Residence card "private and family life" of a foreigner in France

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay in France. It allows you to work. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if you meet the conditions

The conditions are different depending on the residence permit or visa you hold.

Step 2: Check the steps to be carried out

You must submit your application on the Internet, at the earliest 4 months and at the latest 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title).

The request can be made at the following website:

Apply online for a residence permit, a change of situation, a travel document, an application for naturalization

Step 3: Buy the tax stamp

You have to pay €225 (stamp duty of €25 and €200) by tax stamps.

If you entered without a long-stay visa, you must pay extra €200 of the right to an adjustment visa by tax stamps (of which €50 to be paid upon submission of the application and non-refundable in the event of refusal to issue the certificate).

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application. These documents vary depending on your situation.

• Long-stay visa (or visa) Schengen) or valid residence permit

• If you do not have a long-stay visa: proof of regular entry into France (visa and entry stamp on the passport, or entry declaration if you entered through another Schengen country)

• Full copy of birth certificate (unless you already have a residence card) with the most recent entries

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas). Otherwise, other supporting documents (e.g. consular certificate, identity card, consular card).

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• 3 photos. If the request is made on the internet: enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board).

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be submitted at the time of issue of the license)

• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

• Full copy of the marriage certificate or transcription of the marriage certificate celebrated abroad (if you do not have a long-stay visa, a wedding in France is required)

• Proof of French nationality of your spouse(s): valid passport, valid national identity card or certificate of french nationality less than 6 months

• Declaration on joint honor attesting to your common life plus all documents allowing to establish a community of life of at least 6 months in France (lease contract, EDF receipt, RIB: titleContent, etc.)

• If the common life was broken due to a death or domestic or family violence: death certificate, filing of a complaint, divorce judgment for misconduct, conviction of the spouse for violence.

Step 5: Doing the online process

You must submit your application on the Internet, at the earliest 4 months and at the latest 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title).

The request can be made at the following website:

Apply online for a residence permit, a change of situation, a travel document, an application for naturalization

When you apply for a residence permit on the Internet, you immediately get a dematerialized certificate deposit.

Step 6: Delivery of the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

The residence card multiannual is valid 2 years.

Step 7: What to do in case of refusal?

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of your right to:

• be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice,
• to be heard with the assistance of an interpreter,
• and to benefit, if necessary, during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you received a response from the prefecture.

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if you meet the conditions

If you are a partner of a Frenchman, you can obtain a residence card private and family life. You must prove all of the following:

• Conclusion of a Civil partnerships: titleContent
• Reality of the relationship with your partner
• Seniority of your life together in France (at least 1 year, with exceptions)

Step 2: Make an appointment

You must submit your card application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home, 2 months before the expiry of your VLS-TS or residence permit.

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

Step 3: Buy the tax stamp

You have to pay €225 (stamp duty of €25 and €200) by tax stamps.

If you entered without a long-stay visa, you must pay extra €200 of the right to an adjustment visa by tax stamps (of which €50 to be paid upon submission of the application and non-refundable in the event of refusal to issue the certificate).

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application.

• Full copy of birth certificate (unless you already have a residence card) with the most recent entries

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas). Otherwise, other supporting documents (e.g. consular certificate, identity card, consular card).

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• 3 photos. If the request is made on the internet: enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board).

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be submitted at the time of issue of the license)

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

• Copy of CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS and certificate of non-dissolution of less than 3 months
• Copy of passport or national identity card of French past partner
• Proof by any means of the maintenance of certain and continuous relations with the French past partner
• Supporting documents for assessing the duration of habitual (continuous) residence in France

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

If your file is complete, you will receive a receipt awaiting the response of the prefecture.

Step 6: Delivery of the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: What to do in case of refusal?

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of your right to:

• be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice,
• to be heard with the assistance of an interpreter,
• and to benefit, if necessary, during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you received a response from the prefecture.

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if you meet the conditions

You can obtain the temporary residence card, even if you are in an irregular situation, if you meet all the following conditions:

• You are the father or mother of a minor French child residing in France
• You have contributed to its maintenance and education since birth (or for at least 2 years)
• You don't live in a state of polygamy

Step 2: Check the steps to be carried out

You must submit your application on the Internet, at the earliest 4 months and at the latest 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title).

The request can be made at the following website:

Apply online for a residence permit, a change of situation, a travel document, an application for naturalization

Step 3: Buy the tax stamp

You have to pay €225 (stamp duty of €25 and €200) by tax stamps.

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application.

• Long-stay visa (or residence permit if you have one for another reason)

• Full copy of birth certificate (unless you already have a residence card) with the most recent entries

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas). Otherwise, other supporting documents (e.g. consular certificate, identity card, consular card).

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• 3 photos. If the request is made on the internet: enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board).

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be submitted at the time of issue of the license)

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

• French birth certificate of your child under 3 months: extract with parentage or full copy

• Proof of French nationality of the child: valid passport, valid national identity card or certificate of French nationality under 6 months

• Proof by any means of your contribution to the maintenance and education of your child since birth or for at least 2 years: payment of a pension, proof of purchases (food, clothes, toys, etc.), attestations (accommodation, school follow-up, etc.), proof of the real emotional link (interest in the child's development, knowledge of his environment, real emotional presence, testimonies, etc.)

• If filiation with regard to the French parent results from a recognition of filiation:
  
  • supporting documents proving that the french parent has actually contributed to the maintenance and education of the child since birth or for at least 2 years (payment of a pension, purchases for the child, food or clothing, leisure, educational, leisure, toys, toys), regular accommodation, interest in the child's schooling, actual emotional presence, testimonies, etc.
  • Otherwise: court judge's decision ordering you to fulfill your obligations (payment of maintenance or financial contribution)

• Proof of the child's residence in France (proof by all means): certificate of schooling or nursery, presence of the child at the time of application, etc

Step 5: Doing the online process

You must submit your application on the Internet, at the earliest 4 months and at the latest 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title).

The request can be made at the following website:

Apply online for a residence permit, a change of situation, a travel document, an application for naturalization

When you apply for a residence permit on the Internet, you immediately get a dematerialized certificate deposit.

Step 6: Delivery of the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: What to do in case of refusal?

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of your right to:

• be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice,
• to be heard with the assistance of an interpreter,
• and to benefit, if necessary, during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you received a response from the prefecture.

Step 1: Check if you meet the conditions

The conditions are different depending on the residence permit or visa you hold.

Step 2: Make an appointment

You must submit your card application to the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your home, 2 months before the expiry of your residence permit.

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

Step 3: Buy the tax stamp

You must pay:

• Spouse/child family reunification: €75

• Family reunification on the spot: €225
• Family Talent Passport: €225 (stamp duty of €25 and €200) by tax stamps
• Spouse and child of EU long-term resident in another Member State: €225 (stamp duty of €25 and €200) by tax stamps
• Right to privacy and family life: €225 (stamp duty of €25 and €200) by tax stamps
• Regularization visa €200 (of which €50 to be paid upon submission of the application and non-refundable in the event of refusal to issue the certificate).

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application. These documents vary depending on your situation.

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

If your file is complete, you will receive a receipt awaiting the response of the prefecture.

Step 6: Delivery of the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The end date of the temporary residence card issued to you is the same as the end date of the residence card issued to your EU long-term resident spouse or parent.

Step 7: What to do in case of refusal?

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of your right to:

• be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice,
• to be heard with the assistance of an interpreter,
• and to benefit, if necessary, during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you received a response from the prefecture.

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if you meet the conditions

If you are a young adult who entered France as a minor, in the context of family reunification, you can request a residence card "private and family life", subject to conditions.

You must have entered France as a minor, as part of family reunification. You get a private and family life card from the age of 18 (or 16 if you want to work).

Step 2: Make an appointment

You must submit your card application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home, 2 months before the expiry of your residence permit.

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

Step 3: Buy the tax stamp

You have to pay €75 by tax stamps.

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application.

• Long-stay family reunification visa

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas). Otherwise, other supporting documents (e.g. consular certificate, identity card, consular card).

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• 3 photos. If the request is made on the internet: enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board).

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be submitted at the time of issue of the license)

• Decision authorizing family reunification

• Temporary residence card, multi-year residence card or residence card of the parent you are joining

• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

If your file is complete, you will receive a receipt awaiting the response of the prefecture.

Step 6: Delivery of the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: What to do in case of refusal?

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of your right to:

• be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice,
• to be heard with the assistance of an interpreter,
• and to benefit, if necessary, during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you received a response from the prefecture.

If you are a young adult who entered France as a minor, except for family reunification, you can apply for a residence card private and family life, subject to conditions.

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if you meet the conditions

You are affected if you are in one of the following situations:

• You entered France or Mayotte (excluding family reunification) before your 13th birthday and usually reside there since that age with your father or mother who holds a residence permit
• You are Tunisian and you entered France before your 10th birthday
• You have been entrusted to the service ofAse: titleContent not later than 16 years of age (under certain conditions)
• You were born in France and have resided there for at least 8 years continuously and have, after the age of 10, followed a minimum education of 5 years in a French school
• You accompany one of your parents who holds a EU long-term resident from another EU country
• You accompany one of your parents, holder of a multi-year residence card talent passport
• One of your parents was granted stateless status
• One of your parents has been granted subsidiary protection

Step 2: Make an appointment

You must submit your card application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home, 2 months before the expiry of your residence permit.

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

Step 3: Buy the tax stamp

You must pay:

• €225 (stamp duty of €25 and €200) by tax stamps
• Social Assistance for Children 1 asks: €25

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application.

• Full copy of birth certificate (unless you already have a residence card) with the most recent entries

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas). Otherwise, other supporting documents (e.g. consular certificate, identity card, consular card).

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• 3 photos. If the request is made on the internet: enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board).

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be submitted at the time of issue of the license)

• 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 habitual residence in France from the age of 13 at the most (from the age of 10 for the Tunisian minor): enrollment in a school, school slips, administrative documents
• Proof of residence in France of one or more parents since the child was 13 years old (since the age of 10 for the Tunisian minor): any proof (one per semester)
• Residence document of one of the parents in Mayotte since the child was 13 years old

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  • Proof of employment or vocational training: enrollment in a school, employment or apprenticeship contract, certificate from the person responsible for the training center
  • Proof of the actual and serious nature of the follow-up of the training (transcript of notes, attendance certificate)
  • Nature of the family links remaining in the country of origin: any documentary evidence, including death records of family members abroad, loss of parental authority of parents remaining in the country of origin, etc.
  • Insertion in the French business: certification of the host organization (home or host family)
• If you were born in France:
  
  • Proof of continued presence in France of at least 8 years: at least one document for each year from a public administration (social service, school, etc.)
  • Proof of attendance, after the age of 10, of at least 5 years of schooling in a French establishment: school certificates
• If you accompany one of your parents who holds a EU long-term resident from another EU country:
  
  • Residence card issued by France to your parent who holds the status of "long-term resident - EU" in another Member State of the European Union and who has been admitted as such to stay in France (or certificate of application for this residence card in case of simultaneous arrival)
  • Residence card issued by another EU Member State with the words "long-term resident - EU" to your parent
  • Proof of your legal residence, in the Member State which granted the status of long-term resident - EU to your parent (residence card or favorable decision on family reunification taken by the competent authority of the other EU Member State)
  • Health insurance certificate: health insurance card or health insurance certificate

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

If your file is complete, you will receive a receipt awaiting the response of the prefecture.

Step 6: Delivery of the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: What to do in case of refusal?

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of your right to:

• be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice,
• to be heard with the assistance of an interpreter,
• and to benefit, if necessary, during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you received a response from the prefecture.

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if you meet the conditions

You are affected if you meet the following 2 conditions:

• Accident at work You receive an annuity from a French organization
• Your permanent disability rate is at least 20%

Step 2: Make an appointment

You must submit your card application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home, 2 months before the expiry of your residence permit.

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

Step 3: Buy the tax stamp

You have to pay €75 (stamp duty of €25 and €50) by tax stamps.

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application.

• Full copy of birth certificate (unless you already have a residence card) with the most recent entries

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• 3 photos. If the request is made on the internet: enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board).

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be submitted at the time of issue of the license)

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Proof of a rate of permanent physical invalidity equal to or greater than 20%
• Accident at work Proof of payment of a pension for an occupational disease or an occupational disease paid by a French body: certificate issued by the French body (CPAM: titleContent, etc.) paying the annuity

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

If your file is complete, you will receive a receipt awaiting the response of the prefecture.

Step 6: Delivery of the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: What to do in case of refusal?

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of your right to:

• be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice,
• to be heard with the assistance of an interpreter,
• and to benefit, if necessary, during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you received a response from the prefecture.

You usually reside in France and your medical condition requires exceptional medical care.

You can obtain a temporary residence card private and family life for care if you fill in the whole the following conditions:

• You are a foreigner (except a national) European)
• You usually reside in France
• Your condition requires medical attention without which your health would become critical
• You cannot access the right treatment in your country of origin
• You do not represent a threat to public order

You have to follow a specific procedure.

Card Delivery

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if you meet the conditions

You are affected if you are in one of the following situations:

Step 2: Make an appointment

You must submit your card application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home, 2 months before the expiry of your residence permit.

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

Step 3: Buy the tax stamp

The issue of the residence card "private and family life" is free of charge.

There is no tax stamp to buy.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application. These documents vary depending on your situation.

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

If your file is complete, you will receive a receipt awaiting the response of the prefecture.

Step 6: Delivery of the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: What to do in case of refusal?

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of your right to:

• be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice,
• to be heard with the assistance of an interpreter,
• and to benefit, if necessary, during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you received a response from the prefecture.

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if you meet the conditions

You are affected if you are greeted by a community host organization and solidarity activities . You must justify 3 years of continuous operation within the latter. You must also justify the real and serious nature of your activity and your social, professional and linguistic integration projects.

Step 2: Make an appointment

You must submit your card application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home, 2 months before the expiry of your residence permit.

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

Step 3: Buy the tax stamp

You have to pay €225.

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application.

• Full copy of birth certificate (unless you already have a residence card) with the most recent entries

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas). Otherwise, other supporting documents (e.g. consular certificate, identity card, consular card).

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• 3 photos. If the request is made on the internet: enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board).

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be submitted at the time of issue of the license)

• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

• Documents proving 3 years of uninterrupted activity in one or more organizations approved for the reception, accommodation or accommodation of persons in difficulty (certificates of presence, statements of contributions)
• Proof of the real and serious nature of the activity and integration projects (diplomas, training certificates, attendance certificates, certificates of volunteers, etc.)
• Report prepared by the head of the host organization (at the date of application) mentioning the approval and specifying the following:
  
  • Nature of the missions carried out, their hourly volume, the duration of activity
  • The real and serious nature of the activity
  • Prospects for integration with particular regard to language level
  • Acquired skills
  • Professional project
  • Elements relating to your private and family life

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

If your file is complete, you will receive a receipt awaiting the response of the prefecture.

Step 6: Delivery of the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: What to do in case of refusal?

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of your right to:

• be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice,
• to be heard with the assistance of an interpreter,
• and to benefit, if necessary, during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you received a response from the prefecture.

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if you meet the conditions

You are affected if you have humanitarian or exceptional grounds:

• Duration of presence in France
• Prior employment
• Professional qualification
• Documents relating to services rendered in the cultural, sporting, associative, civic or economic field

Step 2: Make an appointment

You must submit your card application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home, 2 months before the expiry of your residence permit.

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

Step 3: Buy the tax stamp

You have to pay €225.

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application.

• Full copy of birth certificate (unless you already have a residence card) with the most recent entries

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas). Otherwise, other supporting documents (e.g. consular certificate, identity card, consular card).

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• 3 photos. If the request is made on the internet: enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board).

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be submitted at the time of issue of the license)

• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

• Justification for assessing humanitarian considerations or exceptional grounds (e.g. special humanitarian circumstances, length of stay in France, previous employment, professional qualification, documents relating to services rendered in the cultural, sporting, associative, civic or economic field, etc.)

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

If your file is complete, you will receive a receipt awaiting the response of the prefecture.

Step 6: Delivery of the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: What to do in case of refusal?

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of your right to:

• be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice,
• to be heard with the assistance of an interpreter,
• and to benefit, if necessary, during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you received a response from the prefecture.