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EU Long-Term Resident Status — EU Blue Card Aggregation

FranceLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

A Blue Card holder who has held the card in France for at least two years may request the EU long-term-resident card.

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

The Blue Card route combines at least two years in France with a Blue Card and at least three earlier qualifying years in France or another EU country.

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

Prior residence counts if held in France or another EU country with an EU Blue Card, a national permit for highly qualified employment, a 'researcher' permit, or a permit for refugees or subsidiary-protection beneficiaries. Part of the 5 years may be spent in another EU member state, but the 2 years immediately before the application must be in France.

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  • https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F17359
    avec une des cartes de séjour suivantes : Carte bleue européenne Carte de séjour nationale délivrée aux étrangers occupant un emploi hautement qualifié Carte de séjour « chercheur » Carte de séjour délivrée aux étrangers bénéficiaires du statut de réfugié ou de la protection subsidiaire.
  • https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F17359
    Si vous avez une carte bleue européenne : une partie de ces 5 ans peut avoir lieu sur le territoire d'un autre pays membre de l'Union européenne. Néanmoins, vous devez avoir effectué les 2 années de séjour précédant la demande de délivrance de la carte de résident en France

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

Residence in the EU must have been uninterrupted; absences during the 5 years are allowed provided none lasts more than 12 consecutive months and they total no more than 18 months over the 5-year period.

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

The EU long-term-resident card is valid for 10 years and renewable. The official source does not state the other conditions, how the card is applied for or the retention or loss rules.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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