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Article L311-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

To enter France, all foreign nationals must be in possession of:
1° Unless exempted from this obligation, the visas required by international conventions and by Article 6(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) ;
2° Subject to international conventions, and Article 6(1)(c) of the Schengen Borders Code, the proof of accommodation provided for in Article L. 313-1, if required, and other documents provided for by decree in the Conseil d’Etat relating to the purpose and conditions of their stay and their means of subsistence, the assumption of responsibility by an approved insurance operator for medical and hospital expenses, including social assistance, resulting from care they may incur in France, as well as guarantees for their repatriation;
3° Documents required for the exercise of a professional activity if they propose to exercise one.

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Article L311-1


Pour entrer en France, tout étranger doit être muni :
1° Sauf s’il est exempté de cette obligation, des visas exigés par les conventions internationales et par l’article 6, paragraphe 1, points a et b, du règlement (UE) 2016/399 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 9 mars 2016 concernant un code de l’Union relatif au régime de franchissement des frontières par les personnes (code frontières Schengen) ;
2° Sous réserve des conventions internationales, et de l’article 6, paragraphe 1, point c, du code frontières Schengen, du justificatif d’hébergement prévu à l’article L. 313-1, s’il est requis, et des autres documents prévus par décret en Conseil d’Etat relatifs à l’objet et aux conditions de son séjour et à ses moyens d’existence, à la prise en charge par un opérateur d’assurance agréé des dépenses médicales et hospitalières, y compris d’aide sociale, résultant de soins qu’il pourrait engager en France, ainsi qu’aux garanties de son rapatriement ;
3° Des documents nécessaires à l’exercice d’une activité professionnelle s’il se propose d’en exercer une.

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