Foreign nationals admitted to reside in France for the first time or who enter France legally between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, and who wish to remain in the country for the long term, must commit to a personalised republican integration programme. The objectives of this programme are to ensure that the newly-arrived foreign national understands the values and principles of the Republic, learns the French language, integrates socially and professionally and gains access to independence.
Subject to the exceptions set out in article L. 413-5, foreign nationals who sign up to the personalised republican integration programme enter into a republican integration contract with the State in which they undertake to follow the training and support measures prescribed for them and to respect the values and principles of the Republic.