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PRIVATE IMMIGRATION
Find below all the expertise related to private immigration :
"Where there is a will, there is a way"
Winston Churchill
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THE COUPLE
FRENCH SPOUSE
Spouse of a French:
Conditions :
• If the foreigner holds a long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit
- Application for a multi-year residence permit for the 2nd year of stay in France, for visa renewal
- Proof of community of life
• If the foreigner entered the territory without a long-stay visa
- Exceptionally, the temporary residence permit can be issued as a first permit
- The marriage must have been celebrated in France
- French spouse must have retained his nationality
- Not to be in a situation of polygamy
- Regular stay in France
- Community of life, for at least 6 months
THE COUPLE
SPOUSE OF A FOREIGN NATIONAL IN A REGULAR SITUATION
Spouse of a foreign national in a legal situation
Conditions:
If the spouse has lived in France for at least 18 months with a residence permit: complete text
The conditions, if the spouse has a talent passport:
By way of derogation from the family reunification procedure, applications for admission to stay of persons whose foreign spouse is regularly residing in France must be examined by the Prefect.
In this regard, a period of five years of presence in France and a period of 18 months of cohabitation of the couple may constitute relevant assessment criteria.
PARENTALITY
PARENTS OF A FRENCH CHILD OR A CHILD IN SCHOOL
Parent of a French child:
Conditions :
• Be the parent of a French minor child residing in France
• Contribute to the maintenance and education of the child from birth or at least 2 years
Parent of a child in school:
If you do not meet the conditions to obtain a temporary private and family life residence permit but have strong ties to France, in particular through the presence of your children in school, you may be admitted to the stay.
Conditions :
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Be parents of one or more children
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Stable family life and residence for 5 years, with some exceptions, in France
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Schooling of children for at least 3 years
BRINGING YOUR FAMILY TO FRANCE
FAMILY REUNIFICATION
Family reunion :
A foreigner who has a residence permit in France can be reached by his spouse and children.
The conditions of the applicant:
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Reside in France for at least 18 months with a residence permit of at least 1 year, a resident card or a renewal receipt for one of these permits
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Not to be in a situation of polygamy
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Resource condition
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Housing condition
The conditions of the family to be reunited:
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Reside abroad, even if in very exceptional circumstances, the reunification can be done on site
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Not to be a threat to public order
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The adult husband or wife
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Minor children, from a couple with a legally established or adopted parentage, from a previous union of the applicant or his or her husband or wife
BRINGING YOUR FAMILY TO FRANCE
FAMILY REUNIFICATION
Family reunification
You are beneficiaries of international protection, refugee status and subsidiary protection, can bring your spouse and minor children to France.
Conditions :
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Family ties predate the asylum application
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Declare these links to OFPRA
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Husband or wife, PACS partner or common-law union
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Children over 19
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Children of the applicant, aged under 18, from a previous union, entrusted by court order
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Children of the spouse, aged under 18, from a previous union, entrusted by court order
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Long stay visa application
DISEASE
SICK STRANGER
The sick foreigner:
Conditions :
• Usually reside in France
• State of health requires medical care without which the health of the foreigner would be very seriously compromised
• No access to appropriate treatment in their country of origin
• Do not represent a threat to public order
Approaches :
• Withdraw a medical certificate to be completed by the attending physician
• Any information allowing the investigation of the file
• Send file to OFII, which issues an opinion
DISEASE
ACCOMPANYING A SICK
Accompanying a patient
A temporary residence permit can be issued to the accompanying parent of a sick child.
Conditions :
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The child's state of health requires essential medical care in France
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The child should not have access to appropriate treatment in his country of origin
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Usual residence with the child in France
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Maintenance and upbringing of the child
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Not to be a threat to public order
THE MINORITY
Isolated foreign minor:
A foreign minor taken in by the ASE can obtain, subject to conditions, a residence permit.
Conditions :
• If the minor is taken in before the age of 16, the Prefect checks:
- Training followed
- Nature of ties with family remaining in the country of origin
- Opinion of the reception structure
• If the minor is taken in between the ages of 16 and 18, this is an exceptional regularization, and not an automatic right:
- An employee or temporary worker card, if he has been undergoing qualifying vocational training for less than 6 months.
- A student card if he is pursuing secondary or university studies.
VISITORS
This residence permit is issued to people who wish to stay in France for a period of more than 3 months, as inactive.
Conditions :
• Hold a long-stay visa
• Apply for the card within two months of the visa expiration date
• Resource condition
• Commitment not to work in France
• Valid for 1 year, renewable