France's new immigration policy allows you to apply for long-term residence after five years of residence.

# French Immigration # Introduce the new immigration policy in France, and you can apply for long-term residence after living for 5 years. For more information about French immigrants, please visit the French Immigration Channel.

From March 7th, 20 18, those who have reached the A2 level in French and have lived in France for five consecutive years legally can apply for the EU long-term residence card with the validity period of 10.

Once the applicant successfully obtains the EU permanent residence card réresident de longue durée-UE, he will become a permanent resident of France, allowing the cardholder to work in France and live in other EU countries (except Denmark, Britain and Ireland) for three months without a visa.

Note: If your EU long-term residence card is issued by other EU countries, you have no right to work in France.

Purpose and conditions of application

Foreigners from outside the European Union who have lived legally in France for at least five consecutive years, have a stable income, medical insurance and are better integrated into French society, can apply for a long-term residence card in the European Union.

1. Usually, it includes:

Delong visa;

Temporary visitor card;

Short-term or multi-year residence permit for family relations (excluding political asylum, judicial complaints and witnesses in criminal proceedings)

Short-term or multi-year employee residence (temporary pass/multi-year salary);

Short-term or multi-year residence permit for enterprises and freelancers (Carte de Sé jour Temporaire/Pluriannelle Entrepreneur/Profession Libé rale);

Carte de sé jour Pluriannelle passport talent;

Permanent residence permit (carte de résident, valid for 10 years or longer).

2. EU blue card holders

If the holder of the EU blue card wants to apply for long-term residence in France, he must prove that he has lived in an EU country for five years, of which he must live in France for two years before applying for long-term residence.

Similarly, the stay in the EU must be continuous, and a certain period of departure is allowed during the five-year period.

The EU blue card is an immigration status similar to the US green card. Unlike the green card, the blue card is not a permanent residence permit for foreign citizens, but a work visa without an entry visa. It is valid for two years and can be extended. After unemployment, you can still stay in the EU for half a year. Imitating the United States is an intermediate status close to the green card and the H- 1B visa.

Holding a blue card means that the cardholder has the right to work and live in the issuing country, and at the same time, holding a blue card can enter the 27 member States of the European Union without a visa.

3. Financial revenue status

Applicants are required to have a stable income source to meet their daily needs, and their personal income must at least meet the French minimum wage standard (SMIC, monthly pre-tax income 1.48027 euros). All other sources of personal income can be counted, except family allowances and subsidies.

4. Criteria for integration into France

To apply for long-term residence in France, the degree of integration of the applicant is also a measure, and its judgment criteria include:

Abide by the principles of the French Republic;

The degree of compliance with these principles;

Good French (applicants over 65 are not subject to this condition).

As for the level of French A2, it is one of the two French certificates issued by the French Ministry of Education, and its test questions are designed according to the European * * * same language reference frame (Drug Europé en commune de ré fé rence pour les langues-cecrl).

* * * There are six levels: DELF (A4, A2 and B 1, B2) and DALF (C 1, C2). Holders of DELF B2 or DALF certificates can directly enter French higher education without other language tests. These two certificates are permanently valid. DELF/DALF exams are held in France and more than 160 countries around the world.

In order to check the degree of integration of the applicant, the provincial government that accepts the application will investigate the local government where the applicant lives.

Application procedure

The applicant must submit an application to the local provincial government (la préfecture) or local government (la sous-préfecture) two months before the residence permit expires.

In some cases, applicants need to submit their applications by post. In any case, applicants are advised to log on to the website of the provincial government before going to the provincial government or the regional government, so as to know in advance that some regional governments have no acceptance authority.

If the application exceeds the deadline of 2 months in advance, a standardized visa fee of 180 euros will be required.

Documents to be provided

Personal passport

Valid residence permit

If a married person provides a marriage certificate.

If the applicant comes from a country that allows polygamy, he/she must declare that he/she is not polygamous.

If there are children, provide their birth certificates.

Proof of residence in the last 3 months (invoices for water, electricity, gas, etc.). )

Three identity photos

Relevant certificates of continuous residence in France for 5 years: school certificate, tax bill, etc.

Relevant proof of integration into France, such as the statement of adhering to the principles of the French Republic, and the confirmation of personal French level, such as DILF.

Medical insurance certificate: social security card and social security certificate (attitude D' guarantee-illness).

Remarks:

Relevant foreign language civil certificates must be translated into French by certified translators.

Applicants must have lived in France for five consecutive years and are allowed to leave France for up to six months. They cannot leave France for more than 65,438+00 months in five years.

If you are a refugee or political asylum seeker, the legal residence time of five years is counted from the date when the applicant submits the asylum application.

application expenses

Stamp duty (Timbres fiscaux) of 269 euros is required, including the tax of droit de timbre 19 euros and 250 euros.

At the time of application, if the applicant cannot provide a valid residence permit, an additional 9 euros will be paid.

Extension or application for permanent residence

After the expiration of 10 year, the EU long-term residence card can be renewed or applied for permanent residence. The application process of the former is similar to the above, but the required information is slightly different. The application for permanent residence will be introduced separately.

Refuse a visa

Under normal circumstances, if there is still no reply after submitting the application documents for 4 months, it may be a hint that the visa has been rejected. The provincial government will inform the applicant of the rejection result by letter.

If the visa is refused, it means that the applicant must leave France and return to his own country.

In this case, the applicant can file an administrative appeal within 2 months. There are two ways to appeal:

Submit an uncontroversial complaint to the provincial government.

Submit a performance complaint to the French Ministry of the Interior.

If the appeal is rejected, you can appeal to the French administrative court.