International mobility
Housing, internships, jobs, visas: every Rootovia service spells out what is delivered, how fast and with what guarantees. You track your case online.
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Five questions, two minutes: we point you to the right service and to the consultant who knows your destination.
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No bare price tag: for every service you see the exact scope, the steps and the turnaround before you commit.
A vetted place to live, a lease you understand, no remote scams.
A signed agreement and an internship that counts for your studies.
A country-specific search strategy, not 200 blind applications.
The right visa identified, a complete file, no missing document.
Choosing the destination country on criteria, not on a hunch.
All countries
Up-to-date cost of living, administrative procedures, visa rules and a local FAQ — not a template with the country name swapped in.
HQ in Paris · our core expertise
Our home market: Rootovia is headquartered in Paris and our consultants work here every day. A network of agencies and landlords, a fine read of neighbourhoods, known contacts at the préfecture and the health insurance office. The real pressure point is housing in the Paris region, where the tenant file and the guarantor decide everything; on the residence side, the EU moves freely and the “passeport talent” offers a clear route for qualified non-Europeans.
≈ 1416 € Cost of living
Climate, still-reasonable costs outside the big cities, and a language a French speaker picks up fast. Housing in Madrid and Barcelona is the real pressure point; the non-lucrative and digital-nomad visas open the door to non-Europeans.
≈ 1345 € Cost of living
A newcomer-friendly setup, readable D7 and D8 visas, an established French-speaking community. The trade-off: Lisbon and Porto have seen rents soar and the administration (AIMA, formerly SEF) is running significant delays.
≈ 1344 € Cost of living
A deep job market, solid salaries, an easier EU Blue Card since the 2023 reform, and the €49 Deutschlandticket that eases the transport budget. Against that: demanding bureaucracy, German quickly essential, and a very tight housing market in Munich, Berlin and Frankfurt.
≈ 1649 € Cost of living
For a French speaker, Québec removes the language barrier and offers a dedicated immigration route (PSTQ, PEQ). The rest of the country goes through Express Entry. Watch-outs: the Working Holiday runs by invitation rounds, housing costs climb fast in Toronto and Vancouver, and winter is a real factor.
≈ 1585 € Cost of living
Since Brexit, no more free movement: you need a sponsored visa to work, with a high salary threshold and the health surcharge (IHS) paid upfront. In return, a dynamic job market, English as the only language, and an ID-card-free system built on digital status (eVisa).
≈ 2080 € Cost of living
How it works
01A short questionnaire: target country, deadline, budget, situation. 2 minutes.
02A reasoned service recommendation and a detailed quote, with no commitment.
03The consultant produces the deliverables; you follow every step from your client area.
What drives us
Behind every file there is a person, a family, a wish to see elsewhere. We support moves to and from all over the world, with one conviction: diverse paths make us richer.
We listen before we advise. Every project starts with a real conversation, in your language.
A new country means new codes, neighbourhoods and a culture to get to know. We help you enjoy it, not just settle in.
Whatever your origin, age, background or family, you get the same respect and the same high standards.
Expats, landlords, employers: our network passes on what it has learned. You never move alone.
The team
Economists by training and international specialists, based in the countries where they support you. One point of contact, from the first call to settling in.
ParisCo-founder · Paris ⇄ London
Twenty years in international mobility, mostly on the Paris–London route: executive relocation, house hunting, settling families in and, since Brexit, visas and residence rights. She founded Rootovia to give individuals the kind of support long reserved for corporate expats.
Sciences Po Lille, master’s in international economics
MadridHousing & settling in · Spain
A property analyst turned relocation consultant, he has lived in Madrid for twelve years. He knows the neighbourhoods, the agencies and the deposit traps, and views flats on behalf of clients who haven’t arrived yet.
Master’s in international economics
LisbonJobs & internships · Portugal
Former recruiter for international groups based in Lisbon. She adapts CVs, LinkedIn profiles and interviews to local norms, and taps her employer network for internships and first jobs.
Master’s in international economics
BerlinVisas & residence permits · Germany
Fifteen years advising on work-based immigration: EU Blue Card, Chancenkarte, family reunification. She builds files document by document and prepares clients for the Ausländerbehörde appointment, often the step where things stall.
Degree in international economics
MontrealCountry comparison & tax · Canada
An economist by training, he spent eighteen years comparing destinations for mobility firms in London and then Montreal. His figures-based comparisons (tax, cost of living, job market) let you choose a country on facts.
MSc in international economics
Reviews collected after the case is closed, tied to a country and a service.
« Arriving in Paris for the new term with no French guarantor, I thought it was hopeless. Rootovia built my file, secured the Visale guarantee and lined up three viewings in a week in the 13th. Lease signed five days before classes started. »
« “Qualified employee” passeport talent from Buenos Aires: an exact document list, amounts checked for consistency, VLS-TS validated online on arrival with zero back-and-forth. You could tell they do this in Paris every week. »
« I was scared to sign a lease in Barcelona from Lyon. Rootovia had the nota simple checked, joined me on video for three viewings and negotiated the deposit down to one month. I moved in without ever setting foot in the flat before the day itself. »
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