The essential guide for French-American couples
Navigating binational life between France and the United States shouldn't require a law degree or ten browser tabs. Start with the free guides, or use the premium handbook if you want the faster path through the most common cross-border decisions.
Get the free "French-American Couples Tax & Legal Checklist"
A concise planning checklist for French-American couples who need to get organized before they book a lawyer, accountant, or relocation specialist.
Format
2-page PDF
Updated
April 2026
Covers
Taxes, legal, visa
Quick scan
- Covers tax reporting, treaty basics, inheritance red flags, and visa/admin checks.
- Written for mixed-citizenship households navigating France and the United States at the same time.
- Designed to help you spot where free research is enough and where paying for tailored advice sooner is worth it.
Comprehensive Guides for Every Aspect of Binational Life
In-depth, practical information written specifically for couples navigating the Franco-American experience.
Taxes
Navigate the US-France Tax Treaty, FBAR & FATCA filing, double taxation avoidance, and binational filing strategies.
Legal
Marriage recognition, visa and immigration paths, PACS vs marriage, divorce, child custody, and consular services.
Inheritance & Estate
French forced heirship, Brussels IV regulation, cross-border estate planning, assurance-vie, and wills.
Daily Life
Banking, healthcare, retirement, real estate, and raising bilingual children across two countries.
Real couples, real situations
Trusted by French-American couples
Bordure helped us finally understand which country we owed taxes to — and saved us from filing wrong two years in a row.
Marie & John
Paris → New York City
When my father passed, we had no idea French forced heirship applied to his US assets. The inheritance guide was the first resource that actually explained our situation clearly.
Sophie & David
California → Lyon
We were about to sign a PACS without realizing how it affected our US filing status. Finding Bordure before meeting our accountant saved us from a very expensive mistake.
Claire & Tom
Lyon → San Francisco
Paid offer
The handbook is now a real purchase path, not just an idea
The Bordure Premium Handbook is for couples who want one place to start before they lose another week to contradictory search results, rushed appointments, or avoidable admin mistakes.
Bordure Premium Handbook
Use the paid handbook when you want a more condensed, decision-first companion to the free Bordure guides. It is built to save time, cut down on repeated research, and help you spend professional fees more intelligently.
- A cross-border decision roadmap so you know what to handle first and what can wait
- Practical checklists for documents, deadlines, and recurring binational admin tasks
- Money-saving and time-saving pitfalls to catch before they become expensive mistakes
One-time price
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Why Bordure?
Bordure— from the French word for "border" or "edge" — represents the space where two worlds meet. For Franco-American couples, this border isn't just geographic. It runs through your tax returns, your marriage certificate, your children's passports, and your daily routines.
We created Bordure because we lived it. The maze of conflicting regulations, the hours spent deciphering which country's rules apply, the anxiety of getting it wrong — we've been there.
Our guides are thorough, plain-language, and built for real couples making real decisions. No fluff, no jargon walls — just the information you need to navigate your binational life with confidence.
Ready to simplify your binational life?
Start with the free guide most relevant to your situation, or go straight to the premium handbook if you want the condensed version.