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Ten-year resident card — Eligible family route

New CaledoniaLong-term residence

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

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

Spouse of a French national: marriage and stay of at least 3 years each. Parent of a French child: after 3 years of stay in New Caledonia. The official source does not state when the period begins.

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  • Source does not state when the period begins; spouse wording refers to 'séjour en France'.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count towards the qualifying period.

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  • The captured official material did not establish the route-specific detail requested by this answer.

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

For family reunification beneficiaries, evidence of uninterrupted (non interrompue) residence of at least 3 years is required.

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  • Continuity wording is only given for the family-reunification category; no absence thresholds stated.

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

Issue depends on effective republican integration, notably sufficient French assessed in a language interview; the document list asks for a sworn statement of respect for the Republic's principles and a diploma/certification of French at least level A1 (CEFR), unless over 65. The permanent resident card may be issued from the first renewal application. The official source does not state loss or withdrawal rules.

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  • Loss/withdrawal rules not stated.

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

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