Residence card "private and family life" of a foreigner in France

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay in France. It allows you to work. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if the conditions are met

The conditions are different depending on the residence permit or visa you hold.

Step 2: Check the deadlines to complete the process

You must submit your application on the Internet no sooner than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title).

Step 3: Inquire about the tax stamp

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

If you entered without a long-stay visa, you must pay extra €200 of the right to an adjustment visa by tax stamps (of which €50 to be paid upon submission of the application and non-refundable in the event of refusal to issue the certificate).

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application. These documents vary depending on your situation.

To make your request via the internet, you must provide in digital all supporting documents presented below. These documents must be legible.

Personal information

Proof of legal entry or stay in France :

• Copy of the pages of your passport bearing the visa + the entry stamp
  or a copy of the passport bearing only the entry stamp
  or certificate of exemption from entry visa
  or valid residence permit 
  or declaration on the honor of lawful entry into the territory

Proof of nationality

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
  or consular attestation with photo
  or photo ID
  or consular card with photo
  or certificate of nationality under 6 months with photo

Civil status certificate

• Full copy of the birth certificate with the most recent entries, accompanied if necessary by the court decision ordering its transcription

Identity Photos

• e-photo : enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.

Home

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

Reasons for stay

• Proof of French nationality of your spouse(s): valid passport, valid national identity card or certificate of french nationality less than 6 months

• Full copy of the marriage certificate or transcript of the marriage certificate celebrated abroad

• Declaration on joint honor attesting to your common life plus all documents allowing to establish a community of life of at least 6 months in France (lease contract, EDF receipt, RIB: titleContent, etc.)

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

• If the common life was broken due to a death or domestic or family violence: death certificate, filing of a complaint, divorce judgment for misconduct, conviction of the spouse for violence

• Signed copy of a commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

Supporting documents to be submitted later

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

Step 5: Doing the online process

You must submit your application on the Internet, at the earliest 4 months and at the latest 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title).

The request can be made at the following website:

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

When you apply for a residence permit on the Internet, you immediately get a dematerialized certificate deposit.

Step 6: Receive the residence card once it is available

If your application is accepted, you are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

The residence card multiannual is valid 2 years.

Step 7: Challenge in case of refusal 

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of the following rights:

• Be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice
• To be heard with the assistance of an interpreter
• Possibly benefit during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if the conditions are met

If you are a partner of a Frenchman, you can obtain a residence card private and family life. You must prove all of the following:

• Conclusion of a Civil partnerships: titleContent
• Reality of the relationship with your partner
• Seniority of your life together in France (at least 1 year, with exceptions).

Step 2: Make an appointment

You must submit your card application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home 2 months before the expiry of your VLS-TS or residence permit.

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

Step 3: Inquire about the tax stamp

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

If you entered without a long-stay visa, you must pay extra €200 of the right to an adjustment visa by tax stamps (of which €50 to be paid upon submission of the application and non-refundable in the event of refusal to issue the certificate).

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application. These documents vary depending on your situation.

• Full copy of the birth certificate with the most recent entries, accompanied if necessary by the court decision ordering its transcription

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
  or consular attestation with photo
  or photo ID
  or consular card with photo
  or certificate of nationality under 6 months with photo

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• 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).
  If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

• Copy of Civil partnerships and certificate of non-dissolution of less than 3 months
• Copy of passport or national identity card of French past partner
• Proof by any means of the maintenance of certain and continuous relations with the French past partner
• Supporting documents for assessing the duration of habitual (continuous) residence in France

• Signed copy of a commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

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

Step 6: Receive the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: Challenge in case of refusal

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if the conditions are met

You can obtain the temporary residence card, even if you are in an irregular situation, if you meet all the following conditions:

• You are the father or mother of a minor French child residing in France
• You have effectively contributed to its maintenance and education since birth (or for at least 2 years)
• You don't live in a state of polygamy.

Step 2: Check the deadlines to complete the process

You must submit your application on the Internet, at the earliest 4 months and at the latest 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title).

Step 3: Inquire about the tax stamp

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

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application. These documents vary depending on your situation.

To make your request via the internet, you must provide in digital all supporting documents presented below. These documents must be legible.

Personal information

Proof of legal entry or stay in France :

• Copy of the pages of your passport bearing the visa + the entry stamp
  or a copy of the passport bearing only the entry stamp
  or certificate of exemption from entry visa
  or valid residence permit 
  or declaration on the honor of lawful entry into the territory

Civil status certificate

• Full copy of the birth certificate with the most recent entries, accompanied if necessary by the court decision ordering its transcription

Proof of nationality

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
  or consular attestation with photo
  or photo ID
  or consular card with photo
  or certificate of nationality under 6 months with photo

Identity Photos

• e-photo : enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.

Home

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• Signed copy of a commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

Reasons for stay

French child

• Full copy of the birth certificate of the French child including the parentage

• Proof of French nationality of the child: valid passport, valid national identity card or certificate of French nationality under 6 months

• Proof of the child's residence in France (proof by all means): certificate of schooling or nursery, for example.

Parent of a French child: effective participation in the maintenance and upbringing of the child

• Proof by any means of your contribution to the maintenance and education of your child since birth or for at least 2 years: payment of a pension, proof of purchases intended for the child (food, clothes, toys, etc.), attestations (accommodation, school follow-up, etc.), proof of the real emotional connection (interest in the child's development, knowledge of his environment, real emotional presence, testimonies, etc.)

In case of recognition of filiation by the French parent

• If filiation with regard to the French parent results from a recognition of filiation:
  
  • Proof that the French parent has actually contributed to the maintenance and education of the child since birth or for at least 2 years (payment of a pension, purchases intended for the child, food or clothing, leisure, educational, leisure, toys, toys), regular accommodation, interest in the child's schooling, actual emotional presence, testimonies, etc.
  • Otherwise: decision of the court judge ordering the French parent to fulfill his obligations towards the child.

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

Step 5: Doing the online process

You must submit your application on the Internet, at the earliest 4 months and at the latest 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title).

The request can be made at the following website:

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

When you apply for a residence permit on the Internet, you immediately get a dematerialized certificate deposit.

Step 6: Receive the residence card once it is available

If your application is accepted, you are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: Challenge in case of refusal 

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of the following rights:

• Be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice
• To be heard with the assistance of an interpreter
• Possibly benefit during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:

Step 1: Check if the conditions are met

The conditions are different depending on the residence permit or visa you hold:

Step 2: Make an appointment

You must submit your card application to the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your home, 2 months before the expiry of your residence permit.

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

Step 3: Inquire about the tax stamp

You must pay:

• Spouse and child of EU long-term resident in another Member State: €225 (stamp duty of €25 and €200) by tax stamps
• Right to privacy and family life: €225 (stamp duty of €25 and €200) by tax stamps
• Regularization visa €200 (of which €50 to be paid upon submission of the application and non-refundable in the event of refusal to issue the certificate).

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application. These documents vary depending on your situation.

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

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

Step 6: Receive the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The end date of the temporary residence card issued to you is the same as the end date of the residence card issued to your EU long-term resident spouse or parent.

Step 7: Challenge in case of refusal

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of the following rights:

• Be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice
• To be heard with the assistance of an interpreter
• Possibly benefit during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if the conditions are met

If you are a young adult who entered France as a minor, in the context of family reunification, you can request a residence card "private and family life", subject to conditions.

You must have entered France as a minor, as part of family reunification. You get a private and family life card from the age of 18 (or 16 if you want to work).

Step 2: Check the deadlines to complete the process

You must submit your application on the Internet, at the earliest 4 months and at the latest 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title).

Step 3: Inquire about the tax stamp

You have to pay €75 by tax stamps.

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application.

• Long-stay family reunification visa

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
  or consular attestation with photo
  or photo ID
  or consular card with photo
  or certificate of nationality under 6 months with photo

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• e-photo : enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Decision authorizing family reunification

• Temporary residence card, multi-year residence card or residence card of the parent you are joining

• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

• Signed copy of a commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

Step 5: Doing the online process

You must submit your application on the Internet, at the earliest 4 months and at the latest 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title).

The request can be made at the following website:

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

When you apply for a residence permit on the Internet, you immediately get a dematerialized certificate deposit.

Step 6: Receive the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: Challenge in case of refusal

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of the following rights:

• Be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice
• To be heard with the assistance of an interpreter
• Possibly benefit during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:

If you are a young adult who entered France as a minor, except for family reunification, you can apply for a residence card private and family life, subject to conditions.

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if the conditions are met

You are affected if you are in one of the following situations:

• You entered France or Mayotte (excluding family reunification) before your 13th birthday and usually reside there since that age with your father or mother who holds a residence permit
• You are Tunisian and you entered France before your 10th birthday
• You have been entrusted to the service ofAse: titleContent not later than 16 years of age (under certain conditions)
• You were born in France and have resided there for at least 8 years continuously and have, after the age of 10, followed a minimum education of 5 years in a French school
• You accompany one of your parents who holds a EU long-term resident from another EU country
• You accompany one of your parents, holder of a multi-year residence card talent passport
• One of your parents was granted stateless status
• One of your parents has been granted subsidiary protection.

Step 2: Check the deadlines to complete the process

The approach is different depending on your situation:

Step 3: Inquire about the tax stamp

You must pay:

• €225 (stamp duty of €25 and €200) by tax stamps
• Social Assistance for Children 1 asks: €25.

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application. These documents vary depending on your situation.

To make your request via the internet, you must provide in digital all supporting documents presented below. These documents must be legible.

Common documents

Personal information

Civil status certificate

• Full copy of the birth certificate with the most recent entries, accompanied if necessary by the court decision ordering its transcription

Proof of nationality

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
  or consular attestation with photo
  or photo ID
  or consular card with photo
  or certificate of nationality under 6 months with photo

Home

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

Identity Photos

• 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).
  If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

• Signed copy of a commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

Justification to be submitted later

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

Documents specific to the title applied for

Foreigner who entered France before the age of 13 and has lived there ever since

• Proof of habitual residence in France from the age of 13 at the most (from the age of 10 for the Tunisian minor): enrollment in a school, school slips, administrative documents
• Proof of residence in France of one or more parents since the child was 13 years old (since the age of 10 for the Tunisian minor): any proof (one per semester)
• Residence document of one of the parents in Mayotte since the child was 13 years old

Foreigner entrusted toAse: titleContent before age 16

• Investment decisionAse: titleContent

• Proof of employment or vocational training: enrollment in a school, employment or apprenticeship contract, certificate from the person responsible for the training center
• Proof of the actual and serious nature of the follow-up of the training (transcript of notes, attendance certificate)
• Nature of the family links remaining in the country of origin: any documentary evidence, including death records of family members abroad, loss of parental authority of parents remaining in the country of origin, etc.
• Insertion in the French business: certification of the host organization (home or host family)

Foreigner born in France

• Proof of continued presence in France of at least 8 years: at least one document for each year from a public administration (social service, school, etc.)
• Proof of attendance, after the age of 10, of at least 5 years of schooling in a French establishment: school certificates
• Medical certificate issued by the OFII to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security

Foreigner accompanying one of his parents who holds a EU long-term resident from another EU country

• Residence card issued by France to your parent who holds the status of "long-term resident - EU" in another Member State of the European Union and who has been admitted as such to stay in France (or certificate of application for this residence card in case of simultaneous arrival)
• Residence card issued by another EU Member State with the words "long-term resident - EU" to your parent
• Proof of your legal residence, in the Member State which granted the status of long-term resident - EU to your parent (residence card or favorable decision on family reunification taken by the competent authority of the other EU Member State)
• Health insurance certificate: health insurance card or health insurance certificate

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

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

Step 6: Receive the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: Challenge in case of refusal 

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of the following rights:

• Be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice
• To be heard with the assistance of an interpreter
• Possibly benefit during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if the conditions are met

You are affected if you meet the following 2 conditions:

• Accident at work You receive an annuity from a French organization
• Your permanent disability rate is at least 20%.

Step 2: Make an appointment

You must submit your card application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home, 2 months before the expiry of your residence permit.

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

Step 3: Inquire about the tax stamp

You have to pay €75 (stamp duty of €25 and €50) by tax stamps.

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application:

• Full copy of the birth certificate with the most recent entries, accompanied if necessary by the court decision ordering its transcription

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• 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).
  If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Proof of a rate of permanent physical invalidity equal to or greater than 20%
• Accident at work Proof of payment of a pension for an occupational disease or an occupational disease paid by a French body: certificate issued by the French body (CPAM: titleContent, etc.) paying the annuity

• Signed copy of a commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

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

Step 6: Receive the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: Challenge in case of refusal 

If you meet the conditions for issuing the residence card, the prefect must enter the committee on residence permits for advice, in case he plans to refuse to issue you the card.

To be heard by the Commission, you receive a notice by mail at least 15 days before its meeting date.

You are informed of the following rights:

• Be assisted by a lawyer or any person of your choice
• To be heard with the assistance of an interpreter
• Possibly benefit during this procedure from legal aid.

You can explain the reasons and circumstances of your application for a residence permit.

You also have the right to request that the mayor of your municipality of residence (or his representative) be present and heard.

If you do not have a residence card or if your card is out of date, a temporary residence document is provided.

Your explanations shall be forwarded to the Prefect with the reasoned opinion of the Committee on the Residence Permit. The opinion of the committee is also sent to you.

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:

You usually reside in France and your medical condition requires exceptional medical care.

You can obtain a temporary residence card private and family life for care if you fill in the whole the following conditions:

• You are a foreigner (except a national) European)
• You usually reside in France
• Your condition requires medical attention without which your health would become critical
• You cannot access the right treatment in your country of origin
• You do not represent a threat to public order

You have to follow a specific procedure.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if the conditions are met

You are affected if you are in one of the following situations:

Step 2: Check the deadlines to complete the process

You must submit your application on the Internet or at the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your domicile, at the earliest 4 months and at the latest 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title).

Depending on your situation, you will need to do a different approach:

Step 3: Inquire about the tax stamp

The issue of the residence card "private and family life" is free.

There is no tax stamp to buy.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application. These documents vary depending on your situation:

Step 5: Make the move

Depending on your situation, the approach to follow is different.

Step 6: Receive the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: Challenge in case of refusal 

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you received a response from the prefecture.

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if the conditions are met

You are affected if you are greeted by a community host organization and solidarity activities . You must justify 3 years of continuous operation within the latter. You must also justify the real and serious nature of your activity and your social, professional and linguistic integration projects.

Step 2: Make an appointment

You must submit your card application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home, 2 months before the expiry of your residence permit.

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

Step 3: Inquire about the tax stamp

You have to pay €225.

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application:

• Full copy of the birth certificate with the most recent entries, accompanied if necessary by the court decision ordering its transcription

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
  or consular attestation with photo
  or photo ID
  or consular card with photo
  or certificate of nationality under 6 months with photo

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• 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).
  If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

• Documents proving 3 years of uninterrupted activity in one or more organizations approved for the reception, accommodation or accommodation of persons in difficulty (certificates of presence, statements of contributions)
• Proof of the real and serious nature of the activity and integration projects (diplomas, training certificates, attendance certificates, certificates of volunteers, etc.)
• Report prepared by the head of the host organization (at the date of application) mentioning the approval and specifying the following:
  
  • Nature of the missions carried out, their hourly volume, the duration of activity
  • The real and serious nature of the activity
  • Prospects for integration with particular regard to language level
  • Acquired skills
  • Professional project
  • Elements concerning your private and family life.

• Signed copy of a commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

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

Step 6: Receive the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: Challenge in case of refusal 

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:

The residence card private and family life allows you to stay and work in France. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.

Step 1: Check if the conditions are met

You are affected if you have humanitarian or exceptional grounds:

• Duration of presence in France
• Prior employment
• Professional qualification
• Documents relating to services rendered in the cultural, sporting, associative, civic or economic field.

Step 2: Make an appointment

You must submit your card application to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home, 2 months before the expiry of your residence permit.

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

Step 3: Inquire about the tax stamp

You have to pay €225.

You will need to provide proof of payment when you hand over the card.

You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or at a tobacco office.

Step 4: Prepare documents to be provided

You must prepare documents to complete your application.

• Full copy of the birth certificate with the most recent entries, accompanied if necessary by the court decision ordering its transcription

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
  or consular attestation with photo
  or photo ID
  or consular card with photo
  or certificate of nationality under 6 months with photo

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• 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).
  If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Declaration on the honor of no polygamy in France if you are married and are a national of a country that allows it

• Justification for assessing humanitarian considerations or exceptional grounds (e.g. special humanitarian circumstances, length of stay in France, previous employment, professional qualification, documents relating to services rendered in the cultural, sporting, associative, civic or economic field, etc.)

• Signed copy of a commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

Step 5: Go to the appointment

You must attend the appointment in person.

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

Step 6: Receive the residence card once it is available

You are informed by the prefecture that your title is available.

The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your residence (depending on the place where your application is filed).

In most prefectures, you have to make an appointment.

Find out more on the website of the prefecture.

The residence card temporary is valid 1 year.

Step 7: Challenge in case of refusal

The time limits for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture: