Article R431-8 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum
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…