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Article L435-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

A foreign national whose application for residence is based on humanitarian considerations or is justified on the basis of the exceptional grounds he or she has put forward may be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the words “employee”, “temporary worker” or “private and family life”, without the condition set out in article L. 412-1 being applicable.

When the administrative authority is considering refusing an application for exceptional admission to a residence permit made by a foreign national who can prove by any means that he/she has been habitually resident in France for more than ten years, it must submit this application to the residence permit commission provided for in article L. 432-14 for its opinion.

The procedures for applying this article are set out in article L. 432-14.
The procedures for applying this article are defined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.

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Article L435-1

L’étranger dont l’admission au séjour répond à des considérations humanitaires ou se justifie au regard des motifs exceptionnels qu’il fait valoir peut se voir délivrer une carte de séjour temporaire portant la mention ” salarié “, ” travailleur temporaire ” ou ” vie privée et familiale “, sans que soit opposable la condition prévue à l’article L. 412-1.


Lorsqu’elle envisage de refuser la demande d’admission exceptionnelle au séjour formée par un étranger qui justifie par tout moyen résider habituellement en France depuis plus de dix ans, l’autorité administrative est tenue de soumettre cette demande pour avis à la commission du titre de séjour prévue à l’article L. 432-14.


Les modalités d’application du présent article sont définies par décret en Conseil d’Etat.

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