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Retired Foreign Worker Residence Card

FranceLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

A residence card marked 'retraité' (retiree), which allows entry to France at any time for stays of up to 1 year without a visa.

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What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the qualifying residence period and when it begins.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

Residence in France under a resident card counts: a resident card, an EU long-term resident card, or a former 3-year ordinary or 10-year privileged resident card; the applicant must also receive a pension from a French basic social-security scheme (supplementary pensions such as Arrco are excluded as proof).

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What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

The applicant must receive a pension from a French basic social-security scheme; supplementary pensions such as Arrco are excluded as proof. The retiree residence card does not authorise work in France. The official source does not state the application procedure or renewal, retention or loss rules.

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