Filling out the form

Go to https://www.cfe.urssaf.fr/autoentrepreneur/CFE_Declaration

DO NOT TAKE THIS INFORMATION AS GOSPEL! IT’S JUST A GUIDELINE BASED ON MY LIMITED EXPERIENCE!

It’s apparently very simple, and takes just 10 minutes to fill out the form. That was not my experience, and so to simplify things for others like me, here are a few pointers:

First line : EFL teachers are considered to be “activités liberales”.
Another choice then pops up : check Google but I ticked “CIPAV” as we are considered “expert”

The next lines are quite straightforward. Don’t forget to click on the ACCRE if you are unemployed at the time of taking this new status.
NB you cannot do the ACCRE declaration online; you have to print it out and sent it to the URSSAF. They will take several months to reply, and have to be chased up to get the “attestation” that you need to access unemployment benefits. Do not give up. They will send it if you call them… several times.

You also have to choose the “organisme d’assurance maladie”. According to various forums, the issue here is to choose one that has offices you can get to. This is obviously an important criterion if you live in the Puy de Dôme, 35km from Clermont Ferrand, but less of one if you live in Ile de France.

You can choose the “versement libératoire de l’impôt sur le revenu ». This means your income tax is calculated directly rather than having to fill out your income tax declaration once a year.

Finally, click on print or télédéclaration.
NB clicking on télédéclaration DOES NOT GENERATE AN AUTOMATIC EMAIL!! But don’t panic.
You have to wait up to 10 days to get an email saying they have received your file and it is being dealt with.
DO NOT fill out the form again or you will get two SIRET numbers and get caught up in all kinds of bureaucracy.