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Retired Former Resident Card

French PolynesiaLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

The status is a 10-year 'retraité' residence permit (carte de séjour mention 'retraité'), which allows visits of up to one year and does not permit professional activity.

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  • Article L426-8
    bénéficie, à sa demande, d'une carte de séjour portant la mention " retraité " d'une durée de dix ans.
  • Article L426-8
    Cette carte lui permet d'entrer sur le territoire de la Polynésie française [2] à tout moment pour y effectuer des séjours n'excédant pas un an.
  • Article L426-8
    Par dérogation à l'article L. 414-10 cette carte n'autorise pas l'exercice d'une activité professionnelle.

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

The law grants a 10-year 'retraité' permit for a pensioner who previously resided in French Polynesia under a resident card and now resides abroad; the statute does not specify a required qualifying period or its start date.

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  • No explicit qualifying residence period (number of years) is stated in the supplied corpus.
  • No explicit rule stating when the qualifying period begins is present in the supplied corpus.
  • Article L426-8
    bénéficie, à sa demande, d'une carte de séjour portant la mention " retraité " d'une durée de dix ans.
  • Article L426-8
    et qui, après avoir résidé sur le territoire de la Polynésie française [2] sous couvert d'une carte de résident, a établi ou établit sa résidence habituelle hors de France

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

Residence in French Polynesia under a resident card counts: the route is for holders of a contributory old-age pension who have resided there under a resident card. The law does not detail how other types of residence are treated.

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  • No list of which other types of residence (e.g. temporary permits, student residence, work permits) count fully, partially or not at all is present in the supplied corpus.
  • Article L426-8
    L'étranger titulaire d'une pension contributive de vieillesse
  • Article L426-8
    après avoir résidé sur le territoire de la Polynésie française [2] sous couvert d'une carte de résident

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

The card permits visits to French Polynesia for stays not exceeding one year; the law does not state absence or continuity rules for accumulating qualifying residence.

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Limits of the record
  • No explicit rules on how absences affect accumulation/continuity of any qualifying residence period are present in the supplied corpus.
  • Article L426-8
    Cette carte lui permet d'entrer sur le territoire de la Polynésie française [2] à tout moment pour y effectuer des séjours n'excédant pas un an.

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

Eligible pensioners who previously held a resident card and now habitually reside abroad may, on request, obtain a 10-year 'retraité' permit; it is renewed automatically, allows visits of up to one year and does not permit professional activity. Procedural and loss rules are not specified in the official source.

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Limits of the record
  • No procedural details for application (required documents, fees, processing steps) are present in the supplied corpus.
  • No explicit rules on loss or forfeiture of the underlying status after specific absences or events are present in the supplied corpus.
  • Article L426-8
    L'étranger titulaire d'une pension contributive de vieillesse
  • Article L426-8
    a établi ou établit sa résidence habituelle hors de France bénéficie, à sa demande, d'une carte de séjour portant la mention " retraité " d'une durée de dix ans.
  • Article L426-8
    Elle est renouvelée de plein droit.
  • Article L426-8
    Par dérogation à l'article L. 414-10 cette carte n'autorise pas l'exercice d'une activité professionnelle.

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

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