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Residence for Victim of Human Trafficking or Procuring

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

An exceptional temporary "vie privée et familiale" residence card for foreigners who are or were victims or witnesses of human trafficking or procuring and who file a complaint or testify in criminal proceedings; it allows work. If the perpetrators are definitively convicted, a 10-year resident card can be issued.

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Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

The route covers someone who is or has been a victim or witness of human trafficking or procuring. An exceptional temporary private-and-family-life residence card may be granted subject to conditions, including cooperation with the police or gendarmerie and the justice system.

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  • The complete statutory and procedural conditions remain unestablished; the passage does not impose a non-EU nationality restriction.
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    Oui. Si vous êtes ou avez été victime ou témoin de la traite des êtres humains ou de proxénétisme, vous pouvez obtenir une carte de séjour temporaire vie privée et familiale sous certaines conditions. Cette carte vous est délivrée à titre exceptionnel. Vous devez coopérer avec la police (ou la gendarmerie) et la justice. À la fin de la procédure pénale, si le ou les auteurs des faits sont condamnés, une carte de résident valable 10 ans peut vous être délivrée.

Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

Police or gendarmerie investigators must hear the person first and offer a 30-day reflection period (with a work-authorising 30-day receipt, during which removal is barred); the application is then made online. Specialised associations can assist.

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What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

Investigating police or gendarmerie must hear the person before the residence request and offer a 30-day reflection period to decide whether to cooperate with justice; if the period is requested, a 30-day receipt authorising work is issued and the person cannot be removed from France during it. Support includes legal aid, social support and shelter, AME or Puma health cover, the asylum-seeker allowance (Ada) and, if needed, police protection and secure housing. The temporary 'vie privée et familiale' card authorises work and is renewable throughout the criminal proceedings, including appeals.

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Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

The person may be accompanied in the procedure by the specialised association(s) supporting them; the page refers to the national AC.SÉ scheme for the reception and protection of trafficking victims. The residence-card application is filed online on the ANEF website.

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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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