Carte grise: how to justify your residence in France?

Verified 22 February 2021 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior

Carte grise To establish your certificate of registration), you will have to show proof of your domicile. The documents supporting it differ depending on your situation.

If you live in metropolis, you must provide a proof of domicile or use the address justification device. Carte grise The use of Justif'Address is integrated into the telerequest procedure of Your address will be automatically verified.

If you live in overseas, you must provide a proof of domicile.

Metropolis

You must provide a proof of domicile or use the address justification device.

Address Righting carte grise automatically checks your address when you make the online request from the

If you are not using Address Book, prepare a scanned version of a proof of address to apply online.

The following vouchers are accepted depending on your situation.

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You have proof of residence in your name

You can justify your domicile with one of these documents:

  • Gas, electricity, water or telephone bill (fixed or mobile) less than 6 months
  • Notice of previous year's tax or non-tax (income tax, housing tax or property tax)
  • Rent receipt less than 6 months
  • Title or lease (lease)
  • Housing insurance certificate

Warning  

the proof of domicile must indicate your name and your first name, otherwise it may not be accepted. You will then be considered to be hosted by a third party.

You live with your parents

You must have all subsequent parts :

  • Copy of parent's ID
  • Copy of proof of the parent's domicile in his name (title of ownership, tax notice, gas, electricity, water or telephone bill...)
  • Attestation on honor, co-signed by you and the parent hosting you

Acknowledgement of accommodation

You are hosted by a third party

You must have all subsequent parts :

  • Copy of the host ID
  • Copy of proof of residence of the host in his name (title of ownership, tax notice, gas, electricity, water or telephone bill ...)
  • Attestation on the honor, co-signed by you and the host

Acknowledgement of accommodation

Please note

you will be considered to be hosted if you do not have proof of your name and first name.

You are homeless (or stable)

You have a local authority

You can have a certificate from the social action center of the services of the town hall, or from an association approved by the prefecture. This certificate must prove that you have made this choice of domicile.

You do not have a stable (fixed) home

You may have a certificate of residence establishing your link with a host organization listed on a list drawn up by the prefect of department.

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You live at the hotel or in a campsite

You must have an invoice drawn up by the manager or owner of the hotel or campsite.

You live on a pleasure boat

You must have one of the following documents:

  • A certificate, issued by the harbor master's office, indicating that you own or lease a site permanently
  • Certificate of insurance for the vessel
  • Title or lease in progress of the vessel

You're a mariner or boatman

You must have the following 2 documents:

  • Certificate of domicile
  • Certificate of employment issued by the company operating the vessel (legal domicile established at the company's registered office)

You are a professional association or trade union

You must have one of the following documents:

  • Lease receipt on behalf of the association or union
  • Title of ownership in the name of the association or trade union
  • Gas, Electricity, Landline or Mobile Phone Bill less than 6 months on behalf of the association or trade union

You are a business or a legal, civil, industrial or commercial person

You must have one of the following documents:

  • Lease Receipt on Behalf of Company
  • Title of ownership in company name
  • Gas, Electricity, Landline or Mobile Phone Bill less than 6 months on behalf of the company
  • Kbis Extract

Overseas

You must provide a proof of domicile.

The following vouchers are accepted depending on your situation.

Prepare a digital version to apply online.

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You have proof of residence in your name

You can justify your domicile with one of these documents:

  • Gas, electricity, water or telephone bill (fixed or mobile) less than 6 months
  • Notice of previous year's tax or non-tax (income tax, housing tax or property tax)
  • Rent receipt less than 6 months
  • Title or lease (lease)
  • Housing insurance certificate

Warning  

the proof of domicile must indicate your name and your first name, otherwise it may not be accepted. You will then be considered to be hosted by a third party.

You live with your parents

You must have all subsequent parts :

  • Copy of parent's ID
  • Copy of proof of the parent's domicile in his name (title of ownership, tax notice, gas, electricity, water or telephone bill...)
  • Attestation on honor, co-signed by you and the parent hosting you

Acknowledgement of accommodation

You are hosted by a third party

You must have all subsequent parts :

  • Copy of the host ID
  • Copy of proof of residence of the host in his name (title of ownership, tax notice, gas, electricity, water or telephone bill ...)
  • Attestation on the honor, co-signed by you and the host

Acknowledgement of accommodation

Please note

you will be considered to be hosted if you do not have proof of your name and first name.

You are homeless (or stable)

You have a local authority

You can have a certificate from the social action center of the services of the town hall, or from an association approved by the prefecture. This certificate must prove that you have made this choice of domicile.

You do not have a stable (fixed) home

You may have a certificate of residence establishing your link with a host organization listed on a list drawn up by the prefect of department.

Who shall I contact

You live at the hotel or in a campsite

You must have an invoice drawn up by the manager or owner of the hotel or campsite.

You live on a pleasure boat

You must have one of the following documents:

  • A certificate, issued by the harbor master's office, indicating that you own or lease a site permanently
  • Certificate of insurance for the vessel
  • Title or lease in progress of the vessel

You're a mariner or boatman

You must have the following 2 documents:

  • Certificate of domicile
  • Certificate of employment issued by the company operating the vessel (legal domicile established at the company's registered office)

You are a professional association or trade union

You must have one of the following documents:

  • Lease receipt on behalf of the association or union
  • Title of ownership in the name of the association or trade union
  • Gas, Electricity, Landline or Mobile Phone Bill less than 6 months on behalf of the association or trade union

You are a business or a legal, civil, industrial or commercial person

You must have one of the following documents:

  • Lease Receipt on Behalf of Company
  • Title of ownership in company name
  • Gas, Electricity, Landline or Mobile Phone Bill less than 6 months on behalf of the company
  • Kbis Extract

Who can help me?

Find who can answer your questions in your region

  • carte grise 34 00 - Information on the

    Carte grise National interactive voice server providing automated answers regarding the following:

    Carte grise If the user does not get the answer to his question about the taking of the vehicle or the driving license, he will be put in contact with an advisor of the National Agency for Secure Titles (ANTS).

    By telephone

    From the metropolis:

    34,00 (cost of a local call)

    From overseas:

    09 70 83 07 07

    From the foreigner:

    +33 9 70 83 07 07