Government accounts
Your ANEF account
Administration numérique pour les étrangers en France (ANEF)
What is it
The Ministère de l'Intérieur portal where foreign nationals file residence-related applications online and follow them from a personal account.
Do I need it
Yes, for most residence procedures: validating a long-stay visa, applying for certain residence permits, travel documents, work authorisation, a change of address, or naturalisation.
When
As soon as you need one of those procedures — the account is what you file it from.
Where · online
Online, on the ANEF portal at administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr.
Documents
An email address for the account
Your passport and your visa or residence permit
Digital copies of whatever the procedure you are starting asks for
What happens next
Go to the ANEF portal →
- You follow the progress of each application from the account, rather than chasing the prefecture.
- For the procedures it covers, there is no appointment to book to hand in a file.
SOURCE: SERVICE-PUBLIC.GOUV.FR
CHECKED 18.09.2026