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Provisional Stay Authorisation for Volunteer

FranceCulture, faith and volunteering

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What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?

A volunteering mission in France of a social or humanitarian nature and of general interest, aiming to promote autonomy and protection of people, strengthen social cohesion and prevent exclusion, or carry out solidarity actions for disadvantaged or disaster-stricken people residing in France.

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What organisation, institution, religious body, charity, teacher or host must support the activity?

The mission must be carried out with a foundation or an association recognised as being of public utility, which must be approved (agrément) to call on volunteers.

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What proves the placement, role, affiliation, experience or cultural/religious/voluntary activity?

A volunteering contract signed before entering France, a copy of the host's approval decision, a letter committing to leave France at the end of the contract, and a long-stay visa.

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Can the person receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement? Can they undertake other work?

The host association or foundation must provide a certificate that it takes charge of the volunteer (attestation de prise en charge). The official source does not state whether an allowance, accommodation or meals are provided, or whether other work is permitted.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not specify allowance, accommodation or meals, nor whether other work is permitted.

How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?

The APS is issued for the same duration as the volunteering contract; the volunteer commits to leave France at the end of the mission. The APS must be requested within 1 month of arrival. The official source does not state change of host, family accompaniment or extension rules.

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Limits of the record
  • Change of host, family accompaniment and extension are not stated.

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

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