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EU Citizen Residence over Three Months

French PolynesiaFree movement

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

The right derives from EU citizenship: citizens of the European Union have the right to reside for more than three months if they meet one of the conditions listed in CESEDA L233-1 (French Polynesia consolidated text).

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Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

Residence is permitted when the person has sufficient resources and health/maternity insurance; salaried work requires a territorial work authorisation. The official source does not state whether study, jobseeking or self-employment are recognised residence bases.

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Limits of the record
  • No explicit statement in the supplied capture about students, jobseekers, or self-employed/residence on the basis of studies or jobseeking.
  • No details on requirements or procedures for self-employment or for students/jobseekers.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

The person must register with the municipal town hall within three months; a residence permit is not compulsory but may be requested. The official source does not state the entry document required.

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Limits of the record
  • No details provided in the capture about documents needed for municipal registration or the procedure/timeframes for obtaining an optional residence permit.
  • paragraph on municipal registration
    Il vous appartient toutefois de vous faire enregistrer auprès de la mairie de votre commune de résidence en Polynésie française dans les trois mois suivant votre arrivée.
  • paragraph on residence permit
    Vous n’êtes pas tenu de détenir un titre de séjour. Toutefois, vous pouvez solliciter la délivrance d’un titre de séjour auprès des services du Haut-commissariat de la République en Polynésie française.

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

Non-EU family members must request a family residence card within three months, but the official source does not specify qualifying relationships or the rights conferred.

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Limits of the record
  • No list of qualifying family relationships (spouse, children, dependent relatives) is provided in the capture.
  • No explicit statement of the rights granted to those family members (e.g., right to work, access to services).
  • Ambiguity in the capture between family of a French national and family of a Union citizen—sponsorship/eligibility conditions are not clarified.
  • paragraph about family members of a French national
    Le membre de famille d'un ressortissant français, originaire d'un pays qui ne fait pas partie de l'Union européenne, doit demander la carte de séjour "vie privée et familiale" dans les trois mois de son entrée en Polynésie française, sur présentation d'un visa long séjour.
  • paragraph about non-EU family members of a Union citizen
    Si le membre de votre famille est originaire d’un pays qui ne fait pas partie de l’Union européenne, il est tenu de demander la carte de séjour Carte de séjour de membre de la famille d’un citoyen de l’Union dans les 3 mois de son entrée en Polynésie française.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

EU citizens who have resided legally and without interruption for the previous five years acquire a right of permanent residence. Continuity is not affected by temporary absences of up to six months a year, longer absences for military obligations, or one absence of up to twelve consecutive months for an important reason such as pregnancy, childbirth, serious illness, studies, vocational training or a work posting abroad. Absence for more than two consecutive years ends the right. EU workers who stop working acquire it before five years in listed cases, including reaching pension age after working there for the last twelve months and residing regularly for more than three years, or early retirement under the same conditions.

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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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