Section 2: Retired foreign nationals

By way of derogation from article R. 431-3, foreign nationals residing outside France who are applying for the issue of a residence permit bearing the wording “retired person” provided for in article L. 426-8 or its renewal may submit their application to the French consular representation in their country of residence, which will forward their application to the territorially competent prefect.

By way of derogation from article R. 431-20, when the holder has already left France, the residence permit bearing the wording “retired person” provided for in article L. 426-8 is issued by the prefect of the département in which the foreign national declares that he or she wishes to reside, even temporarily, and, in Paris, by the police prefect.