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Algerian Ten-Year Certificate — Five Years on Private and Family Life Status

FranceLong-term residence

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What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

5 years of residence in France holding a 'vie privée et familiale' residence certificate, evidenced over the 5 years preceding the application (copies of the 5 certificates).

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Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

The residence certificate held must bear the mention 'vie privée et familiale'.

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What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

Application is filed at the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of residence; the first issue involves a compulsory OFII medical visit; the certificate is issued free of charge; it ceases to be valid after an absence from France of more than 3 consecutive years unless the administration agrees to extend the absence; renewal is requested online no earlier than 4 and no later than 2 months before the document expires and is free, but a late application (save force majeure or a valid visa) incurs a EUR 180 regularisation visa fee.

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