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
What Chinese clients actually delegate in Paris
For Chinese clients the Paris file begins before departure: Schengen or long-stay visa appointments, invitation letters, documents translated and legalised. On arrival, the priorities are practical — a French SIM and bank account, a trusted driver, a Mandarin-speaking doctor when needed — and then the reasons many clients come: private appointments at the maisons, détaxe handled properly at departure, dinners where the room matters as much as the table, and schooling or university files for children.
We work over WeChat as readily as WhatsApp, with Mandarin-speaking contacts available on request. Everything Paris-facing happens in French; you are updated in writing in English or, through our contacts, in Chinese.
Seasons that matter
Chinese New Year, Golden Week in October and the summer bring families and executives to Paris at the same moment the city's best addresses are busiest. For those weeks we recommend briefing us early: tables, private shopping appointments and drivers are held before they disappear. For Paris Fashion Week, our dedicated pages explain what can realistically be arranged.
Discretion and payment
Bookings are made in our name where you prefer; no names are shared with third parties; an NDA is available on request. Purchases are always at the boutique's price; we take no commissions from the houses we introduce you to.
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
The Journal
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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.
Do you communicate over WeChat?
Yes. WeChat, WhatsApp, email or call — you choose. Mandarin-speaking contacts are available on request.
Can you handle tax-free (détaxe) paperwork for our purchases?
Yes. We check eligibility, make sure each boutique issues the correct form and plan the electronic validation at your departure airport.
Consider it handled.
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