Residence for Seriously Ill Foreign Resident

FranceMedical treatment

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What medical treatment/purpose does the route cover and which applicant role does it address: patient, donor or another medical purpose?

This route is a temporary 'vie privée et familiale' residence card for medical treatment ('pour soins'), addressed to the patient: a foreign national habitually residing in France whose condition requires medical care without which their health would become critical, and who cannot access appropriate treatment in their country of origin.

See recorded sources

https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F17164
Vous pouvez obtenir une carte de séjour temporaire vie privée et familiale pour soins si vous remplissez l'ensemble des conditions suivantes :
https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F17164
Résider habituellement en France État nécessitant une prise en charge médicale sans laquelle votre santé deviendrait critique Ne pas pouvoir avoir accès au traitement adapté dans votre pays d'origine

What acceptance, appointment, referral, treatment plan or healthcare-provider documentation is important?

The applicant downloads the medical certificate from their ANEF personal space, has it completed by their doctor and sends it to the Ofii, within 1 month of it being made available in the general case. The Ofii doctor may, with consent, ask the certifying doctor or any other health professional for additional medical information.

See recorded sources

https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F17164
Dans l'espace personnel de votre compte ANEF, vous devez télécharger votre certificat médical. Vous devez ensuite imprimer le document, le faire remplir à votre médecin et l'envoyer à l'Ofii: titleContent.
https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F17164
Vous devez transmettre à l'Ofii: titleContent le certificat médical renseigné par votre médecin dans le délai d'1 mois à compter de sa mise à disposition dans votre espace personnel.
https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F17164
Le médecin de l'Ofii: titleContent peut demander, avec votre accord, des informations médicales complémentaires au médecin qui a établi le certificat médical ou à tout à autre professionnel de santé.

How must treatment costs, living costs and insurance be demonstrated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how treatment costs, living costs and insurance must be shown.

Can a carer/companion accompany the patient? Who qualifies and what separate/linked permission applies?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether a companion may accompany the patient and under what permission.

How long can the patient stay, what happens if treatment continues longer, and what official extension or follow-up mechanism exists?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the permitted stay, extension and follow-up rules for treatment.

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

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