Moving to France with an EU residence permit (titre de séjour européen)

If you are a non-European foreign national living legally in another European Union country, you can move to France under certain conditions. The steps depend on your residence permit (titre de séjour) and your status in that country. You may need a long-stay visa (visa de long séjour) to enter France before requesting a residence permit.

Steps

You hold an EU Blue Card

If you already hold an EU Blue Card and have lived in another EU country for at least 1 year, apply for the talent – EU Blue Card residence card within the month following your entry into France.

You have EU long-term resident status

Apply for a residence card within 3 months of entering France, unless you are a cross-border service provider or an employee posted by a service provider for a cross-border service.
Meet the conditions for the residence permit (titre de séjour) you request; if you are an employee, this includes having permission to work in France.

You have EU long-term resident status and your family is joining you

If your spouse and children lived with you in your previous European country, the adult family members must apply for a temporary residence card (carte de séjour temporaire) marked “vie privée et familiale” within 3 months of entering France.
If your family did not live with you in your previous European country, apply for family reunification (regroupement familial) in France.

You are in another situation

Apply for a long-stay visa (visa de long séjour), for more than 3 months, to enter France and request a residence permit (titre de séjour) to settle there. You need this visa even if your current permit is permanent or unlimited.

Documents to bring

You have EU long-term resident status

Proof of stable and sufficient resources to live in France, including with your family if applicable.
Proof of health insurance.

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Key facts

If you hold an EU long-term resident permit, you can enter and settle in France without requesting a long-stay visa (visa de long séjour) for more than 3 months.
As an EU long-term resident, your resources must be at least 1 867,02 € gross per month if you do not own your home or have free accommodation.