Which documents do I need?
All our document checklists by procedure: residence permits, naturalisation, family reunification, work, housing… View, download or print your list before your appointment.
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Residence permits (6)
Residence permit renewalGeneral and specific documents to renew your residence card.
First application – private and family lifeDocuments for a first "private and family life" residence permit application.
Employee residence permit – 3 yearsPersonal and specific documents (CERFA 15186*03, work permit…) for the employee permit.
Employee residence permit – 10 yearsFull list (27 items) for an application after 10 years in France.
Resident card (10 years)Tax notices, payslips, TEF B1, civic training… everything for the 10-year card.
DCEM – travel document for minorsDocuments for the travel document for a foreign minor (child).
Work (3)
Shortage occupation (métier en tension)Your documents, the employer’s, and proof of presence for a shortage-occupation application.
Work authorisationRequired if you change employer when renewing a 1- or 4-year employee card.
FormMandate form – work authorisationOfficial Interior Ministry form to print, fill in and have signed by the employer.
Family and marriage (3)
Family reunification (immigrant)Identity, translated certificates, income, job and housing to bring your family over.
Family reunification (refugees – OFPRA/OFII)Visa file for a refugee’s family: legalised certificates, nikah nama, photos, money-transfer proof.
Marriage – third-country documentsHusband’s and wife’s documents for a marriage in a third country.
Citizenship and refugees (2)
Housing and postal address (3)
DALO file (enforceable right to housing)Documents for a DALO claim: social-housing request, CERFA 15306*01, letter, housing photos.
FormProof of accommodation (template)Printable template, signed by the host and the hosted person.
AddressesPostal address (domiciliation) centres – Paris areaAssociations offering a postal address: Paris, Aubervilliers, Pantin, Nanterre, Sarcelles…
Other procedures (1)
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