Chapter IV: RIGHT TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE

European Union citizens referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 234-1 may apply for a ten-year automatically renewable residence permit bearing the words “EU/EEA/Swiss citizen-Permanent residence-All professional activities”, which will be issued as soon as possible. Recognition of the right of residence is not conditional on holding this document.

Family members who are third-country nationals mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 234-1 apply for a residence permit bearing the words “Directive 2004/38/EC-Permanent residence-All professional activities” within the two-month period preceding expiry of the uninterrupted five-year period of legal residence.

The continuity of residence required to acquire the right of permanent residence is not affected by temporary absences not exceeding six months per year, nor by absences of a longer duration for the fulfilment of military obligations or by an absence of up to twelve consecutive months for an important reason, such as pregnancy, childbirth, serious illness, study, vocational training or secondment abroad for professional reasons.

European Union citizens mentioned in 1° of article L. 233-1 who cease their professional activity on French territory acquire a right to permanent residence before the end of the uninterrupted five-year period of residence provided for in article L. 234-1 in the following cases:1° They reach the age stipulated by the legislative or regulatory provisions in force to claim their rights to a retirement pension, provided that they have been…

Periods of involuntary unemployment duly recorded by the relevant employment service, periods of cessation of activity beyond the control of the person concerned and absence from work or cessation due to illness or accident are considered to be periods of employment. .

Whatever their nationality, family members residing with the European Union citizen referred to in 1° of article L. 233-1 acquire a right to permanent residence on French territory before the end of the uninterrupted five-year period of legal residence provided for in article L. 234-1 in the following cases:1° The worker himself benefits from the right to permanent residence pursuant to articles R. 234-4 and R. 234-5;2° The worker dies…