General multi-annual residence permit

Verified 10 June 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

On expiry of a temporary residence card, a card multiannual may be issued. Certain conditions must be met.

The multi-annual residence card cannot be issued to you from your 1re year of stay.

It is issued only after a temporary residence permit or long-stay visa (VLS-TS).

It shall bear the same reference as the temporary residence card for which you are requesting renewal. However, status changes are possible.

You may not apply for a multi-annual residence card for the same reason if you have one of the following residence cards:

In order to apply for a multi-annual residence card, you must:

  1. Continue to fulfill the conditions for issuing the temporary residence card you have
  2. Meet integration requirement

The integration condition covers 2 aspects. On the one hand, you have to prove your attendance and the seriousness of your participation in the training provided by the republican integration contract, if you are subject to it. On the other hand, you must not have shown any rejection of the core values of business and the Republic.

Furthermore, your presence must not constitute a threat to public order.

General case

You can apply for a multi-year residence card for a reason other than the one that justified the issuance of your current card.

You must then fulfill the conditions for issuing the temporary residence card corresponding to the reason given.

Employee or entrepreneur/professional

To be able to request a residence card multiannual salaried worker or entrepreneur/professional, you must already have a residence card temporary for one of these reasons.

At the end of your temporary residence card salaried worker or entrepreneur/professional, you can then apply for a multi-year residence card for the same reason.

Filing of the application

You must submit your application to the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence, within 2 months before the expiry date of your residence card. Find out more on your prefecture's 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.

Documents to be supplied

You must provide the documents required for the issue of the temporary residence card corresponding to the reason given (private and family life, student, salaried worker).

You must also prove your attendance and the seriousness of your participation in the training provided by the Republican integration contract (when you are subject to it).

Cost

General case

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

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

Other situations

You have to pay €75 by tax stamps, for the following reasons:

  • Student
  • Student Mobility Program
  • Private and family life accident at work if you are receiving an income from an occupational disease or

General case

In principle, the multi-annual residence card obtained after a 1re the year of stay is valid for 4 years.

The residence cards concerned include the following:

  • Multi-annual employee residence permit
  • Multi-annual residence permit "entrepreneur/professional"
  • Multi-annual residence card ‘private and family life’ issued to beneficiaries of family reunification, foreigners who have reached the age of 18 and have resided in France since the age of 13, or who have been entrusted to theAse: titleContent accident at work at the most at the age of 16, or who were born in France and have resided there at least 8 years, and persons who have an pension.
Other situations

Student

The multi-annual residence card student shall be issued for the remainder of the course of study in which the student is enrolled. This duration may therefore vary from 1 to 4 years.

The multi-annual residence card student mobility program shall be of a duration equal to that of the program or agreement. This program or agreement must have a minimum duration of 2 years.

Private and family life

The period of validity of the multi-annual residence card private and family life is not more than 2 years for:

  • French spouse(s)
  • Parents of French children
  • Foreigners with personal and family ties in France
  • Foreigners who are ill (the length of the card corresponds to the length of care)

Conditions to be fulfilled

To renew your multi-year residence card, you must continue to meet the conditions for issuing it.

However, you can also request the renewal of the multi-annual residence card for another reason the person who justified the issue of your expiring card.

You must then provide the documents required for issuing the temporary residence card corresponding to the new reason for stay invoked.

Filing of the application

You must submit your renewal application to the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your home, within 2 months before the expiry date of your card. Find out more on your prefecture's website.

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.

Documents to be supplied

You must provide the documents corresponding to the reason you invoke to request the renewal of your residence card (private and family life, student, salaried worker).

Cost

General case

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

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

Other situation

You have to pay €75 by tax stamps for the following reasons:

  • Student
  • Student Mobility Program
  • Private and family life accident at work if you are receiving an income from an occupational disease or