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EU, EEA or Swiss Self-Employed Residence

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

This residence right applies to an EEA-country citizen or a Swiss citizen seeking to settle in France for more than three months.

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  • This official page supports only the cited aspect of the question; unresolved details remain unconfirmed and independent review is pending.

Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

Salaried and self-employed professional activity are recognised as bases for residence, subject to the applicable conditions.

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What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

To enter France the person needs a valid identity document or passport and must not be a threat to public order. A residence card evidencing the right of residence is not compulsory, though it can be useful.

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Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

Spouse, children under 21 or dependent (and the spouse's), and dependent direct ascendants (and the spouse's) may join an EEA/Swiss citizen who has a right of residence as a worker, inactive person or student, except that a student cannot bring ascendants. Adult non-EU family members (or from 16 if they wish to work) must hold a residence card, requested within 3 months of entry.

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  • Broad rights of family members (e.g. work) are not spelled out in these passages.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

A permanent right of residence arises after five years of lawful and uninterrupted residence in France. The official source does not state the continuity, absence or loss rules.

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  • The applicable absence, continuity and loss rules remain unestablished by this passage.
  • https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F2651 content_text.txt:119
    lariée ou non salariée (sauf certains emplois publics et, sous conditions, certaines professions réglementées: titleContent). Demande de carte de séjour Vous n'êtes pas obligé de posséder un titre de séjour. Toutefois, vous avez le droit de demander une carte de séjour Citoyen UE/EEE/Suisse - Toutes activités professionnelles. Droit au séjour permanent Après 5 années de résidence légale et ininterrompue en France, vous obtenez un droit au séjour permanent. Vous pouvez prouver votre droit au séjour sur les 5 années précédentes par tout moyen (contrat de travail, attestation chômage, inscription au registre du commerce et des sociétés, etc.). Vous n'avez ensuite plus besoin de justifier les conditions de votre séjour (statut de travailleur ou non). Vous pouvez demeurer définitivement en France, à condition d

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