Section 3: Travel documents

Travel documents issued pursuant to Articles L. 561-9, L. 561-10 or L. 561-11 include the information listed in B of II of Annex 3.

The travel documents referred to in article R. 561-5 are issued by the prefect of the département in which the foreign national usually resides or, where the foreign national resides in Paris, the police prefect.

The issue of a travel document implies the return of the travel document issued previously.

A foreign national applying for a travel document must submit the following documents in support of their application:1° The residence permit of which they are the holder;2° Two recent, perfectly resembling, head-on, bare-head photographs, size 3.5 cm × 4.5 cm;3° Proof of address or a declaration of domicile referred to in article R. 551-8.

When the application is made on behalf of a minor, the applicant must submit the following documents in support of his or her application:1° A document certifying the minor’s parentage;2° A document certifying his or her status as legal representative;3° Two recent and perfectly resembling 3.5 cm × 4.5 cm head-on photographs of the minor;4° Proof of address or a declaration of domicile as referred to in article R. 551-8;5°…

In addition to the cases of withdrawal provided for by law, the travel document may be withdrawn and must be returned by the foreign national when the holder no longer meets the conditions for its issue or in the event of acquiring French nationality.

The holder of the travel document is re-admitted to France upon presentation of the valid travel document.