Section 3: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another EU Member State and family members

Provided they apply within three months of entering France, the spouse of a foreign national holding long-term EU resident status in another EU Member State and a temporary residence permit issued under article L. 426-11 will be issued with a temporary residence permit marked “private and family life” if they can prove that they have resided legally with the long-term EU resident in the other Member State, have stable and…

The residence permit provided for in article L. 426-12 is also issued, when the child reaches the age of eighteen, to the child, who entered France as a minor, of a foreign national holding long-term resident – EU status in another European Union Member State and a temporary residence permit issued pursuant to article L. 426-11, provided that they apply within three months of their eighteenth birthday or if they…

For the application of articles L. 426-12 and L. 426-13, all the applicant’s own resources and, where applicable, those of his or her spouse or parent, are taken into account, independently of the family benefits and allowances provided for in article L. 262-1 of the Social Action and Family Code, article L. 815-1 of the Social Security Code and articles L. 5423-1, L. 5423-2 and L. 5423-3 of the Employment…

The expiry date of the temporary residence permit issued under the conditions defined in articles L. 426-12 and L. 426-13 may not be later than that of the temporary residence permit issued, pursuant to article L. 426-11, to a foreign national holding long-term resident – EU status in another European Union Member State.

The conditions for the application of this section are specified by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.