Who can get a multi-year residence card (carte de séjour pluriannuelle) as a seasonal worker in France?

A non-European foreigner who comes to France for seasonal work of no more than 6 months in total per year can get a multi-year seasonal worker residence card (carte de séjour pluriannuelle travailleur saisonnier). The multi-year seasonal worker residence card is valid 3 years maximum. The multi-year seasonal worker residence card is renewable. A visa valid 3 months marked travailleur saisonnier is required for the multi-year seasonal worker residence card. A seasonal work contract of at least 3 months approved by the administration is required for the multi-year seasonal worker residence card.

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What steps do you take to get a multi-year residence card (carte de séjour pluriannuelle) as a seasonal worker in France?

Your employer must apply online for the work authorisation (autorisation de travail) before you enter France.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
Your employer must send the administration a letter that gives the reasons for your recruitment and describes the duties you will perform.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
Your employer's file must also include a copy of your passport or national identity document if you live abroad, proof of the searches made to recruit a candidate already on the job market, and proof of your qualifications and experience, for example copies of diplomas.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
The administration notifies the decision on the work authorisation to your employer, and if the answer is yes the work authorisation is sent to OFII, the immigration and integration office, and then to the competent French consulate.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You apply for your visa with the work authorisation (autorisation de travail) that your employer sent you, and the competent French consulate then gives you a 3-month visa marked travailleur saisonnier.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You apply online for the multi-year residence card (carte de séjour pluriannuelle) in the 2 months before the end date of your visa, using the ANEF online portal.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
When you file your card application online, you immediately receive a dematerialised proof of filing (attestation dématérialisée de dépôt).Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

Which documents do you provide to ask for a multi-year residence card (carte de séjour pluriannuelle) as a seasonal worker?

Which documents do you provide to renew a multi-year residence card (carte de séjour pluriannuelle) as a seasonal worker?

Can a seasonal worker bring family to France with the multi-year residence card (carte de séjour pluriannuelle)?

The multi-year residence card (carte de séjour pluriannuelle) for a seasonal worker does not allow you to ask for family reunification (regroupement familial) for your spouse or your children.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You pay 150 € for the multi-year residence card (carte de séjour pluriannuelle) for a seasonal worker, which is a 100 € tax plus a 50 € timbre fiscal tax stamp, and you pay with timbres fiscaux (tax stamps).Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
If you are Algerian, other rules apply to you for the multi-year residence card (carte de séjour pluriannuelle) for a seasonal worker.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You cannot apply for family reunification for your spouse and your children with the multi-year seasonal worker residence card. If the application for the multi-year seasonal worker residence card is accepted, you are summoned to the préfecture for delivery of the multi-year seasonal worker residence card. The préfecture or sous-préfecture of your domicile hands the multi-year seasonal worker residence card to you.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You cannot apply for family reunification for your spouse and your children with the multi-year seasonal worker residence card. If you file a late renewal application for the multi-year seasonal worker residence card, you must pay a visa de régularisation fee of 180 € in addition to the cost of the card, unless there is a case of force majeure or you present a valid visa.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

When must you apply for renewal?

You can request renewal of the multi-year seasonal worker residence card (carte de séjour pluriannuelle travailleur saisonnier) on the ANEF online portal. You can request renewal of the multi-year seasonal worker residence card at the earliest 4 months and at the latest 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (VLS-TS or residence permit).Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
You must request the multi-year seasonal worker residence card (carte de séjour pluriannuelle travailleur saisonnier) in the 2 months before the end date of your visa. The request for the multi-year seasonal worker residence card is made online.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

Renewal planner · the end date of your permit gives the filing window