Can a foreigner without a residence permit bring his family to France?

You are an EU citizen, EEA or Switzerland

If you are a citizen of EU, EEA or Switzerland, so without having a residence permit, you can bring your family if you meet certain conditions:

• If you live in France as a worker, inactive or student, you can be joined by:
  
  • Your spouse
  • Your children under 21 or dependent
  • Children under 21 or dependent on your spouse or wife
  • Dependent ascendants (father or mother who cannot justify resources needed for her own needs)
  • Dependent descendants (parent who cannot justify resources needed for his or her own needs) of your spouse
• You must belong to one of the following categories and be able to justify them: employee, inactive, student
• Your family must enter the country on a visa (or without a visa if they do not have one) and apply for one residence permit in your prefecture