues they may have at the time while living in France.
We can wholeheartedly recommend John and his team!

I first approached the team at Please Help in 2020 for support with my relocation to France from the UK. From the outset, they have been extremely helpful and accommodating in guiding me to navigate the intricacies of the French immigration process. The effects of the pandemic in both the UK and France caused delays, but I am now happily settled in my new place in France. I am grateful to John and the whole team for their help and assistance in supporting me to make the move.