Section 1: Foreign nationals married to French nationals

A foreign national married to a French national will be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the wording “private and family life” for a period of one year if the following conditions are met: 1° Community of life has not ceased since the date of marriage; >and 2° The spouse has retained French nationality; > 3° Where the marriage was celebrated abroad, it was previously transcribed onto French civil…

A foreign national who has entered France legally and is married to a French national with whom he/she can prove that they have lived together effectively for six months in France will be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the words “vie privée et familiale” (“private and family life”) for a period of one year. The condition set out in article L. 412-1 does not apply. The condition set…

When the breakdown of the marital relationship or the breakdown of the cohabitation is established during the period of validity of the residence permit provided for in articles L. 423-1 or L. 423-2, the latter may be withdrawn.The renewal of the permit is subject to the maintenance of the marital relationship and the cohabitation with the spouse, who must have retained French nationality.

The breakdown of the marriage bond is not enforceable where it results from the death of the spouse. The same applies to a breakdown in cohabitation.

The break-up of the relationship is not enforceable when it is attributable to family or domestic violence or when the foreign national has been subjected to polygamy. In the event of a breakdown in cohabitation attributable to family or domestic violence suffered after the arrival in France of the foreign spouse, but before the first issue of the temporary residence permit, the foreign spouse will be issued with the residence…

A foreign national who has been married to a French national for at least three years will be issued with a ten-year residence permit provided that he or she has been legally resident in France for three years and that the spouses have not ceased living together since the marriage, that the spouse has retained French nationality and, where the marriage was celebrated abroad, that it was previously transcribed into…