Changing country without losing your way

The next posting is prepared with those who have just lived it.

Le Carnet JFD: the good addresses left by those who are leaving. The country guides, filled by diplomats on post. And the announcements among colleagues for everything that needs to change hands — car, apartment, furniture.

2countries open
10sections per country
Free for diplomats
2026Site relaunch
Free For diplomats and their families
ModeratedEvery announcement is checked before publication
IndependentOutside any administration
Le Carnet JFD

The good addresses are not found on Google.

They are passed on. Le Carnet gathers what diplomats tell each other upon arrival: the restaurant that never disappoints, the doctor who receives in French, the school that still takes enrollments mid-year.

Exemple

Bistrot in the Louise neighborhood

Brussels, Ixelles. French cuisine, 25-30 € at lunch. The owner keeps a table for regulars even when the room is full.

Exemple

Pediatrician who speaks Spanish

Paris, 7th. Receives in French and Spanish, appointments in less than a week. Does not take the Vitale card, but reimburses everything.

Exemple

School that accepts mid-year

Brussels, Uccle. Enrollments possible until January, French-speaking and Dutch-speaking sections. Plan a meeting with the management.

Each entry is written by a member and bears their name, city and date. Open Le Carnet →

Classified ads

The second-hand market of diplomats.

A car to sell before departure, a furnished apartment, boxes of belongings. The announcements are reserved for diplomats and their families, and each announcement is verified before publication.

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Country guides

Everything that needs to be done, in order.

Step-by-step checklists, written by diplomats for diplomats. Each guide is updated with every change in regulations.

Logement

Find an apartment before arrival

The diplomatic lease, the deposit, the safe neighborhoods, the agencies to avoid.

  1. 1Check whether your mission has a housing pool.
  2. 2Negotiate the diplomatic termination clause.
  3. 3Visit by video conference and require a written inventory.
Voiture

Buy or import a vehicle

Customs exemption, international license, local insurance, resale at the end of the posting.

  1. 1Confirm your right to the customs exemption.
  2. 2Have the vehicle homologated in the host country.
  3. 3Prepare the resale from the moment of purchase, not at the end.
Visa & documents

Diplomatic card and documents to provide

The calendar of procedures, the sworn translations, the real timelines.

  1. 1Request the note verbale from your ministry.
  2. 2Assemble the file before departure, not after.
  3. 3Allow a two-week margin on every announced deadline.

The country guides, filled by the members

Each country has its page, opened the day a member is posted there. The sections fill up with arrivals — and with your corrections. See the countries →

Partners area

Introduce yourself to the diplomats.

Dealers, real-estate agencies, insurers: reach an international community on the move, which regularly renews its equipment. Monthly billing, cancellable at any time.

Showcase
49 € /month
  • ✓Your entry in Le Carnet JFD
  • ✓“Partner” badge on your entry
  • ✓1 featured announcement per month
  • ✓Link to your website
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Partner
199 € /month
  • ✓The entire Premium plan
  • ✓Logo in the monthly newsletter
  • ✓Banner on your country’s page
  • ✓Direct contact with the team
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