France

Salaried employment under the Franco-Algerian residence regime

Fixed-employer temporary employment under the Franco-Algerian residence regime

Hospital training as an associate intern doctor or pharmacist

Short salaried employment under a French contract

Employment in France by a non-EU long-term resident of another EU state

Teaching a foreign language under an institutional exchange

ICT transfer to a French group entity as manager or expert

ICT training assignment in a French group entity

Short intra-group posting or recruitment in France

Intra-group assignment under temporary-worker status

Language-assistant work in a public primary or secondary school

Short medical observer placement in France

ICT mobility to France for more than 90 days

Short ICT mobility to France using an ICT permit from another EU state

Trainee ICT mobility requiring French temporary residence

Short trainee ICT mobility from another EU Member State

Long modelling work under an agreement with a licensed French agency

Short modelling work under an agreement with a licensed French agency

Long modelling work through direct employment

Short modelling work through direct employment

Practical hospital training under international cooperation

Posted service employment in France for more than 90 days

Temporary paid work in France while posted by a foreign service provider

Long paid professional internship in France

Short paid professional internship in France

Long-stay salaried employment under a permanent contract

Seasonal employment in France within the annual stay ceiling

Regulated medical employment in a French public hospital

Long-stay salaried employment under a fixed-term contract

Employment in France under a bilateral young-professional agreement

Direct investment in France with job creation or preservation

Self-employed commercial, craft, industrial or liberal activity under the Franco-Algerian regime

Creation or exercise of a viable commercial, industrial, craft or liberal activity

Self-employed activity in France by an EU long-term resident of another Member State

Self-employed medical practice after satisfying French professional authorisation requirements

Serious business-creation project backed by qualification or professional experience

Corporate-office appointment in a French company of the same group

Innovative economic project officially recognised by a public body

Research or university-level teaching under the Franco-Algerian regime

Qualified employment linked to an innovative company's research and development project

Intra-group mobility under a French employment contract

Highly qualified employment meeting the EU Blue Card requirements

French EU Blue Card after qualifying residence with a Blue Card in another EU state

Practice of an authorised medical, dental, midwifery or pharmacy profession

Significant and durable activity in France based on established national or international reputation

Highly qualified salaried work after a qualifying French higher-education award

Research or university-level teaching under an approved hosting agreement

Research in France under an EU mobility programme and approved hosting agreement

Study in France under the Franco-Algerian residence regime

Training placement in France under the Franco-Algerian residence regime

Study or vocational training in France by an EU long-term resident of another Member State

Higher-education study in France for more than three months

Higher-education study in France for no more than three months

Specialised medical or pharmacy training in France

School attendance in France by a minor for more than three months

School attendance in France by a minor for no more than three months

Entry for a higher-education entrance examination with possible post-success regularisation

Study in France under an EU or multilateral mobility programme

Curricular student internship in France for more than three months

Curricular student internship in France for no more than three months

One-year family residence for an adult Algerian child admitted through family reunification

One-year residence based on strong personal and family ties in France

One-year residence for an Algerian parent of a minor French child living in France

One-year family residence for an Algerian spouse admitted through family reunification

One-year family residence for an Algerian spouse of a French citizen

One-year family residence for the Algerian spouse of a scientific-permit holder

Ten-year residence for the adult child of an Algerian ten-year certificate holder admitted through family reunification

Ten-year residence for a qualifying Algerian child of a French citizen

Ten-year residence for a qualifying Algerian ascendant of a French citizen or spouse

Ten-year residence for an Algerian parent of a minor French child living in France

Ten-year residence for the spouse of an Algerian ten-year certificate holder admitted through family reunification

Residence for a qualifying family member joining a UK Withdrawal Agreement beneficiary

Family residence as a dependent parent or grandparent of a French citizen or their spouse

Short stay as a dependent parent or grandparent of a French citizen or their spouse

Residence as a dependant or household member of an EU citizen in the country of origin

Residence where serious health grounds strictly require personal care by an EU citizen

Residence as a dependent parent or direct ascendant of an EU citizen or spouse

Residence as a qualifying child or descendant of an EU citizen or spouse

Residence in France as the durable de facto partner of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen

Residence in France as the registered partner of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen

Residence in France as the spouse of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen exercising free movement

Temporary family residence for family already accompanying an EU long-term resident mover

Reunification of a minor child with a qualifying foreign-resident parent in France

Reunification with a qualifying foreign resident spouse in France

Long-stay family residence as a foreign child of a French citizen

Residence as a contributing parent of a minor French child living in France

Accompanying-family residence for an ICT employee or mobile ICT employee

Accompanying-family residence for an ICT trainee or mobile ICT trainee

Entry to France for a child adopted through an authorised intercountry adoption procedure

Residence of a parent whose minor EU child would otherwise be deprived of effective EU rights

Reunification of parents and qualifying minor siblings with a protected unaccompanied minor

Family reunification with a protected person in France as a qualifying child

Family reunification with a protected person in France as spouse or qualifying partner

Private-and-family-life residence where refusal would disproportionately interfere with family life

Family residence with a French spouse

Short visit to a French spouse

Simplified accompanying-family residence for spouse and children of a Talent permit holder

Private-and-family-life residence after entry as a minor through family reunification

Private-and-family-life residence for a qualifying young adult born and schooled in France

Private-and-family-life residence for a young adult entrusted to child welfare before age 16

Residence in France without work under the Franco-Algerian visitor regime

Residence in France for non-work and non-study purposes by an EU long-term resident mover

Residence in France for more than three months without professional activity

One-year residence for an Algerian young adult born, resident and schooled in France

One-year residence based on long habitual residence in France

Ten-year retired certificate for an Algerian former resident receiving a French basic pension

Ten-year residence after five years with an Algerian private-and-family-life certificate

Ten-year residence based on habitual residence in France since age ten

Ten-year residence for an Algerian recipient of a qualifying French industrial-injury or occupational-disease annuity

Ten-year residence based on more than ten years of regular residence in France

Ten-year residence for a qualifying Algerian spouse of a French citizen

Ten-year residence for a qualifying survivor of an Algerian death-annuity beneficiary

Ten-year residence after three years holding qualifying Algerian one-year certificates

EU long-term resident status using qualifying EU Blue Card residence accumulated across Member States

EU long-term resident status after five years of lawful uninterrupted residence in France

Twelve-month post-study status to seek qualifying work or create a related business

Permanent resident card available at renewal of a ten-year resident card

Return and temporary residence in France for a former worker receiving a French basic pension

Ten-year certificate for the Algerian spouse of a qualifying retired-certificate holder

Return and temporary residence in France as spouse of a qualifying retired foreign worker

Ten-year residence after qualifying family reunification with a resident-card holder

Ten-year residence based on qualifying military service or former-combatant status

Ten-year residence after qualifying private-and-family-life residence as parent of a French child

Ten-year residence after qualifying residence and marriage to a French citizen

Ten-year residence for a qualifying victim following final conviction of the perpetrator

Permanent Withdrawal Agreement residence after at least five years in France

Residence protected by the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement for a UK citizen established in France by the end of 2020

Long-term residence in France as a self-sufficient inactive or retired EU, EEA or Swiss citizen

For an EU, EEA or Swiss resident coming to France to seek employment and completing the applicable France Travail steps.

Long-term residence in France as an EU, EEA or Swiss self-employed person

Long-term residence in France as an EU, EEA or Swiss student

Long-term residence in France as an EU, EEA or Swiss employed worker

Permanent residence after qualifying continuous lawful residence under EU rules

Permanent residence for a non-EU family member after qualifying EU-law residence

Cultural travel with incidental work under a bilateral working-holiday agreement

Cultural and language exchange through a regulated au-pair placement

Artistic performance or literary/artistic authorship under the Franco-Algerian regime

Civic-service or association volunteering for more than twelve months under visitor status

Civic-service or association volunteering for no more than twelve months

Participation in the European Voluntary Service

Temporary residence for a volunteer under the statutory APS route

Professional artistic or cultural activity as performer or author

Business meetings, trade fairs, seminars or conferences without local employment

Facilitated entry for a qualifying non-EU family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen

Tourism or private visit in France for less than three months

Private stay exceeding three months with no extension or residence-card conversion

Application for international protection after registration in France

Discretionary request from abroad for an asylum visa to travel to France

Case-by-case exceptional admission to stay for humanitarian or exceptional grounds

Case-by-case exceptional admission to stay based on employment

Institutional selection and transfer to France through the refugee resettlement programme

Residence and work rights following recognition as a refugee

Private-and-family-life residence for a qualifying person facing forced marriage

Private-and-family-life residence for a qualifying victim of domestic violence

Private-and-family-life residence for a qualifying victim cooperating with criminal proceedings

Private-and-family-life residence for a qualifying victim of criminally unfit housing

Case-specific residence based on sustained solidarity activity in a community host organisation

Residence following formal recognition as a stateless person

Residence following a grant of subsidiary protection

Temporary protection under the EU emergency framework for qualifying displaced persons

International-protection procedure adapted for an unaccompanied minor

One-year residence for an Algerian habitual resident requiring treatment unavailable in Algeria

Temporary stay authorisation for an Algerian patient admitted for care without habitual residence in France

Temporary residence for a non-EU parent caring for a seriously ill minor child in France

Residence for a person living in France whose serious condition cannot be appropriately treated in the country of origin

Short stay in France for planned medical consultation or treatment

Airside transit through a French airport for a nationality requiring an airport-transit visa