01What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?
A permanent-resident card may be issued when renewing a ten-year resident card, or requested when renewing an EU long-term-resident card.
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What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?
The permanent resident card is offered systematically to a holder who has already obtained two consecutive resident cards; it is also issued at renewal to resident-card holders over 60 (unless they request an EU long-term resident card).
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Limits of the record- The source states the requirement as a number of consecutive cards, not as years.
- https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F11201
La carte de résident permanent vous est systématiquement proposée si vous avez déjà obtenu 2 cartes de résident consécutives.
La carte de résident permanent vous est délivrée si vous avez plus de 60 ans et demandez le renouvellement de votre carte de résident, sauf si vous souhaitez demander la délivrance d'une carte de résident de longue durée-UE.
Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count towards the qualifying period.
What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?
The applicant must provide a sworn statement that they have not stayed more than 3 consecutive years outside France in the last 10 years.
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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 permanent-resident card is valid for ten years and is renewable, subject to continued satisfaction of the original conditions. The official source does not state how the card is applied for or the rules on loss of status.
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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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