Section 2: Foreign national who is a parent of a French national

A foreign national who is the father or mother of a minor French child residing in France and who proves that he or she has effectively contributed to the child’s upkeep and education under the conditions set out in article 371-2 of the Civil Code, since the child’s birth or for at least two years, shall be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the wording “private and family life”…

For the issue of the residence permit provided for in article L. 423-7, when parentage is established with regard to a parent pursuant to article 316 of the Civil Code, the applicant, if he or she is not the author of the acknowledgement of paternity or maternity, must prove that the latter actually contributes to the upkeep and education of the child, under the conditions set out in article 371-2…

The French child’s coming of age does not prevent renewal of the residence permit provided for in article L. 423-7.

A foreign national who is the father or mother of a French child residing in France and who has held for at least three years the temporary residence permit provided for in article L. 423-7 or a multi-annual residence permit issued to foreign nationals mentioned in articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7 and L. 423-23, provided that they continue to meet the conditions for obtaining this residence permit, will be issued…

A foreign national who is a dependent parent of a French national and his/her spouse will be issued with a ten-year residence permit subject to production of the long-stay visa provided for in 1° of article L. 411-1 and regularity of residence.