Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Subject to France’s international commitments and the exceptions provided for in Articles L. 412-2 and L. 412-3, the first issue of a temporary residence permit or a multi-annual residence permit is subject to the foreign national producing the long-stay visa referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-1.

Parrogation à l’article L. 412-1 l’étranger est exempté de la production du visa de long séjour mentionné au même article pour la première délivrance des cartes de séjour suivantes: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording “mobile ICT trainee” provided for in article L. 421-31; 2° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording “private and family life” provided for in articles L. 423-7, L. 423-13, L. 423-21, L. 423-22,…

As an exception to article L. 412-1, the administrative authority may, without requiring production of the long-stay visa mentioned in the same article, grant the following residence permits: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording “student” provided for in article L. 422-1; 2° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording “trainee” provided for in article L. 426-23; 3° The multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording “student-mobility programme” provided for…

When the diplomatic or consular authority has issued the long-stay visa provided for in 2° of article L. 411-1 conferring on its holder the rights attached to the multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording “talent passport” provided for in articles L. 421-9, L. 421-10, L. 421-13 or L. 421-16 to L. 421-21, the multi-annual residence permit bearing the words “talent-researcher passport” or “talent-researcher passport-mobility programme” provided for in article L….