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Article L422-5 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

A foreign student who is part of a European Union programme, a multilateral programme involving mobility measures in one or more European Union Member States or an agreement between at least two higher education establishments located in at least two European Union Member States will be issued with a temporary residence permit for a renewable period of up to one year, bearing the words “student-mobility programme”. The holder is authorised…

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Article L422-6 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Foreign students on a programme mentioned in article L. 422-5 who can prove that they have sufficient means of subsistence will be issued with a multi-annual residence permit marked “student-mobility programme”, subject to legal entry into France. The administrative authority may grant this residence permit without the condition set out in article L. 412-1 being applicable.

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Article L422-7 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Higher education institutions are responsible for the preventive health monitoring of foreign students.The conditions for applying this section, in particular with regard to the resources required, the conditions for enrolment in an educational institution and those relating to foreign nationals who have been admitted in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016, are specified by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.

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Article L422-10 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

A foreign national with health insurance who provides proof of either having held a temporary or multi-annual residence permit bearing the word “student” issued on the basis of articles L. 422-1, L. 422-2 or L. 422-6 and have obtained a diploma from a nationally accredited higher education establishment that is at least equivalent to a Master’s degree or that appears on a list established by decree, or have been the…

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Article L422-11 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

When a temporary residence permit bearing the words “seeking employment or setting up a business” is issued pursuant to 1° of article L. 422-10, its holder is authorised, during the period of validity of this permit, to seek and hold a job related to his/her training or research, with remuneration above a threshold set by decree and modulated, where applicable, according to the level of diploma concerned.

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Article L422-12 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

When the temporary residence permit bearing the wording “seeking employment or setting up a business” is issued pursuant to 2° of article L. 422-10, the interested party providing proof of the creation and viability of a business meeting the condition set out in the same 2° shall be issued, at the end of the one-year period, with the temporary residence permit bearing the wording “entrepreneur/liberal profession” provided for in Article…

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Article L422-13 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The family members of a foreign national who has been issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the wording “seeking employment or setting up a business”, as provided for in article L. 422-10, after having held a multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording “talent-researcher passport”, as provided for in article L. 421-14, are issued with a multiannual residence permit bearing the wording “talent passport (family)” for a period identical to…

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Article L422-14 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

A foreign national who has obtained, from a nationally accredited higher education establishment, a diploma at least equivalent to a master’s degree or from a list set by decree and who, on completion of his or her studies, has left French territory may be issued, within a maximum period of four years from the date on which the said diploma was obtained in France, with a temporary residence permit bearing…

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