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pairofjacks
Joined 2009
Posts: 2

14 years ago

I need assistance from someone already living in France by helping me get my question answered.

14 years ago

My wife and I are in our mid 30's and have been coming to France three times a year for the last 6 years. No kids yet.
We have been saving and saving because our ultimate dream is to move to France in the next couple of years. For those of you who are expats from the US then you will understand what I have saying....My wife is a pharmacist for Walgreens. She's basically a retail pharmacist and has worked for Walgreen Pharmacy for almost 13 years. I, myself, have been in medical sales for nearly 14 years, working primarily in the cardiac industry.....selling heart valves, pacemakers...etc.

My degree does not help me much in France. I have looked for American companies who hire and place individuals in foreign countries but I haven't had much luck since I don't have a "Professional License" like my wife does. I've even considered helicopter pilot training to get a "professional license" so that I could possibly get my EU citizenship easier. I believe my wife, with her being a pharmacist should be able to get the EU card because she
a medical professional.

I have searched and searched and cannot fing the info that I need.

Please....if someone lives close to a pharmacy, could you ask the main pharmacist if it's even possible for a pharmacist who has been educated in the united states, to meet the requirement to work as a pharmacist in France. We basically just need to know if this is possible or not and the only thing that we have come up with is to actually speak to a pharmacist there in France somewhere but we haven't had any luck with that yet.

Please help if you can.

We currently live in Chicago so if there's anything you need from the states, just let us know.
David / Nimita Vaughn

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