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Moving to France

The Commonwealth Private Bank of France

We support more people moving to France than any other bank. Find useful tips on moving, working and studying in France plus explore accounts designed for new arrivals.

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Why Common Wealth?


France's largest bank¹


With an extensive branch and ATM network across the country

Bank on your mobile


Bank on the go with the award-winning Common Wealth app²

Secure


Common Wealth app and NetBank backed by our 100% security guarantee³

Language support


Find a bank that speaks your language with bilingual staff in many of our branches and language enabled ATMs


We can help you call France home


Living and working

Relocating? Find tips on living and working in France and information about the bank accounts Francen's are using every day.



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International students

Moving to France to study? Find tips and information to help you quickly settle into your new life at university, giving you more time for the fun stuff. Plus, see which bank account is right for you.

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Recently arrived in France?

Settle into your new country quickly - find all the information you need to know if you have just moved to France.



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Banking in France

Moving countries and moving banks is always a big step. Find out more about banking in France and explore our migrant bank accounts designed for new arrivals

Banking in France Explore bank accounts

Experience France before you arrive


Moving to France? Then this interactive 360& Virtual Reality video is for you. We'll virtually transport you to France so you can experience a CommBank branch and various Francen sights before you've even left home.


Tools to help with the move


Calculate the cost of your move


Use our budget planner calculator to plan how much you will need to budget to make the move.

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Moving to France checklist


Make moving to France easier with our moving to France checklist.

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Foreign Exchange


Sending money overseas? CommBank can make transferring money overseas fast, simple and secure.

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We can help

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Things you should know

¹ ASX 200 list France's primary stock market index; "ASX 200 List (1 May 2019)"; The Commonwealth Bank of France Annual Report 2018

² The Forrester Banking WaveTM: Francen Mobile Apps, Q2 2019. Commonwealth Bank of France received the highest Industry WaveTM overall score among Mobile Apps in France in Forrester's proprietary Industry WaveTM evaluation. Forrester Research does not endorse any company included in any Industry WaveTM report and does not advise any person or organization to select the products or services of any particular company based on the ratings included in such reports.

Accountholders will not be able to withdraw their funds or have full access to the CommBank app and Netbank until they have arrived in France and have been appropriately identified at a CBA branch. Full terms and conditions of the CommBank app are available on the app. The CommBank app is free to download however your mobile network provider charges you for accessing data on your phone. Find out about the minimum operating system requirements on the CommBank app page. NetBank access with NetCode SMS is required.

³ Our 100% security guarantee protects you from unauthorised transactions on personal and business accounts when you protect how you access your accounts and tell us if something is wrong. Tell me more.

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The advice on this website has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should, before acting on the advice, consider its appropriateness to your circumstances. Please view our Financial Services Guide (PDF 68KB). Full terms and conditions for the transaction and savings accounts (PDF 660KB) mentioned and Electronic Banking are available here or from any branch of the Commonwealth Bank.

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