Section 3: Revocation of approval by the prefectoral authority

When a foreign national is authorised to reside in France under cover of a travel document bearing a visa required for stays not exceeding three months, this visa may be revoked by the prefectoral authority in the following cases:1° The foreigner who holds it carries out a gainful activity in France without having been duly authorised to do so;2° There is corroborating evidence leading to the presumption that the foreigner…

When a foreign national is authorised to stay in France under cover of a travel document bearing the required visa for a stay of more than three months and no more than one year, this visa may be revoked by the prefectoral authority in the following cases:1° There is corroborating evidence leading to the presumption that the foreigner obtained his visa fraudulently;2° There is corroborating evidence leading to the presumption…

The revocation of the visa is decided by the prefect of the département where the foreigner holding the visa is staying, or by the prefect of the département where the foreigner’s situation is monitored. The prefect who has pronounced the revocation shall, in the case of a short-stay visa, notify the Minister of Foreign Affairs without delay, and, in the case of a long-stay visa, the authority which issued the…