Procedures
Every procedure in this guide
One page per procedure — what it is, whether you need it, when and where to do it, and the documents it asks for. Each page names the official source it was checked against, and the date it was checked.
No procedure matches that.
Immigration · 10
Visas, residence permits, renewals and changes of situation.
Validate your VLS-TS
validation du visa de long séjour valant titre de séjour
Apply for a long-stay visa
visa de long séjour (type D)
Get your first student residence permit
carte de séjour pluriannuelle étudiant
Renew your student residence permit
renouvellement de la carte de séjour étudiant
Post-study permit to job-hunt or start a business
carte de séjour ou VLS-TS « recherche d'emploi ou création d'entreprise »
Employee or talent residence permit
carte de séjour salarié ou travailleur temporaire, carte talent
Renew your residence permit
renouvellement du titre de séjour
Declare a change of situation
changement d'état civil d'un étranger
Change your address on your residence permit
déclaration de changement d'adresse d'un étranger
OFII appointment and the integration contract
contrat d'intégration républicaine (CIR)
Healthcare · 5
Getting into the health system and staying reimbursed.
Register with Assurance Maladie
affiliation à l'assurance maladie (protection universelle maladie)
Get your social security number
numéro de sécurité sociale (NIR)
Request your Carte Vitale
carte Vitale
Create your compte ameli
compte ameli
Declare a médecin traitant
déclaration de choix du médecin traitant
Housing · 6
Finding somewhere to live, and the paperwork a landlord asks for.
Looking for a rental
recherche d'un logement en location
Building your rental dossier
dossier de location
Certify your dossier with DossierFacile
DossierFacile
Reading a French lease before you sign
bail d'habitation
Take out home insurance
assurance habitation (risques locatifs)
Claim CAF housing benefit (APL)
aide personnalisée au logement (APL)
Documents · 8
The papers almost every other procedure asks you to produce.
Your passport in French administration
passeport
Reading your visa sticker
visa de long séjour (vignette)
Your residence permit and récépissé
titre de séjour et récépissé de demande
Birth certificate, translation and apostille
acte de naissance
Proof of address and the attestation d'hébergement
justificatif de domicile
Employment papers
contrat de travail, bulletins de salaire, attestation employeur
Certificat de scolarité and student card
certificat de scolarité et carte d'étudiant
Opening a French bank account and getting your RIB
ouverture de compte bancaire et relevé d'identité bancaire (RIB)
Government accounts · 2
The logins the rest of French administration runs on.
Work · 3
Working legally, and what to do between jobs.
Taxes · 3
Registering with the tax office and declaring each year.
Driving · 3
Licences and vehicles.
Family · 4
Partnership, marriage, children and bringing family over.
Property · 3
Buying, and the checks worth making first.
Legal help · 1
When a procedure needs a professional.