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Long-Stay Visitor Residence

FranceLiving from your own income

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Is this aimed at retirees, pensioners, financially independent people, passive-income holders or another profile?

The visitor card is for a foreign national seeking to stay in France for more than three months as an inactive person.

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Which types of income/assets are accepted according to the official source?

Accepted resources can include the applicant’s pensions, annuities or property income, or resources provided by a family member.

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What income, savings or financial-resources threshold applies and how does family affect it where officially specified?

For a single person the stated minimum is EUR 1,477.93 net per month, assessed over one year. The official source does not state a family uplift.

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Can the holder work locally, run a business or perform other economic activity? What is the family position?

The visitor card does not permit work in France. The official source does not state the family position.

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How long is the status granted, what is required for renewal, what physical-presence obligations matter, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

The card is valid for up to one year and can be renewed. The official source does not state any physical-presence obligation or a longer-term residence direction.

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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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