Professionals

• increased likelihood of social isolation due to geographic distance from support networks
• higher risk of social isolation in the cycle of abuse
• likelihood of no or limited French language proficiency
• increased risk of facing discrimination.

• fewer opportunities to obtain employment
• higher risk of facing economic abuse
• high risk of facing discrimination when seeking employment and stable, long-term accommodation
• significant barriers in obtaining autonomy over financial affairs, such as bank accounts, insurances, and taxes.​

• high risk of anxiety relating to immigration status, particularly in the case of partner-sponsored visas
• reduced likelihood of understanding legal rights in France, as well as the institutions and processes of legal intervention and recourse
• higher risk of facing administrative abuse
• greater complexity in resolving family law matters due to international considerations regarding separation of assets, child custody, and divorce
• significant barriers in gaining autonomy over administrative affairs, such as driver’s licence, health insurance and social security.

Most guides contain words that are not translated. We have deliberately left them in French, in “quotes”. This is intended to assist the user to become familiar with words they will frequently encounter on their journey. Explanations of untranslated words are provided within the text.

The WFWF immigration questionnaire will assist you to identify the elements of your client’s situation that might enable them to benefit from residency rights in France. Select the elements corresponding to their situation so that you can then direct them to the application process, step by step.

This letter addressed for the French police services can help your client to communicate with an officer if they do not speak French fluently and/or if they want to be sure that they respect their rights: for example the fact of having the right to ask for their help without triggering an immigration procedure, and the right to have access to an interpreter. This letter was co-written by the French National Gendarmerie, the French National Police and WFWF.

At the end of each guide, you will find the specialised support service relevant to the subject of the guide.

Emergency numbers are constantly present at the bottom of every page of the Online Resource Centre. You or your client can quickly contact the police services by phone, sms and chat.

You can search for information by theme and in each of the languages available on the Online Resource Centre.

You can do this in three different ways:

• by searching for keywords in the search bar at the top right of the page
• use the “Our resources” section in the main menu to go to the subject that interests you, on the left at the top of the page
• through the home page.

To provide your client with resources if you don’t speak their language, you can:

• research in your own language to find a guide, then select your client's language at the top of the page to translate the selected guide
• ask your client to find the guide in the language of their choice, then change the guide into your language to assist you to identify their concerns.

All pages are printable to allow you to share this information with your customers who do not have access to digital devices. You can find a guide in your own language, then select your client's language at the top of the page to translate the selected guide.

Quick and easy-to-use to share functions can be found on the top left of each guide. Check first that your client consents to you sending them infomation, in case their abuser is monitoring their accounts and electronic devices.