Overview
- Lawmakers advanced the measure through both chambers during budget talks with government backing, positioning it to take effect as early as next year.
- The Senate’s version targets only non‑EU residents who are not taxpayers or contributors to French welfare programs.
- The government will set the minimum contribution by regulation at a later date, and no specific amount has been decided.
- British state pensioners holding S1 forms are expected to remain covered without new charges, while UK early retirees would face payments.
- The shift would particularly affect American retirees who have relied on a carte vitale obtained after three months under current long‑stay visa rules.