Stateless: residence permit, travel document

Verified 04 avril 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Your situation

  • You have been granted asylum and are applying for a residence permit
  • You are of another nationality
  • You've just been granted stateless status
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You must submit your card application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home (inquire on the prefecture website).

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Warning  

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

The multi-annual residence card beneficiary of stateless status allows you to stay in France.

Members of your family can benefit from the same card:

  • Your spouse, common-law partner or civil union partner, who is already authorized to reside in France for family reunification
  • Your spouse or civil union partner, who is at least 18 years of age, provided that the marriage or civil union was entered into before the date on which your asylum application was made
  • Your partner, who is at least 18 years old, with whom you had a sufficiently stable and continuous common life before the date of lodging your asylum application
  • Your children within one year of age 18 or aged 16 to 18 who say they want to work
  • Your parents (direct ascendants at 1er degree) if you are a recognized refugee child and you are still a minor and unmarried

Please note

the card issued to members of your family bears the words family member of a beneficiary of stateless status.

Documents to be provided

Stateless

Documents to be supplied:

  • Ofpra decision granting you stateless status
  • Civil status certificate (sent by Ofpra to the prefecture)
  • 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).
  • Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

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

Family of stateless persons
  • 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).
  • Ofpra decision granting stateless status
  • 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).
  • 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 family relationship with the stateless person: proof of marriage (full copy of the marriage certificate or family record) or proof of parentage for children (full copy of the birth certificate or family record for legitimate children, declaration made by the stateless person to the registrar recognizing his or her natural paternity or maternity for natural children, adoption decision for adopted children)
  • If you arrived in France for family reunification: medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent (at the latest at the time of delivery of the security)

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

Cost

You need to pay €25 (stamp duty) by tax stamps.

Proof of payment of stamp duty is requested when the card is handed over.

Card Delivery

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

Period of validity

The residence card is valid Maximum 4 years.

Renewal

After 4 years of stay in France with the map beneficiary of stateless status, you can request a resident card, within 2 months before the date of expiry of your residence card.

If you wish to travel abroad, you can apply for a biometric travel document for stateless persons.

Documents to be provided

The documents to be provided are different if the travel document concerns an adult or a minor.

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The travel document is for a major

In particular, the following documents shall be submitted:

  • Valid residence card, original and photocopy
  • 2 identical identity photos and conforming to standards
  • Proof of residence of less than 3 months to your name or proof of accommodation and copy of the host's identity document
  • Proof that you are stateless (e.g.Ofpra: titleContentgranting stateless status)
  • In the case of an application for renewal, old travel document (original and photocopy)

The travel document concerns a minor

In particular, the following documents shall be submitted:

  • Photograph code and valid digital signature. Enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board)
  • Full copy of the birth certificate with filiation or family record drawn up by theOfpra: titleContent
  • Proof of parental authority:
    • Marriage certificate extract
    • Divorce judgment
    • Court ruling on parental authority
    • Separation Order
    • Copy of the court decision delegating parental authority
  • Proof of residence of less than 6 months in the name of the minor if the address is different from that of the applicant

Duration and cost

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You have a multi-year residence card

The biometric travel document is valid 4 years and cost €40.

You have a resident card

The biometric travel document is valid 5 years and cost €45.