Residence permits: applications, waiting times and appeals
From filing on ANEF to receiving your permit, each stage follows different rules and timelines. These guides help you track your application, protect your rights and respond to delays or refusals.
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Residence permit fingerprints: which appointment to book?
Understand a French residence permit fingerprint notice, distinguish application and collection appointments and check the local office's required documents.
Read the articleCollecting your residence permit: timing, SMS, documents
Collecting your French residence permit after approval: the préfecture SMS, appointments, documents and tax stamp to bring, and how long the card waits.
Read the articleFrench nationality declaration: who, how, timelines
French nationality declaration: marriage, ascendant, born in France, minors. How it differs from naturalisation, the process, which court to use.
Read the articleUnaccompanied minor turning 18: the residence permit steps
Unaccompanied foreign minor (UAM) reaching adulthood: which residence permits are possible, when to apply, documents to gather, and what to do if refused.
Read the articleANEF, ANTS, France Titres: who handles what?
ANEF, ANTS, France Titres: these three names get mixed up. Here's who handles your residence permit, vehicle registration or ID card, and who to contact.
Read the articleRécépissé expired, file stuck on ANEF: what to do
Residence permit récépissé expired, or your ANEF file stuck? A step-by-step guide: who to contact, what proof to keep, and how to protect your right to stay.
Read the articleResidence permit appointments: observed delays by prefecture
Median days between a slot's detection and its appointment date by prefecture, over 90 days. Methodology and data, without estimating processing times.
Read the articleRenewing your residence permit: when to apply and what to do if it's delayed
How long before expiry should you file your residence permit renewal, and how to react if the préfecture is slow to respond.
Read the articleRécépissé (residence permit receipt): validity, rights, and renewal
What a récépissé for a residence permit application is for, what rights it grants, how long it's valid, and how to renew it.
Read the articleResidence permit refusal: administrative appeals, deadlines and how to contest
Residence permit refused in France? Learn how to file a recours gracieux or hiérarchique, the deadlines to contest, and what to do if you receive an OQTF.
Read the articleANEF: how to book an appointment and track your application
ANEF: how to book a préfecture appointment, track your residence permit application online, and react when the platform freezes or blocks your file.
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