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The penalty of disqualification from French territory that may be imposed on a foreigner guilty of a felony or misdemeanour is governed by the provisions of articles 131-30, 131-30-1 and 131-30-2 of the Criminal Code.

An application to lift an inadmissibility order may only be granted if the foreign national resides outside France. This condition does not apply:1° During the time when the foreign national is serving a firm prison sentence in France;2° When the foreign national is the subject of a house arrest decision taken pursuant to articles L. 731-3, L. 731-4 or L. 731-5.

Except in the case of a duly substantiated threat to public order, foreign nationals residing outside France who have been relieved of their French disqualification sentences or whose French disqualification sentences have been fully enforced or have become null and void are granted a visa to return to France, if, on the date the sentence was handed down, they fell within the categories mentioned in 1° to 4° of article…