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.
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.
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.
Brussels, Ixelles. French cuisine, 25-30 € at lunch. The owner keeps a table for regulars even when the room is full.
Paris, 7th. Receives in French and Spanish, appointments in less than a week. Does not take the Vitale card, but reimburses everything.
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 →
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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Step-by-step checklists, written by diplomats for diplomats. Each guide is updated with every change in regulations.
The diplomatic lease, the deposit, the safe neighborhoods, the agencies to avoid.
Customs exemption, international license, local insurance, resale at the end of the posting.
The calendar of procedures, the sworn translations, the real timelines.
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 →
Dealers, real-estate agencies, insurers: reach an international community on the move, which regularly renews its equipment. Monthly billing, cancellable at any time.