Interim residence permit (APS) for a parent foreigner of a sick child

Verified 10 September 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

If you are a foreignerEuropean, whether you live in France with a minor child and the child is seriously ill, you can obtain a provisional residence permit (APS), subject to conditions. We guide you through the process.

Step-by-step approach

You can obtain a Temporary Residence Permit (PSA) to accompany your sick minor child if all of the following conditions are met:

  • The child's state of health requires medical care, the absence of which would have serious consequences for him
  • Your child does not have access to the appropriate treatment in their country of origin
  • You usually reside with the child in France and support his or her upbringing and upbringing
  • You don't represent a threat to public order.

FYI  

You can apply for the DPA even if you are in an irregular situation.

PSA can be issued to the 2 parents.

You must submit your SPA application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home. Check the deposit procedure on your prefecture's website.

Who shall I contact

You must present documents about yourself and the child.

Documents about you

  • Full copy of the birth certificate with the most recent entries, accompanied if necessary by the court decision ordering its transcription
  • Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
    or consular attestation with photo
    or photo ID
    or consular card with photo
    or certificate of nationality under 6 months with photo
  • 3 photos
  • Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it
  • Proof of your habitual residence in France for at least 1 year:
    • Endorsement
    • Receipt of application for a residence permit
    • Receipt of asylum application
    • Documents issued by a public administration (prefecture, social service, school)
    • Documents from a private institution (bank statements showing movements)
    • Unquestionable personal writing (letters, statements from relatives)
  • If you are not the father or mother of the child: judgment granting you parental authority over the child
  • Supporting documents (maintenance and education): habitual residence and common residence with the child, payment of expenses relating to the child (maintenance, tuition, care, etc.)

Documents concerning the child

  • Full copy of the birth certificate with the most recent entries, accompanied if necessary by the court decision ordering its transcription
  • Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
    or consular attestation with photo
    or photo ID
    or consular card with photo
    or certificate of nationality under 6 months with photo

What service should I pass it on to?

Once your file is complete, the prefecture will give you a blank medical certificate that your doctor will have to fill out.

Once the medical certificate has been completed by your doctor, you will need to send it to theOfii: titleContent.

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How soon should it be sent?

The time limit for submitting the medical certificate depends on the situation.

General case

You must forward to theOfii: titleContent the medical certificate completed by your doctor within the1 month as of its delivery by the prefecture.

Asylum seeker

If you are an asylum seeker, you must send theOfii: titleContent the medical certificate completed by your doctor, within 3 months from the registration of your asylum application.

Report prepared by the Ofii Medical Officer

The hospital doctorOfii: titleContent may request, with your consent, additional medical information from the doctor who issued the medical certificate or from any other healthcare professional.

This additional information must reach the Ofii doctor within 15 days of the date of his request.

The Ofii doctor can also summon the child for a medical examination (free of charge) if he or she deems it necessary and request additional examinations (you do not have to pay for anything). You will need to show proof of identity for yourself and the child.

The results of these examinations must be communicated to the Ofii doctor within 15 days of the date of his request.

He then writes a report and sends it to a medical college in Ofii.

Warning  

If you do not respond to the requests of the Ofii doctor, you will not be able to obtain a receipt.

Delivery of a receipt

A receipt will be given to you as soon as the prefecture is informed of the transmission of the medical report to the Ofii College of Doctors.

Ofii College of Physicians Medical Opinion

The medical college must give a medical opinion.

It may:

  • Ask the doctor who completed the medical certificate or the doctor who wrote the report or any healthcare professional to provide any additional information within 15 days
  • You get along with the child
  • Examine the child or request further testing.

Additional information and examination results shall be submitted within 15 days of the request.

The medical college drafts a medical opinion and forwards it to the prefecture.

The opinion of the College of Physicians of theOfii: titleContent is a simple opinion. He doesn't bind the prefect.

The Prefect exercises his discretion to decide whether to grant or refuse the provisional residence authorization.

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Your request is accepted

If the prefect grants you the issue of the provisional residence permit, he informs you.

The temporary residence permit is valid 6 months. It's free.

It authorizes the holder to work.

Your request is denied

The refusal decision may be either in writing or result from the failure of the administration to reply after 4 months.

You can then make a appeal to the administrative court.

If the child's treatment duration requires it, you can request a renewal of your PSA.

When to request renewal of the SPA?

You must submit the SPA renewal application no later than 2 months before the expiry date.

How do I request renewal of the SPA?

You must submit your SPA renewal application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home. Check the deposit procedure on your prefecture's website.

Who shall I contact

What documents should be submitted to renew the SPA?

  • Valid temporary residence permit
  • Proof of your habitual residence in France with the child: visa, receipt of application for a residence permit, receipt of application for asylum, passport of the child, bank statements presenting movements, indisputable personal writings (letters, certificates of relatives), etc.
  • Civil status documents establishing the relationship of filiation with the child or judgment which granted you parental authority
  • Proof of support for the maintenance and upbringing of the child: habitual residence and common residence with the child, payment of all the minor's expenses (food, tuition, care, etc.)
  • Full copy of the child's birth certificate with the most recent particulars, accompanied if necessary by the court decision ordering its transcription
  • If you are not the father or mother of the child: judgment granting you parental authority over the child
  • Supporting documents (maintenance and education): habitual residence and common residence with the child, payment of expenses relating to the child (maintenance, tuition, care, etc.)

For how long is the APS renewed?

The APS shall be renewed for a period of 6 months. It's free.

It authorizes the holder to work.

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