The multi-annual residence permit is valid for four years, except when it is issued:
1° To the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-11 ; in this case, its period of validity is equal to that of the employment contract, up to a maximum of four years;
2° A foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-22 ; in this case, its duration is equal to that remaining on the residence permit issued to the spouse or parent mentioned in articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 or L. 421-13 à L. 421-21;
3° To the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-26; in this case, its duration is equal to that of the temporary secondment up to a maximum of three years;
4° To the foreign national mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 421-27; in this case, its duration is equal to that of the planned assignment up to a maximum of three years;
5° To the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-28; in this case, its duration is equal to that remaining on the residence permit of the spouse or parent mentioned in article L. 421-26;
6° To the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-29; in this case, its duration is equal to that remaining on the residence permit of the spouse or parent mentioned in article L. 421-27;
7° To the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-34; in this case, its maximum duration is three years;
8° To foreign nationals mentioned in articles L. 422-1, L. 422-2 and L. 422-5; in this case, its duration is equal to that remaining in the course of study in which the student is enrolled, subject to the real and serious nature of the studies, assessed in the light of the information produced by the training establishments and by the person concerned, a repetition per course of study not in itself calling into question the serious nature of the studies;
9° To foreign nationals referred to in article L. 422-6; in this case, its duration is equal to that of the programme or agreement, which may not be less than two years;
10° To foreign nationals mentioned in articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7 and L. 423-23; in this case, its duration is two years;
11° To foreign nationals mentioned in article L. 425-9; in this case, its duration is equal to that of the care.