Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

A temporary or multi-annual residence permit may, by a reasoned decision, be withdrawn from any foreign national whose presence in France constitutes a threat to public order.

If the foreign national ceases to fulfil one of the conditions required for the issue of the residence permit to which he or she is entitled, obstructs checks or fails to comply with summonses, the residence permit may be withdrawn from him or her by a reasoned decision. The decision to withdraw the permit may only be taken after the person concerned has been given the opportunity to present their…

A temporary or multi-annual residence permit may be withdrawn from a foreign national who has committed acts that expose him or her to one of the convictions provided for in articles 222-34 to 222-40, 224-1-A to 224-1-C, 225-4-1 to 225-4-4, 225-4-7, 225-5 to 225-11, 225-12-1 and 225-12-2, 225-12-5 to 225-12-7, 225-13 to 225-15, 7° of article 311-4 and articles 312-12-1 and 321-6-1 of the Criminal Code.

A temporary or multi-annual residence permit may be withdrawn from any employer, holder of such a permit, in breach of article L. 8251-1 of the Labour Code as well as from any foreigner who disregards the provisions of article L. 5221-5 of the same code or who carries out a self-employed activity without authorisation.

An employer who has been ordered to leave French territory as a result of the withdrawal, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 432-7, of his temporary or multi-annual residence permit may, within three years of this expulsion decision, be refused the right to work in France. .

The temporary residence permit bearing the wording “student” or “student-mobility programme” provided for in articles L. 422-1, L. 422-2 or L. 422-5, or the multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording “student” may be withdrawn from a foreign student who does not comply with the limit of 60% of the annual working time provided for in the same articles.

A resident card issued in disregard of the provisions of article L. 432-3 must be withdrawn.

Any employer holding a resident card may have it withdrawn if he has employed a foreign worker in breach of the provisions of article L. 8251-1 of the Labour Code.

If a foreign national who cannot be the subject of an expulsion decision pursuant to articles L. 631-2 or L. 631-3 is the holder of a residence permit this may be withdrawn if he/she is the subject of a final conviction on the basis of articles 433-3,433-4, the second to fourth paragraphs of article 433-5, the second paragraph of article 433-5-1 or article 433-6 of the Penal Code.