EU/EEA/Switzerland worker residence card - First 5 years

Verified 07 janvier 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Your situation

  • You are a European or a family member of a European
  • You're European
  • You have been in France for 5 years or less
  • You want to work as an employee
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You must apply to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) where your home is located.

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

Who shall I contact
Who shall I contact

Warning  

it is not possible to carry out the procedures in some sub-prefectures. Find out more on your prefecture's website.

  • Your valid identity card or passport
  • Indication concerning your home: provided by any means
  • 3 photos recent identities
  • Sickness/maternity insurance documents
  • Employment certificate issued by your employer

In case of involuntary cessation of your activity, you must justify the maintenance of your right of residence by providing according to your situation one the following documents:

  • Certificate of incapacity for work
  • Certificate of termination of employment or letter of dismissal, accompanied by a certificate of registration in Pôle emploi specifying the period of occupation of your job
  • Proof of completion of a probationary period accompanied, in the case of a probationary period not connected with the previous professional activity, by a proof of termination of service or a letter of dismissal

Issuance of the residence card EU/EEA/Switzerland citizen is free.

The card is given to you by the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home.

The end date of the card corresponds to the end of the employment contract + 6 months.

It cannot exceed 5 years.

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