Family reunification (réunification familiale)

If you have refugee status, subsidiary protection or recognised stateless status in France and hold a residence permit (titre de séjour), your partner and children may join you under certain conditions. Your family must apply for a long-stay visa (visa de long séjour) at the French embassy or consulate responsible for their country of residence.

Steps

You have refugee status or subsidiary protection

Your family must check France-Visas for the list of documents to provide.
Your family must apply for a long-stay visa (visa de long séjour) at the French embassy or consulate responsible for their country of residence.
Your family must apply online for a residence permit (titre de séjour) through the ANEF online portal, between 4 and 2 months before their visa expires.

You have recognised stateless status

Your family must check France-Visas for the list of documents to provide.
Your family must apply for a long-stay visa (visa de long séjour) at the French embassy or consulate responsible for their country of residence.
Check your préfecture’s website: some sous-préfectures cannot handle this application.
Your family must apply for a residence permit (titre de séjour) at the préfecture or sous-préfecture for your home address, no later than 2 months before their visa expires.

Documents to bring

Your family must provide civil status records proving their identity and their family relationship with you.
If civil status records are unavailable, your family must provide evidence of possession d’état showing the family relationship.
If civil status records are unavailable, your family must provide documents drawn up or authenticated by Ofpra.

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Key facts

If you have refugee status or subsidiary protection, your family members must have been declared to Ofpra when you applied for protection, and your family ties must predate your asylum application.
If you are stateless, your family members must have been declared to Ofpra when you applied for stateless status, and your family ties must predate that application.
If you are a refugee, your family receives a 10-year resident card (carte de résident) allowing work in France without the employer requesting work authorisation (autorisation de travail).
If you have subsidiary protection, your family receives a card valid for 4 years allowing work in France without the employer requesting work authorisation (autorisation de travail).
If you are stateless, your family receives a card valid for 4 years allowing work in France without the employer requesting work authorisation (autorisation de travail).

When to renew

If you have refugee status or subsidiary protection, your family must apply online for a residence permit (titre de séjour) between 4 and 2 months before their visa expires.
If you are stateless, your family must apply at the préfecture or sous-préfecture for your home address no later than 2 months before their visa expires.

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