Open a bank account in France
You need an account, for example to receive Assurance maladie refunds on your own account. A foreigner who lives legally in France can open one. The bank asks for ID and a proof of address: a rent receipt, a water or electricity bill or a tax notice. No French address of your own yet (you just arrived, or you stay with someone): an attestation d'hébergement from the person you stay with works, and without a stable home an attestation d'élection de domicile. If a bank refuses, or does not answer within 15 days of your request, that counts as a refusal: the bank must give you a letter with the reason, and you can ask the Banque de France for the droit au compte procedure. It names a bank that must open a basic account for you.
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