France: Online Application System

Key Points  

• France introduced a new online filing system for certain visa category types on 1 July 2024  

Overview of France’s Online Visa Filing System 

The government of France will move to an online filing system for individuals submitting extensions to 10-year permits beginning 1 July 2024. After this date, the only applications that can be submitted in-person include:  

• Salarié (Employee) 
• Salarié détaché-ICT (ICT Detachment) 
• Entrepreneurs 
• Partners PACSed with a French citizen (a PACS is a French formal civil partnership) 

Foreign nationals can submit the following applications online:

• The 10-year resident card with the words “long-term resident-EU”  
• The 10-year resident card for foreign nationals who meet the conditions for obtaining French nationality    
• The 10-year residence permit for family reasons (family reunification, foreign national married to a French national, etc.)  
• The 10-year residence certificate for Algerian nationals  
• The 10-year resident card provided with bilateral agreements between France and Morocco, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Togo.     

Looking Ahead  

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