Chapter V: Residence permits on humanitarian grounds

A police or gendarmerie service that has evidence to suggest that a foreign national who is a victim of one of the offences constituting trafficking in human beings or pimping provided for and punishable under articles 225-4-1 to 225-4-6 and 225-5 to 225-10 of the Criminal Code, is likely to lodge a complaint against the perpetrators of this offence or to give evidence in criminal proceedings against a person prosecuted…

A foreign national to whom a police or gendarmerie service provides the information mentioned in article R. 425-1 and who chooses to benefit from the thirty-day reflection period provided for in the same article will be issued with a receipt of the same duration by the Prefect or, in Paris, by the Police Prefect, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 425-3. This period runs from the date of…

A receipt issued in connection with an application for a residence permit may be given to a foreign national who requests the cooling-off period provided for in article R. 425-1 and who is reported as such by a police or gendarmerie service.This document authorises its holder to work.

During the reflection period provided for in article R. 425-2, foreign nationals are entitled to work and to vocational training. They may also benefit from:1° The asylum seeker’s allowance provided for in Chapter III of Title V of Book V;2° Social support to help them access their rights and regain their independence, provided by one of the organisations mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 425-1;3° In the event…

A temporary residence permit bearing the words “private and family life” is issued by the territorially competent prefect to a foreign national who meets the conditions defined in article L. 425-1.

The “private and family life” temporary residence permit issued under the conditions provided for in article R. 425-5 may be withdrawn in the following cases: 1° Its holder has, on his or her own initiative, renewed links with the perpetrators of the offences mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 425-1; 2° The foreign national’s complaint or testimony is false or unfounded; 3° The presence of its holder constitutes…

The temporary residence permit bearing the wording “private and family life” issued under the conditions set out in article R. 425-5 entitles the holder to engage in professional activity and vocational training, in application of the provisions of article L. 425-1. The foreign national holding this card may also benefit from: 1° The opening of entitlement to social protection, under the conditions set out in article L. 160-1 of the…

A foreign national holding a temporary residence permit bearing the wording “private and family life” issued under the conditions set out in article R. 425-5 will benefit from access to the reception, accommodation, temporary housing and social monitoring facilities for disadvantaged people mentioned in 8° of I of article L. 312-1 and article L. 345-2 of the Code de l’Action Sociale et des Familles, and in particular the accommodation and…

A foreign national holding a temporary residence permit bearing the wording “private and family life” issued under the conditions set out in article R. 425-5 who wishes to return to his or her country of origin or travel to another country may benefit from the assisted return scheme financed by the French Office for Immigration and Integration. >.

Where the victim of the offences referred to in Article L. 425-1 is a minor, the police or gendarmerie service shall inform the public prosecutor, who shall determine the protective measures appropriate to the victim’s situation.