How do you get a long-stay visa (visa de long séjour) or a temporary residence card (carte de séjour temporaire) as a foreign trainee (stagiaire) in France?

To obtain the long-stay visa valid as a residence permit (VLS-TS), mention stagiaire, a non-European foreigner must apply to the competent French authorities in the country of residence. The VLS-TS mention stagiaire requires coming to France for more than 3 months for professional training or an internship in a company or a public or private non-profit hospital. The VLS-TS mention stagiaire exempts the foreigner from applying for a carte de séjour. If the internship is extended, the foreigner must apply for a carte de séjour at the préfecture. If the internship is less than 3 months, the foreigner must apply for a short-stay visa.

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What are the steps to get a long-stay visa or temporary residence card for a company internship in France?

For a company internship, you must do the internship under a convention de stage (internship agreement) concluded between you, the training institution abroad and your host company in France.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a company internship, unless you are Canadian, the host company must have the convention de stage validated by the administration at least 2 months before the internship starts, or 1 month before for a European or intergovernmental cooperation programme. For a company internship, the convention de stage validation request is sent by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt to the préfecture or online.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a company internship, you must apply to the competent French authorities in your country of residence for a long-stay visa (visa de long séjour) valid as a residence permit (titre de séjour) with the stagiaire mention. For a company internship, the long-stay visa valid as a residence permit exempts you from applying for a residence permit card (carte de séjour).Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a renewed company internship, the host company must have an avenant to your initial convention de stage validated by the administration.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a company internship, if the avenant to your initial convention de stage is validated, you must pay 150 € with timbre fiscal tax stamps. For a company internship, if the avenant to your initial convention de stage is validated, you must apply for a temporary residence card (carte de séjour temporaire) with the stagiaire mention at the préfecture or sous-préfecture of your home.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

What are the steps to get a long-stay visa or temporary residence card for a continuing-training internship in France?

For continuing training, you must do the internship under a convention de stage (internship agreement) concluded between you, your employer abroad and the continuing vocational training organization in France or the company with which your employer has commercial relations.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For continuing training, unless you are Canadian, the training organization in France must have the convention de stage validated by the administration at least 2 months before the internship starts.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For continuing training, you must apply to the competent French authorities in your country of residence for a long-stay visa (visa de long séjour) valid as a residence permit (titre de séjour) with the stagiaire mention. For continuing training, the long-stay visa valid as a residence permit exempts you from applying for a residence permit card (carte de séjour).Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a renewed continuing-training internship, the training organization or the company with which your employer has commercial relations must have an avenant to your initial convention de stage validated by the administration.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For continuing training, if the avenant to your initial convention de stage is validated, you must pay 150 € with timbre fiscal tax stamps. For continuing training, if the avenant to your initial convention de stage is validated, you must apply for a temporary residence card (carte de séjour temporaire) with the stagiaire mention at the préfecture or sous-préfecture of your home.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

What are the steps to get a long-stay visa or temporary residence card for a hospital internship in France?

For a hospital internship, you must do the internship under a convention de stage (internship agreement) concluded between you, the host hospital and the organization party to the health cooperation agreement and, if different, the organization that pays you.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a hospital internship, unless you are Canadian, the host hospital must have the convention de stage validated by the administration at least 2 months before the internship starts.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a hospital internship, you must apply to the competent French authorities in your country of residence for a long-stay visa (visa de long séjour) valid as a residence permit (titre de séjour) with the stagiaire mention. For a hospital internship, the long-stay visa valid as a residence permit exempts you from applying for a residence permit card (carte de séjour).Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a renewed hospital internship, the host hospital must have an avenant to your initial convention de stage validated by the administration.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a hospital internship, if the avenant to your initial convention de stage is validated, you must pay 150 € with timbre fiscal tax stamps. For a hospital internship, if the avenant to your initial convention de stage is validated, you must apply for a temporary residence card (carte de séjour temporaire) with the stagiaire mention at the préfecture or sous-préfecture of your home.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

Which documents do you provide for a long-stay visa or temporary residence card as a foreign trainee in a company in France?

For a company internship, you must provide a valid passport for the long-stay visa application. For a company internship, you must provide the passport pages showing civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a company internship, you provide a tripartite convention de stage (internship agreement) validated by the administration and signed by you, the training institution or employer abroad and your host company in France.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a company internship, you provide proof of your resources for the long-stay visa application and for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a company internship, you provide proof of accommodation in France for the long-stay visa application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a company internship, you must provide your long-stay visa arriving at the end of validity for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a company internship, you provide proof of address (justificatif de domicile) less than 6 months old for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a company internship, you provide proof of payment of the timbre fiscal tax stamp fee, to hand over when the card is issued.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a company internship, you must provide the initial convention de stage and the avenant to the initial convention de stage for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a company internship, you must provide 3 photos for the temporary residence card application. For a company internship, if the application is made online, you must give the e-photo code provided by the photographer or approved booth.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

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Which documents do you provide for a long-stay visa or temporary residence card as a foreign trainee in continuing training in France?

For continuing training, you must provide a valid passport for the long-stay visa application. For continuing training, you must provide the passport pages showing civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For continuing training, you provide a tripartite convention de stage (internship agreement) validated by the administration and signed by you, the training institution or employer abroad and your training organization in France or the company with which your employer has commercial relations.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For continuing training, you provide proof of your resources for the long-stay visa application and for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For continuing training, you provide proof of accommodation in France for the long-stay visa application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For continuing training, you must provide your long-stay visa arriving at the end of validity for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For continuing training, you provide proof of address (justificatif de domicile) less than 6 months old for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For continuing training, you provide proof of payment of the timbre fiscal tax stamp fee, to hand over when the card is issued.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For continuing training, you must provide the initial convention de stage and the avenant to the initial convention de stage for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For continuing training, you must provide 3 photos for the temporary residence card application. For continuing training, if the application is made online, you must give the e-photo code provided by the photographer or approved booth.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

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Which documents do you provide for a long-stay visa or temporary residence card as a foreign trainee in a public or non-profit hospital in France?

For a hospital internship, you must provide a valid passport for the long-stay visa application. For a hospital internship, you must provide the passport pages showing civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a hospital internship, you provide a tripartite convention de stage (internship agreement) validated by the administration and signed by you, the training institution or employer abroad and your host health establishment in France.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a hospital internship, you provide proof of your resources for the long-stay visa application and for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a hospital internship, you provide proof of accommodation in France for the long-stay visa application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a hospital internship, you must provide your long-stay visa arriving at the end of validity for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a hospital internship, you provide proof of address (justificatif de domicile) less than 6 months old for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a hospital internship, you provide proof of payment of the timbre fiscal tax stamp fee, to hand over when the card is issued.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a hospital internship, you must provide the initial convention de stage and the avenant to the initial convention de stage for the temporary residence card application.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a hospital internship, you provide 3 photos; if the application is made online, you give the e-photo code provided by the photographer or approved booth.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

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What resources does a foreign trainee in a company need to live in France under a long-stay visa or temporary residence card?

For a company internship, you need at least 615 € per month of resources to live in France during your stay.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For continuing training, you need at least 1 867,02 € per month of resources to live in France during your stay.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
For a hospital internship, your resources must at least equal the gratification you will receive.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
If the administration does not answer within 30 days, or within 15 days when the internship is under a European or intergovernmental cooperation programme, the request to validate the convention de stage is refused.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
If your internship is less than 3 months, you must request a short-stay visa.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04