Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

A foreign national who has been authorised to reside in France on the basis of family reunification under the conditions laid down in Chapter IV of Title III, who has entered France legally and whose spouse holds a temporary residence permit, a multi-annual residence permit or a resident permit, will be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the words “vie privée et familiale” (private and family life) for a…

A foreign national who has been authorised to reside in France for the purposes of family reunification under the conditions laid down in Chapter IV of Title III and at least one of whose parents holds a temporary residence permit, a multi-annual residence permit or a resident permit shall be issued, within one year of his/her eighteenth birthday or between his/her sixteenth and eighteenth birthdays if he/she falls within the…

The spouse of a foreign national holding a resident card, who has been authorised to reside in France for family reunification purposes under the conditions laid down in Chapter IV of Title III and who can prove at least three years’ uninterrupted legal residence in France, will be issued with a ten-year resident card.The issue of this resident card is subject to compliance with the conditions of republican integration set…

In the event of a breakdown in cohabitation not resulting from the death of one of the spouses, the residence permit issued to the spouse of a foreign national may, for a period of three years following authorisation to reside in France for the purposes of family reunification, be withdrawn or refused renewal.Where the breakdown in cohabitation occurred prior to the application for the permit, the administrative authority shall refuse…

When a foreign national has been subjected to family or domestic violence and the cohabitation relationship has been broken off, the administrative authority may not withdraw the residence permit of the foreign national admitted for family reunification and will grant a renewal. In the event of violence committed after the spouse’s arrival in France but before the temporary residence permit was first issued, the spouse will be issued with a…

The residence permit of a foreign national who does not fall into the categories mentioned in articles L. 631-2, L. 631-3 and L. 631-4 may be withdrawn if the holder has brought in his or her spouse or children outside the family reunification procedure. The decision to withdraw the residence permit is taken after consultation with the residence permit commission provided for in article L. 432-14.

The conditions for the application of articles L. 423-17 and L. 423-19 are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.