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Article R312-9 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

When a foreign national is authorised to reside in France under cover of a travel document bearing a visa required for stays not exceeding three months, this visa may be revoked by the prefectoral authority in the following cases:
1° The foreigner who holds it carries out a gainful activity in France without having been duly authorised to do so;
2° There is corroborating evidence leading to the presumption that the foreigner obtained his or her visa fraudulently;
3° There is corroborating evidence leading to the presumption that the foreigner entered France in order to settle there or for purposes other than those which justified the issue of the visa;
4° The foreigner’s behaviour disturbs public order.

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Article R312-9


Lorsqu’un étranger est autorisé à séjourner en France sous couvert d’un titre de voyage revêtu d’un visa requis pour les séjours n’excédant pas trois mois, ce visa peut être abrogé par l’autorité préfectorale dans les cas suivants :
1° L’étranger qui en est titulaire exerce en France une activité lucrative sans y avoir été régulièrement autorisé ;
2° Il existe des indices concordants permettant de présumer que l’étranger a obtenu son visa frauduleusement ;
3° Il existe des indices concordants permettant de présumer que l’étranger est entré en France pour s’y établir ou à d’autres fins que celles qui ont justifié la délivrance du visa ;
4° Le comportement de l’étranger trouble l’ordre public.

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