Residence permit document in France
The residence permit of France is a document that allows it holder to legally reside in France. Depending on its type and the reason, upon which it has been issued, it may also allow or prohibit other activities, such as conducting business.
Residence permit types
The France's government issues the following types of residence permits:
- Temporary residence permit bearing specific wording which varies according to the reasons for the authorised stay, locally also known as:
- Carte de séjour temporaire comportant une mention particulière qui varie selon le motif du séjour autorisé
- Multi-annual residence permit, valid for a maximum of four years, locally also known as:
- Carte de séjour pluriannuelle, d'une durée de validité maximale de 4 ans
- Residence permit bearing the word 'retired', locally also known as:
- Carte de séjour portant la mention 'retraité'
- Resident card, locally also known as:
- Carte de résident
- Resident's card bearing the words 'long-term EC resident', locally also known as:
- Carte de résident portant la mention 'résident de longue durée-CE'
- Resident's card issued to Andorran nationals, locally also known as:
- Carte de résident délivrée aux ressortissants andorrans
- Residence certificate for Algerian nationals, locally also known as:
- Certificat de résidence d'Algérien
- Residence permit issued to family members (family members can also be third-country nationals) of citizens of the EU and nationals of the EEA/Switzerland, locally also known as:
- Carte de séjour délivrée aux membres de famille (les membres de famille peuvent être des ressortissants de pays tiers) des citoyens de l'Union européenne, des ressortissants des États parties à l'Espace économique européen et des ressortissants suisses
- List of persons participating in a school trip within the European Union, locally also known as:
- Liste des personnes participant à un voyage scolaire à l'intérieur de l'Union européenne
- Temporary resident permit - Monaco, locally also known as:
- Carte de séjour de résident temporaire de Monaco
- Ordinary resident permit - Monaco, locally also known as:
- Carte de séjour de résident ordinaire de Monaco
- Privileged resident permit - Monaco, locally also known as:
- Carte de séjour de résident privilégié de Monaco
- Residence permit for the spouse of a person of Monegasque nationality, locally also known as:
- Carte de séjour de conjoint de ressortissant monégasque
- special residence permits, locally also known as:
- Titres de séjour spéciaux
- Temporary authorisation to stay (with variations for voluntary community service workers, students looking for work, and parents accompanying minors), locally also known as:
- Autorisation provisoire de séjour
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