What is a proof of application for a residence card?

Verified 15 December 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The dematerialized certificate is a provisional document that is issued to you during a 1re application for or renewal of a residence card made online on the website of ANEF.

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Certificate of submission of application for a residence card

When you apply for a residence permit by online service, you will immediately receive a paperless online deposit certificate.

This certificate is not a temporary residence document. It does not justify the regularity of your stay.

Certificate of extension of the processing of the application for a residence card

If you submit a complete application for a residence card within the time limit imposed by the regulations, you will receive, via the online service, a certificate of extension of investigation.

This certificate is a temporary residence document which proves that your stay is regular.

Certificate of decision in favor of the application for a residence card

When the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) takes a favorable decision following your request, it will give you a certificate of favorable decision, via the online service.

This certificate is a temporary residence document which proves that your stay is regular.

The online deposit certificate is not a temporary residence document. It has no validity period.

The certificate of extension of the examination of the application for a residence card is valid for a maximum of 3 months.

It is renewed by the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) until a decision has been taken on the application for a residence card.

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Certificate of submission of application for a residence card

This attestation does not allow you to work.

Certificate of extension of the processing of the application for a residence card

1st application for a residence card
Temporary residence permit

This certificate allows you to work only if it has been issued following a 1re request for one of the following cards:

  • "Employee"
  • Temporary worker"
  • Private and family life" issued to the parent of a French child
  • Job search and company creation
  • "Private and family life" issued to the spouse of a French national
  • "Private and family life" issued to foreigners born in France who justify having resided for at least 8 years continuously and followed, after the age of 10, a school of at least 5 years in a French school
  • "Private and family life" issued in the context of family reunification
  • "Private and family life" issued abroad that has been entrusted to the child welfare service at the latest on the day of his 16 years
  • "Private and family life" issued abroad who files a complaint against a person whom he accuses of having committed against him facts constituting the offenses of trafficking in human beings or procuring
  • accident at work "Private and family life" issued abroad in receipt of an occupational pension
Multi-annual residence permit

This certificate allows you to work only if it has been issued following a 1re request for one of the following cards:

  • "Talent passport" or "Talent passport (family)"
  • "Seasonal worker"
  • "ICT seconded employee" or "family member of ICT seconded employee"
  • "ICT Mobile Worker" or "Family Member of ICT Mobile Worker"
  • "Beneficiary of stateless status" or "family member of a beneficiary of stateless status"
  • "Beneficiary of subsidiary protection" or "family member of a beneficiary of subsidiary protection"
Resident Card

This certificate allows you to work only if it has been issued following a 1re application for a resident card on the following grounds:

  • Spouse of a Frenchman
  • Ascendant dependent on a French woman
  • Child foreigner of a Frenchman
  • Family reunification
  • Refugee or refugee family member
  • Family member of a beneficiary of subsidiary protection
  • Beneficiary of stateless status
  • Foreigner who files a complaint against a person whom he or she accuses of having committed acts constituting the offenses of trafficking in human beings or procuring
  • Foreigner which fulfills the conditions for acquisition of French nationality
  • Foreigner who served in a French army combat unit
  • Foreigner who serves or has served in the Foreign Legion
  • Foreigner accident at work in respect of an annuity from an occupational disease or occupational disease or his dependants
  • Pensioner receiving a retirement pension from a French basic social security scheme
Renewal of residence permit

This certificate allows you to work only if the residence card for which you are applying for renewal authorizes you to pursue a professional activity.

Certificate of decision in favor of the application for a residence card

1st application for a residence card
Temporary residence permit

This certificate allows you to work only if it has been issued following a 1re request for one of the following cards:

  • "Employee"
  • Temporary worker"
  • Private and family life" issued to the parent of a French child
  • Job search and company creation
  • "Private and family life" issued to the spouse of a French national
  • "Private and family life" issued to foreigners born in France who justify having resided for at least 8 years continuously and followed, after the age of 10, a school of at least 5 years in a French school
  • "Private and family life" issued in the context of family reunification
  • "Private and family life" issued abroad that has been entrusted to the child welfare service at the latest on the day of his 16 years
  • "Private and family life" issued to a foreigner who files a complaint against a person whom he accuses of having committed against him acts constituting the offenses of trafficking in human beings or procuring
  • accident at work "Private and family life" issued abroad in receipt of an occupational pension
Multi-annual residence permit

This certificate allows you to work only if it has been issued following a 1re request for one of the following cards:

  • "Talent passport" or "Talent passport (family)"
  • "Seasonal worker"
  • "ICT seconded employee" or "family member of ICT seconded employee"
  • "ICT Mobile Worker" or "Family Member of ICT Mobile Worker"
  • "Beneficiary of stateless status" or "family member of a beneficiary of stateless status"
  • "Beneficiary of subsidiary protection" or "family member of a beneficiary of subsidiary protection"
Resident Card

This certificate allows you to work only if it has been issued following a 1re application for a resident card on the following grounds:

  • Spouse of a Frenchman
  • Ascendant dependent on a French woman
  • Child foreigner of a Frenchman
  • Family reunification
  • Refugee or refugee family member
  • Family member of a beneficiary of subsidiary protection
  • Beneficiary of stateless status
  • Foreigner who files a complaint against a person whom he or she accuses of having committed acts constituting the offenses of trafficking in human beings or procuring
  • Foreigner which fulfills the conditions for acquisition of French nationality
  • Foreigner who served in a French army combat unit
  • Foreigner who serves or has served in the Foreign Legion
  • Foreigner accident at work in respect of an annuity from an occupational disease or occupational disease or his dependants
  • Pensioner receiving a retirement pension from a French basic social security scheme
Renewal of residence permit

This certificate allows you to work only if the residence card for which you are applying for renewal authorizes you to pursue a professional activity.

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