Personal Assistant · Chinese Clients
Your personal assistant in Paris,
for clients from China.
Book & Smile is the personal assistant Chinese clients rely on in Paris: one trusted, bilingual person who handles Schengen and long-stay visa dossiers, private appointments with the Paris maisons and tax-refund (détaxe) handled, Mandarin-speaking doctors, schooling files, and a Paris agenda that respects your time zone. Open every day, 8:00 to 20:00 Paris time — and 24/7 for members. You ask. We handle it.
Beijing and Shanghai are 6 to 7 hours ahead of Paris. Paris keeps its own hours, its own language and its own paperwork — and none of it waits for you to arrive.
From China, every French file — the visa appointment, the bank, the doctor, the school, the préfecture — takes a phone call in French during Paris hours, then a follow-up, then another. The distance turns simple tasks into weeks.
What if one trusted person in Paris carried the whole file for you, in your language, on your schedule?
What we handle for Chinese clients
- Before you land — visa appointments, invitation letters, apostilled and translated documents, the arrival plan confirmed in writing
- French administration — préfecture and ANEF, OFII, CPAM and carte Vitale, impôts, insurance — filed, followed up, closed
- Banking — the right appointment, the complete documentation, the account opened without a second trip
- Health — English-speaking (or your language) doctors, specialists and hospitals booked; medical stays organised end to end
- Family — schooling and university files, activities, household staff and suppliers engaged properly
- Everyday life — reservations, drivers, sourcing, gifts, the Paris houses and the tables you want — one message, handled
Chinese clients who retain us
Chinese entrepreneurs and executives with business in France
Families schooling children in Paris
Collectors and clients of the Paris houses
Everything happened while Shanghai slept: the visa appointment, the doctor, the appointments with the maisons. I woke up to a summary on WeChat.
Quotes published with permission. Identities withheld by principle.
FAQ
Do you work with clients based in China before they arrive in Paris?
Yes. Most Chinese clients brief us from China, by WhatsApp or call, weeks before arriving. Visa appointments, documents, banking and the arrival itinerary are prepared so that Paris is operational on day one.
What languages do you work in?
We work in English, with Mandarin-speaking contacts on request; we also work over WeChat. France is handled in French; you are updated in writing in the language you choose.
What are your hours, given the time difference?
Beijing and Shanghai are 6 to 7 hours ahead of Paris. We are open every day, 8:00 to 20:00 Paris time, for new requests — and 24/7 for members, so an urgent matter is never left to the next morning.
How does the engagement work, and is it discreet?
One-off assistance for a single file, or a monthly membership (Essential, Executive, Private Office) for ongoing support. Terms are agreed in a private consultation. NDA on request; one dedicated point of contact.
Consider it handled.
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