Title III: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

A foreign national who is not in one of the situations referred to in articles R. 426-4, R. 426-6 and R. 431-5 must submit their application for a residence permit within two months of entering France.

If the foreign national is already residing in France, his application must be submitted within the following time limits: 1° A foreign national who holds a residence document referred to in 2° to 8° of Article L. 411-1 applies for a residence permit between the one hundred and twentieth day and the sixtieth day prior to the expiry of this residence document when the application is for a residence permit…

Parrogation au 4° de l’article R. 431-5, l’étranger, titulaire d’une carte de séjour pluriannuelle, à l’exception de la carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention ” passeport talent ” prévue l’article L. 421-13, may, as soon as they meet the length-of-stay conditions and without waiting two months before the expiry of their permit, apply for the resident permit provided for in articles L. 423-6, L. 423-10, L. 423-11, L. 423-12,…

For the application of Article L. 431-2, applications for residence permits are submitted by the asylum seeker within two months. However, where an application is made for the residence permit referred to in article L. 425-9, this time limit is extended to three months.

A foreign national holding a residence document must, in the absence of an application for the issue of a new residence document six months after its expiry date, provide proof once again, in order to obtain a residence document, of the conditions required for entry into national territory when possession of a visa is required for the first issue of a residence document. The provisions of this article do not…