Section 1: Refugees

A foreign national who has been recognised as a refugee under Book V will be issued with a ten-year residence permit. A foreign national who has been recognised as a refugee under Book V will be issued with a ten-year residence permit.

After submitting their application for a resident’s card, and while awaiting the issue of this card, the foreign national mentioned in article L. 424-1 has the right to exercise the profession of their choice under the conditions laid down in article L. 414-10.The conditions under which the foreign national is authorised to reside in France while awaiting the issue of the resident’s card are determined by decree in the Conseil…

The resident permit provided for in article L. 424-1, issued to a foreign national who has been recognised as a refugee, is also issued to:1° His or her spouse, partner with whom he or she is in a civil union or cohabiting partner, if he or she has been authorised to reside in France for the purposes of family reunification under the conditions provided for in articles L. 561-2 to…

The time limit for issuing the residence permit provided for in Article L. 424-1 after the decision to recognise refugee status by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons or the National Court of Asylum is set by decree in the Council of State. .

Foreign nationals holding the resident card provided for in article L. 424-1 may be issued with a resident card bearing the words “long-term resident-EU” for a period of ten years under the conditions provided for in article L. 426-17.

When refugee status is terminated by a final decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons or by a court decision, or when the foreign national renounces this status, the residence permit provided for in articles L. 424-1 and L. 424-3 is withdrawn.The administrative authority shall rule on the right of residence of the persons concerned on another basis within a period set by decree…

The administrative authority may not withdraw the resident card issued under 2° of article L. 424-3 when the community of life has been broken off due to domestic or family violence.

The residence permit bearing the wording “long-term resident-EU” issued pursuant to article L. 424-5 may be withdrawn from a foreign national who loses refugee status pursuant to F of article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the status of refugees, as well as in the event of fraudulent acquisition of this status.