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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

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…

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Article R431-9 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The issue or renewal of a residence permit to a foreign national is subject to the collection, when the application is submitted, of information concerning the foreign national which must be mentioned on the residence permit in accordance with the model provided for in article R. 431-1, as well as the taking of digitised images of the foreign national’s photograph and, unless physically impossible, the fingerprints of the foreign national’s…

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Article R431-10 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

A foreign national applying for the issue or renewal of a residence permit must submit the following in support of their application:1° Documents proving their civil status;2° Documents proving their nationality;3° Documents proving the civil status and nationality of their spouse, children and parents when applying for the issue or renewal of a residence permit for family reasons.The issue of the first receipt and the intervention of the decision relating…

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