You must have a long-stay visa.

To get a 1^er certificate of residence, you must undergo a medical examination in France. This medical examination is carried out by a doctor of theOfii: titleContent (or approved by Ofii). He issues you a medical certificate.

Application for a certificate of residence

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence on the Internet:

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.

Documents to be provided

• Your long-stay visa
• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation (or full copy of birth certificate)
• Marriage certificate extract
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent with exceptions
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• Authorization for family reunification
• Certificate of residence of your spouse

• 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.

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

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

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

The issue of the card is free of charge.

If you are in an irregular situation, you must pay a visa fee to regularize your €200.

The residence certificate is valid for 1 year. It shall be renewable.

It allows you to work.

You must have a long-stay visa.

To get a 1^er certificate of residence, you must undergo a medical examination in France. This medical examination is carried out by a doctor of theOfii: titleContent (or approved by Ofii). He issues you a medical certificate.

Application for a certificate of residence

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence on the Internet:

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.

Documents to be provided

• Your long-stay visa
• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation (or full copy of birth certificate)
• If you are married: marriage certificate
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent with exceptions
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• Authorization for family reunification
• Your parent's residency certificate

• 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.

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

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

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

The issue of the card is free of charge.

If you are in an irregular situation, you must pay a visa fee to regularize your €200.

The residence certificate is valid for 1 year. It shall be renewable.

It allows you to work.

You must meet all of the following conditions:

• You must have entered France regularly (a short-stay visa is sufficient)
• Your spouse must have retained French nationality
• If your marriage was celebrated abroad, it must have been transcribed in advance on the French civil registry.

To get a 1^er certificate of residence, you must undergo a medical examination in France. This medical examination is carried out by a doctor of theOfii: titleContent (or approved by Ofii). He issues you a medical certificate. You must hand it over to the prefecture when submitting your file.

Certificate Request

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence on the Internet:

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.

Documents to be provided

• Your visa
• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation (or full copy of birth certificate)
• Marriage certificate extract
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent with exceptions
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• Proof of your spouse's French nationality

• 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.

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

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

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

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

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

If you are in an irregular situation, you must pay a visa fee to regularize your €200.

The residence certificate is valid for 1 year. It shall be renewable.

It allows you to work.

You must have entered France regularly (a short-stay visa is sufficient).

Certificate Request

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your residence.

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

Documents to be provided

• Your visa
• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation (or full copy of birth certificate)
• Marriage certificate extract
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• 3 identity photos
• Certificate of "scientific" residence of your spouse

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

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

While waiting for your case to be processed, you will receive a receipt.

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

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

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

If you are in an irregular situation, you must pay a visa fee to regularize your €200.

The residence certificate is valid for 1 year. It shall be renewable.

It allows you to work.

You must exercise, even partially, parental authority or effectively provide for your child.

If you have recognized your child after birth, you must support the child since birth or for at least 1 year on the date of your application for the certificate.

Certificate Request

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence on the Internet:

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.

Documents to be provided

• Your visa
• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation (or full copy of birth certificate)
• If you are married: marriage certificate
• Birth certificate extracts of your child(ren) with filiation
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• Proof of your child's residence in France
• Proof of your child's French nationality
• Proof of the exercise of parental authority over your child or of the actual contribution to his/her needs

• 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.

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

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

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

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

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

If you are in an irregular situation, you must pay a visa fee to regularize your €200.

The residence certificate is valid for 1 year. It shall be renewable.

It allows you to work.

You must apply for your certificate between the ages of 16 and 21.

Certificate Request

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence on the Internet:

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.

Documents to be provided

• Your visa
• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation (or full copy of birth certificate)
• If you are married: marriage certificate
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• Proof of continuous presence in France for at least 8 years
• Proof of education for at least 5 years in a French school, after the age of 10

• 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.

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

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

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

If you are in an irregular situation, you must pay a visa fee to regularize your €200.

The residence certificate is valid for 1 year. It shall be renewable.

It allows you to work.

You must meet the following 4 conditions:

• You must usually reside in France for at least 1 year
• You cannot receive appropriate treatment in Algeria
• Your condition requires medical attention without which your health would become critical
• You do not represent a threat to public order.

Certificate Request

You must submit your application on the Internet:

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.

Documents to be provided

• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation (or full copy of birth certificate)
• Proof of residence less than 6 months old
  
  • If the applicant lives in a hotel:
    
    • Hotel Attestation
    • Copy of last month's invoice
  
  
  • If the applicant is staying with an individual:
    
    • Attestation of the host dated and signed 
    • Copy of the national identity card or residence card of the host
    • Proof of residence of the host if the address entered on the national identity card or residence card is no longer up to date.

• Proof of your habitual residence in France for at least 1 year:
  
  • Endorsement
  • Receipt of application for a residence permit
  • Receipt of asylum application
  • Documents issued by a public administration (prefecture, social service, school)
  • Documents from a private institution (bank statements showing movements)
  • Unquestionable personal writing (letters, statements from relatives)

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

• 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.

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

Registration of the application

If you meet the conditions to apply for a residence certificate, the prefecture registers your application.

She then provides you with a medical file that you can find in your “personal” area:

• Medical certificate to be completed by your regular doctor (or hospital practitioner)
• Package leaflet that explains the procedure.

To whom should the medical certificate be sent?

You must send your folder to theOfii: titleContent.

How soon?

You must forward to theOfii: titleContent the medical certificate completed by your doctor within the1 month as soon as it is made available in your personal space.

How to forward the file?

You must send the documents by mail to the address of the hospital's medical serviceOfii: titleContent.

For evidentiary reasons, it is preferable to send the file by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt.

Report prepared by the Ofii Medical Officer

The hospital doctorOfii: titleContent may request, with your consent, additional medical information from the doctor who issued the medical certificate or from any other healthcare professional.

This additional information should be provided to the treating physicianOfii: titleContent within 15 days from the date of his request.

The hospital doctorOfii: titleContent can also call you for a medical examination (free of charge) if he deems it necessary and ask you for additional examinations (you have nothing to pay). You will need to show proof of identity.

The results of these examinations must be communicated to the hospital doctorOfii: titleContent within 15 days from the date of his request.

He then writes a report and forwards it to a college of physicians in AlbertaOfii: titleContent.

Provision of a certificate of extension of instruction

Once the medical report has been sent to this college of doctors, the prefecture will provide you in your “personal” space a certificate of extension of instruction of your application for a residence permit.

Ofii College of Physicians Medical Opinion

The medical college must give a medical opinion.

It may:

• Ask the doctor who completed the medical certificate or the doctor who wrote the report or any healthcare professional to provide any additional information within 15 days
• Hear you
• Examine yourself or ask for additional tests.

Additional information and examination results shall be submitted within 15 days of the request.

The medical college drafts a medical opinion and forwards it to the prefecture.

Decision of the Prefect

The opinion of the College of Physicians of theOfii: titleContent is a simple opinion. He doesn't bind the prefect.

The Prefect exercises his discretion to decide whether to grant or refuse the residence permit "private and family life" for care.

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

You must pay a stamp fee of €25 by tax stamps.

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

If you are in an irregular situation, you must pay a visa fee to regularize your €200.

The residence certificate is valid for 1 year. It shall be renewable.

It allows you to work.

You must prove your actual and continuous residence by all means.

To get a 1^er certificate of residence, you must undergo (with exceptions) a medical examination in France. This medical examination is carried out by a doctor of theOfii: titleContent (or approved by Ofii). He issues you a medical certificate. You must hand it over to the prefecture when submitting your file.

Certificate Request

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your residence.

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

Documents to be provided

• Your visa
• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation (or full copy of birth certificate)
• If you are married: marriage certificate
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent (with exceptions)
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• 3 identity photos
• Proof of your habitual residence for more than 10 years or 15 years if you stayed as a student

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

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

While waiting for your case to be processed, you will receive a receipt.

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

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

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

If you are in an irregular situation, you must pay a visa fee to regularize your €200.

The residence certificate is valid for 1 year. It shall be renewable.

It allows you to work.

Your ties in France must be such that the refusal to authorize your stay would carry disproportionate harm your right to privacy and family life (e.g. Civil partnerships: titleContent of a person legally resident in France).

Certificate Request

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your residence.

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

Documents to be provided

• Your visa
• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation (or full copy of birth certificate)
• If you are married: marriage certificate
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• 3 identity photos
• Proof of personal and family ties in France

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

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

While waiting for your case to be processed, you will receive a receipt.

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

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

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

If you are in an irregular situation, you must pay a visa fee to regularize your €200.

The residence certificate is valid for 1 year. It shall be renewable.

It allows you to work.

You must have a long-stay visa corresponding to the certificate entry you are requesting.

The application for work authorization is at the expense of your future employer.

The certificate of residence shall bear the endorsement salaried worker.

To get a 1^er certificate of residence, you must undergo (with exceptions) a medical examination in France. This medical examination is carried out by a doctor of theOfii: titleContent (or approved by Ofii). He issues you a medical certificate. You must hand it over to the prefecture when submitting your file.

Certificate Request

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your residence.

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

Documents to be provided

• Your long-stay visa
• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation or 1 full copy of birth certificate
• If you are married: marriage certificate
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent, with exceptions
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• 3 identity photos
• Work Authorization

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

While waiting for your case to be processed, you will receive a receipt.

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

• The 1^re issue of the residence certificate is free of charge.
• However, if it is issued in the case of a change of status, the certificate is payable. You have to pay €225 (tax of €200 + stamp duty €25) by tax stamps.

Your certificate is valid for a maximum of 1 year. It shall be renewable.

You must have a long-stay visa corresponding to the certificate entry you are requesting.

You must be registered in the national company register.

The certificate of residence shall bear the endorsement self-employed occupation.

To get a 1^er certificate of residence, you must undergo (with exceptions) a medical examination in France. This medical examination is carried out by a doctor of theOfii: titleContent (or approved by Ofii). He issues you a medical certificate. You must hand it over to the prefecture when submitting your file.

Certificate Request

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your residence.

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

Documents to be provided

• Your long-stay visa
• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation or 1 full copy of birth certificate
• If you are married: marriage certificate
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent, with exceptions
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• 3 identity photos
• Authorization to pursue a regulated profession or registration in the relevant order

• Proof of registration of the company in the National Register of companies or registration with a professional body or in the trade register, or membership of the social security scheme of self-employed persons

Search for proof of company registration

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

While waiting for your case to be processed, you will receive a receipt.

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

• The 1^re issue of the residence certificate is free of charge.
• However, if it is issued in the case of a change of status, the certificate is payable. You have to pay €225 (tax of €200 + stamp duty €25) by tax stamps.

Your certificate is valid for a maximum of 1 year. It shall be renewable.

You must have a long-stay visa corresponding to the certificate entry you are requesting.

Application for provisional work authorization is at the expense of your future employer.

The certificate of residence shall bear the endorsement temporary worker.

To get a 1^er certificate of residence, you must undergo (with exceptions) a medical examination in France. This medical examination is carried out by a doctor of theOfii: titleContent (or approved by Ofii). He issues you a medical certificate. You must hand it over to the prefecture when submitting your file.

Certificate Request

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your residence.

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

Documents to be provided

• Your long-stay visa
• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation or 1 full copy of birth certificate
• If you are married: marriage certificate
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent, with exceptions
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• 3 identity photos
• Work Authorization

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

While waiting for your case to be processed, you will receive a receipt.

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

• The 1^re issue of the residence certificate is free of charge.
• However, if it is issued in the case of a change of status, the certificate is payable. You have to pay €225 (tax of €200 + stamp duty €25) by tax stamps.

Your certificate is valid for a maximum of 1 year. It shall be renewable.

You must have a long-stay visa corresponding to the certificate entry you are requesting.

You must present a signed hosting agreement with a recognized research or higher education organization (public or private).

The certificate of residence shall bear the endorsement scientist.

To get a 1^er certificate of residence, you must undergo (with exceptions) a medical examination in France. This medical examination is carried out by a doctor of theOfii: titleContent (or approved by Ofii). He issues you a medical certificate. You must hand it over to the prefecture when submitting your file.

Certificate Request

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your residence.

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

Documents to be provided

• Your long-stay visa
• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation or 1 full copy of birth certificate
• If you are married: marriage certificate
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent, with exceptions
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• 3 identity photos
• Host agreement signed with a public or private body with a research or teaching mission

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

While waiting for your case to be processed, you will receive a receipt.

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

• The 1^re issue of the residence certificate is free of charge.
• However, if it is issued in the case of a change of status, the certificate is payable. You have to pay €225 (tax of €200 + stamp duty €25) by tax stamps.

Your certificate is valid for a maximum of 1 year. It shall be renewable.

You must have a long-stay visa corresponding to the certificate entry you are requesting.

You must have a contract of more than 3 months with a company or establishment whose main activity involves the creation or exploitation of a work of the mind.

The certificate of residence shall bear the endorsement artistic and cultural profession.

To get a 1^er certificate of residence, you must undergo (with exceptions) a medical examination in France. This medical examination is carried out by a doctor of theOfii: titleContent (or approved by Ofii). He issues you a medical certificate. You must hand it over to the prefecture when submitting your file.

Certificate Request

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence to the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your residence.

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

Documents to be provided

• Your long-stay visa
• Your passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation or 1 full copy of birth certificate
• If you are married: marriage certificate
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent, with exceptions
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• 3 identity photos
• If you are an employee, work authorization
• If you are not an employee, contract referred to by the Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

While waiting for your case to be processed, you will receive a receipt.

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

• The 1^re issue of the residence certificate is free of charge.
• However, if it is issued in the case of a change of status, the certificate is payable. You have to pay €225 (tax of €200 + stamp duty €25) by tax stamps.

Your certificate is valid for a maximum of 1 year. It shall be renewable.

You must have a long-stay visa "student" to come and study in France.

You must have sufficient means of subsistence (scholarships or other resources, at least €615 per month).

Where to apply?

You must apply for your residence certificate on the internet:

Apply for a student residence permit

Documents to be provided

• Long-stay visa
• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation (or full copy of birth certificate)
• If you are married: marriage certificate
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• Proof of sufficient means of subsistence: bank certificates of regular transfer or sufficient credit balance and, in the case of resources provided by a third party, an attestation on the honor of payment of the sums enabling the required amount to be reached, pay slips. Fellows must provide a certificate from the awarding organization indicating the amount and duration of the award
• Certificate of pre-enrollment or enrollment in a French educational institution

• 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.

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

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

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

The residence certificate is valid for 1 year. It shall be renewable.

It allows you to work to the maximum 50% the annual working time in the branch or profession concerned, provided that a work authorization.

You must have a long-stay visa "trainee" to come to France for an internship or training.

You must have sufficient means of subsistence (scholarships or other resources, at least €615 per month).

Certificate Request

You must apply for your certificate of residence at the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your residence.

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

Documents to be provided

• Long-stay visa
• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation (or full copy of birth certificate)
• If you are married: marriage certificate
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• 3 identity photos
• Proof of sufficient means of subsistence: bank certificates of regular transfer or sufficient credit balance and, in the case of resources provided by a third party, an attestation on the honor of payment of the sums enabling the required amount to be reached, pay slips. Fellows must provide a certificate from the awarding organization indicating the amount and duration of the award
• Certificate or traineeship agreement

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

Cost

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

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

You must have a long-stay visa.

You must have sufficient means of subsistence to support yourself during your stay.

With your residence permit visitor, you have the right to engage in a self-employed activity in France and not subject to special regulations.

To get a 1^er certificate of residence, you must undergo (with exceptions) a medical examination in France.

This medical examination is carried out by a doctor of theOfii: titleContent (or approved by Ofii) who issues you a medical certificate.

You must hand it over to the prefecture when submitting your file.

You must submit your application for a certificate of residence on the Internet.

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

Documents to be provided

• Long-stay visa
• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
• Extract of birth certificate with filiation (or full copy of birth certificate)
• If you are married: marriage certificate
• If you have children: Birth certificates of your children with filiation
• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent with exceptions
• Proof of residence less than 3 months old
• Declaration on the honor of non-polygamy in France
• Proof of sufficient means of subsistence up to an annual amount equal to €17,115.69 (bank certificates, guarantees of creditworthy persons, pension security for pensioners...). These documents must be translated into French.
• If taken over by a third party: documents proving sufficient resources of the guarantor (income tax notice, pay slips...) + certificate of financial assumption and identity card of the guarantor
• Certificate on the honor, handwritten, of not exercising any professional activity in France

• 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.

• Optional: signed copy of the contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic

Card Delivery

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

If the administration has not replied within 4 months, your card request is refused.

Cost

The 1^re issue of the residence certificate is free of charge.

The certificate visitor is valid for 1 year. It shall be renewable.