Residence permit application receipt (récépissé de demande de titre de séjour)

If you are a foreign national applying for a residence permit (titre de séjour), you receive a temporary receipt (récépissé) when your application at the préfecture or sous-préfecture is complete. It lets you stay legally in France while your application is examined and, in some cases, work. Ask your préfecture or sous-préfecture how to renew it.

Steps

1. Submit your complete residence permit (titre de séjour) application to the préfecture or sous-préfecture where you live to receive the récépissé receipt.
2. When your récépissé receipt is nearing its end date, ask your préfecture or sous-préfecture how to request its renewal.

Key facts

• For your initial residence permit (titre de séjour) application, your récépissé receipt is valid for 4 or 6 months.
• For your initial application, your récépissé receipt can exceptionally be renewed for up to 3 months.
• For a renewal or duplicate residence card, your récépissé receipt is valid for 3 months, starting the day after your card expires.
• If you apply through the ANEF online portal, you receive an attestation.
• Your récépissé receipt may allow you to work, depending on your situation.