Family relocation · Paris
Family Relocation Services in Paris
A Parisian house for international families — orchestrated around the children, not around the file.
An international family relocating to Paris has one constraint that no agency calendar respects: the school year.
BookAndSmiles is a Parisian relocation house that orchestrates the entire installation of international families — from school enrolment to the apartment that walks to the school, to the GP who takes new patients on a Saturday morning.
Every detail is anticipated by a single bilingual interlocutor, working two to four weeks before arrival so the first week in Paris feels like a settled one.
The school year does not wait. We start before you ask.
Most international school admissions in Paris close their primary cycle by March. The 6e and the 11e years close earlier. We accept family files on a rolling basis but always start the school file the day a parent sends the first WhatsApp — the rest of the relocation calendar fits around it.
Family relocation · Paris
What the maison orchestrates for international families
International school enrolment
Direct engagement with the admissions offices of the schools that matter to international families — EIB, ISP, Marymount, Lennen, École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel, Lycée International de Saint-Germain.
- ·EIB Monceau & Étoile
- ·International School of Paris
- ·Marymount
- ·Lennen Bilingual
- ·École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel
- ·Lycée International Saint-Germain
Family-suitable rental application preparation
Dossiers structured for family profiles — matched against the school's catchment, the family's mode of life, and the unwritten codes landlords look for (the lift, the cave, the courtyard, the gardien).
- ·16e · Trocadéro · Passy
- ·17e · Monceau
- ·7e · Eiffel · Invalides
- ·Neuilly-sur-Seine
- ·Boulogne-Billancourt
- ·Saint-Cloud · Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Family lifestyle integration
The infrastructure that a family file actually depends on — paediatricians, dentists, the right sports clubs, the right after-school activities, and the household coordination that lets two working parents arrive operational.
- ·Bilingual paediatrician & GP
- ·After-school & sports clubs
- ·Weekend & cultural agenda
- ·Family driver & school runs
- ·Domestic staff & nanny support
- ·Holiday-home coordination
Why international families trust the house
Calendar-first method
We work backward from the school start date. The rental application, the bank account, the residence permit are sequenced around it — not the other way round.
Direct admissions relationships
Years of working relationships with the admissions offices of every major international school in Paris. Where letters of recommendation matter, we know who reads them.
Two parents, one file
One bilingual interlocutor for the entire family — assignee, spouse, children — never a queue of subcontractors handing off documents.
Operational by week three
Bank account, residence permit, school place, GP, internet, family driver — closed in under three weeks for most family files.
Why families choose Paris
Paris remains the most considered international city for raising children abroad — for the schools, the safety, the museums on every block, the parks, and the codes of a family life that has not been industrialised.
- A network of international schools
- Walkable family neighbourhoods
- Cultural saturation
- Weekend escapes by TGV
- Continental and Anglo medical access
- An art of family life
Questions, briefly answered
Family relocation · Paris
Operational in three weeks. Settled for the year.
BookAndSmiles installs international families and their children in Paris in under three weeks. The school file starts the day a parent sends the first WhatsApp — the rest follows.