Home / Paperwork / Permanent resident card (carte de résident permanent) Permanent resident card (carte de résident permanent) You can request a permanent resident card when your current resident card is expiring. It lets you continue living in France and allows you to work. Apply through the ANEF online portal between 4 and 2 months before your current residence document expires.
Civic exam You must pass the civic exam (examen civique), unless you are over 65 or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot take it.
Practise the civic exam
French level You must prove French at level B1 or above, unless you are over 65 or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot take the French test.
Steps Apply through the ANEF online portal between 4 and 2 months before your residence document expires. Pay 350 € using timbre fiscal tax stamps. Collect your card from the préfecture or sous-préfecture for your home address, depending on where you applied, and present your proof of payment. Documents to bring If you currently hold a 10-year resident card (carte de résident) Provide a full birth certificate (acte de naissance) with the latest annotations, unless you already hold a residence card; include the court decision ordering its transcription if necessary. Provide your passport pages showing your identity, validity dates, entry stamps and visas. Instead of your passport, you may provide a consular certificate with your photo. Instead of your passport, you may provide an identity card with your photo. Instead of your passport, you may provide a consular card with your photo. Instead of your passport, you may provide a nationality certificate less than 6 months old with your photo. Provide a justificatif de domicile (proof of address) less than 6 months old. Enter your e-photo code, supplied on the photo sheet by the photographer or approved photo booth. If you are married and a national of a country that permits polygamy, provide a sworn statement that you do not practise polygamy in France. Provide a diploma or certification proving French at level B1 or above, unless you are over 65 or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot take the French test. Provide proof that you passed the civic exam (examen civique), unless you are over 65 or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot take it. Provide your signed commitment to respect the principles of the Republic. Provide a sworn statement that you have not stayed outside France for more than 3 consecutive years during the last 10 years. Provide proof of payment of the stamp duty when you collect your card. No document ticked yet Untick all
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If you currently hold an EU long-term resident card Provide a full birth certificate (acte de naissance) with the latest annotations, unless you already hold a residence card; include the court decision ordering its transcription if necessary. Provide your passport pages showing your identity, validity dates, entry stamps and visas. Instead of your passport, you may provide a consular certificate with your photo. Instead of your passport, you may provide an identity card with your photo. Instead of your passport, you may provide a consular card with your photo. Instead of your passport, you may provide a nationality certificate less than 6 months old with your photo. Provide a justificatif de domicile (proof of address) less than 6 months old. Enter your e-photo code, supplied on the photo sheet by the photographer or approved photo booth. If you are married and a national of a country that permits polygamy, provide a sworn statement that you do not practise polygamy in France. Provide a diploma or certification proving French at level B1 or above, unless you are over 65 or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot take the French test. Provide proof that you passed the civic exam (examen civique), unless you are over 65 or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot take it. Provide your signed commitment to respect the principles of the Republic. Provide proof of payment of the stamp duty when you collect your card. No document ticked yet Untick all
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Key facts Your permanent resident card is valid for 10 years and can be renewed if you demonstrate that you still meet the original conditions. You pay 350 €: a 300 € tax and 50 € stamp duty. If you apply late, you pay an additional regularisation visa fee of 180 €, unless there is force majeure or you present a valid visa. If you are Algerian, this permanent card does not apply to you; you are covered by the residence certificate (certificat de résidence). You must not pose a threat to public order and must meet the conditions for integration into French society. When to renew Apply online between 4 and 2 months before your current residence document expires. Renewal planner · the end date of your permit gives the filing window
