Subsection 1: Travel documents issued to foreign minors

The movement document for foreign minors is issued by the prefect of the département in which the minor usually resides and, where the minor resides in Paris, by the police prefect, at the request of the person exercising parental authority or their authorised representative.The applicant must go to the département prefecture or sub-prefecture, or, in Paris, to the police prefecture, to apply for a movement document for foreign minors. However,…

A foreign national applying for the movement document for foreign minors provided for in Article L. 414-4 submits supporting documents in support of his/her application, the list of which is set by decree annexed to this code.

The movement document for foreign minors is drawn up in accordance with a model defined by order of the minister responsible for immigration.

The circulation document for foreign minors lapses in the following cases:1° When the time limits set out in 1° and 2° of article R. 431-5 have expired;2° When a residence permit is issued to the holder;3° When the holder acquires French nationality before coming of age.The circulation document for foreign minors that has lapsed or whose period of validity has expired must be returned by its holder to the prefect…