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French Polynesia Permanent Resident Card

8 facts quoted from the official source

For an eligible ten-year resident-card holder requesting indefinite permanent residence, with the route becoming an entitlement from the second renewal.

Route type
Residence-based status
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
2
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

2 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Integration Condition RequiredThe applicant must satisfy the republican-integration condition in article L413-7.
  • Qualifying Resident Card Held RequiredThe applicant must hold one of the resident cards listed in article L426-4.
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • Public Order Threat ExcludedThe applicant's presence must not constitute a threat to public order.
Also stated by the source
  • Eligibility summaryArticle L426-4 makes the permanent resident card an entitlement from the second resident-card renewal, subject to public-order and integration conditions.
  • Official source basisArticle L426-4 makes the permanent resident card an entitlement from the second resident-card renewal, subject to public-order and integration conditions.
  • Report summaryArticle L426-4 makes the permanent resident card an entitlement from the second resident-card renewal, subject to public-order and integration conditions.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
2 proven from the official source.
  • DurationThe permanent resident card has indefinite duration.via polynesie-francaise.gouv.fr
  • Renewal or extensionIssuance becomes a right from the second renewal of a resident card, subject to the stated conditions.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to French Polynesia?
The official source states: For an eligible ten-year resident-card holder requesting indefinite permanent residence, with the route becoming an entitlement from the second renewal.

Every answer is quoted from the official te-ture.polynesie-francaise.gouv.fr page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 8 points against the official source; 8 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source te-ture.polynesie-francaise.gouv.frLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this French Polynesia government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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