In accordance with article R. 237-1, the provisions of articles D. 414-1, R. 414-2, D. 414-3 and D. 414-4 with the exception of 1° are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II.
The Minister responsible for reception and integration designs the information on life in France and related rights and duties mentioned in Article L. 413-1. This information is accessible by dematerialised means.
The foreign national referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 413-2 commits to a personalised republican integration programme. To this end, they sign the republican integration contract provided for in the second paragraph of the same article, by which they undertake to respect the principles and values of French society and the Republic and to follow seriously and assiduously the training and support measures prescribed for them.
The Republican Integration Contract, together with a translation into a language that the person concerned understands, is presented to the foreign national by the French Immigration and Integration Office during a personalised interview. Following this interview, it is signed by the foreign national and, where applicable, by his or her legal representative who has been legally admitted to reside in France. It is also signed by the Prefect who granted…
The republican integration contract is concluded for a period of one year.This contract is respected as long as the training courses it provides for have been followed assiduously and seriously and the foreign national has not shown any rejection of the essential values of French society and the Republic. Where the prescribed language training lasts for more than one year, the Prefect will assess compliance with the attendance and seriousness…
For the application of the last paragraph of article L. 413-5 if the foreign national has completed his or her education in a French secondary school abroad the latter must be on the list provided for by article R. 451-2 of the Education Code and the interested party must present a certificate drawn up by the head of the school.
Aforeign nationals who have not signed up to this scheme when they are first admitted for residence may sign the Republican Integration Contract at a later date, as provided for in article L. 413-4, provided that they are legally resident in France and subject to the exceptions provided for in article R. 413-7. Where applicable, the contract is also signed by the foreign national’s legal representative.
Article R. 413-6 does not apply when the foreign national resides in France under the following residence permits: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording “temporary worker” provided for in article L. 421-3; 2° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording “student” provided for in articles L. 422-1 or L. 422-2; 3° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording “student-mobility programme” provided for in article L. 422-5; 4° The…
The personalised interview referred to in article R. 413-3 is designed to inform foreign nationals, with regard to their settlement plans, of the territorial range of services available to facilitate, in particular, their professional integration and their reception and integration conditions pursuant to 3° and 4° of article L. 413-3 and to assess their French language skills under the conditions set out in article R. 413-9.
During the personalised interview mentioned in article R. 413-3, the Office français de l’immigration et de l’intégration assesses the foreign national’s language training needs using a test of oral and written knowledge of the French language. This test is set by an order of the Minister responsible for reception and integration on the basis of the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages as adopted by the…
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