Can a retired foreigner or their spouse get a carte de séjour retraité or a carte de séjour conjoint de retraité?

Yes, a foreigner who lived in France with a carte de résident, established habitual residence abroad and receives a pension from a French basic social security scheme can get a carte de séjour retraité. The spouse of a foreigner can get a carte de séjour conjoint de retraité if the spouse lived regularly with the foreigner in France. The carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité lets you enter France at any time for stays of up to 1 year without a visa. The carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité does not allow you to bring your family to France.

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If you apply in France for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité, what steps do you take?

1. If you apply in France for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité, file your application at the préfecture within the 2 months before the end date of your carte de résident.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
2. If you apply in France for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité, check the website of your préfecture. Some sous-préfectures do not allow the steps for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
3. If your application file for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité is complete, you receive the récépissé receipt while you wait for the préfecture's answer.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
4. If you apply in France for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité, pay 50 € with timbre fiscal tax stamps when your application is accepted or when the card is handed over.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

If you apply from abroad for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité, what steps do you take?

1. If you apply from abroad for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité, file your application with the French consular authorities in your country of residence.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
2. If you apply from abroad for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité, the consulate sends your application to the préfecture of the place where you want to establish your temporary residence in France.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
3. If you apply from abroad for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité, the carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité is sent to you through the consulate.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
4. If the préfet grants your application from abroad for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité, you can collect the card from the consular authorities.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
5. If you apply from abroad for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité, pay 50 € with timbre fiscal tax stamps when your application is accepted or when the card is handed over.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

If you renew a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité in France, what steps do you take?

1. If you renew a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité in France, file your application within the 2 months before the end date of your carte de retraité.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
2. If your renewal file for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité in France is complete, you receive the récépissé receipt while you wait for the préfecture's answer.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
3. If you renew a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité in France, pay 50 € with timbre fiscal tax stamps.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
4. If you file a renewal of a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité in France after the deadline, unless there is force majeure or you present a valid visa, you also pay a 180 € visa de régularisation fee.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

If you renew a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité from abroad, what steps do you take?

1. If you renew a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité from abroad, file your application with the French consular authorities in your country of residence.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
2. If you renew a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité from abroad, pay 50 € with timbre fiscal tax stamps.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

For an initial carte de séjour retraité application in France or abroad, which documents do you provide?

For an initial carte de séjour conjoint de retraité application in France or abroad, which documents do you provide?

When you renew a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité in France, which documents do you provide?

When you renew a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité from abroad, which documents do you provide?

What are the key rules for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité?

• A carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité lets you enter France at any time for stays of up to 1 year without a visa.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
• A carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité does not authorise you to work in France.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
• A carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité is valid for 10 years.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
• Renewal of a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité cannot be refused.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
• If your application for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité is refused, you can form an administrative appeal and/or a court appeal within 2 months of the refusal. A lawyer is not compulsory for the court appeal against a refusal of a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

When must you apply for renewal?

• If you apply in France for a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité, you must file your application at the préfecture within the 2 months before the end date of your carte de résident.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04
• If you renew a carte de séjour retraité or conjoint de retraité in France, you must file your application at the préfecture within the 2 months before the end date of your carte de retraité.Service-Public · Checked 2026-11-04

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