Will your spouse be accompanying you in France for more than 90 jours and is from a non-European country (outside of the EU / European Economic Area / Switzerland)? They will need a long stay visa to enter France and a residence permit to visit regularly.
Please note: to be eligible for “spouse” status, you must be married.
What is the right status for your spouse, depending on their situation and yours?
- You have a visa/residence permit with the designation “Passeport talent – chercheur” (researcher – Talent passport): your spouse will need a visa or residence permit with the designation “Passeport talent – famille” (family – Talent passport).
- You have a “chercheur” (researcher) residence permit and your spouse is Algerian: your spouse will need a residence permit with the designation “Vie privée et familiale” (Family and private life).
- You are a PhD student holding an “étudiant” (student) visa or residence permit: your spouse will need a visa or residence permit with the designation “Visiteur” (visitor).
- You are European citizen: your spouse will need a residence permit with the designation “Membre de famille d’un citoyen UE / EEE / Suisse” (family member of a citizen of the EU / EEA / Switzerland).
Your spouse just arrived in France. What are the next steps to take?
- Your spouse arrived in France with a “Passeport talent – famille” visa L131-21 with the indication “titre de séjour à solliciter” (residence permit to be requested).
- Your spouse arrived in France with a “Passeport talent – famille” visa valid for 4 months to a year. There is no indication “titre de séjour à solliciter.”
- Your Algerian spouse arrived in France with a visa designed for spouses of scientists (“conjoint de scientifique”).
- Your spouse arrived in France with a “Visiteur” visa.
- Your Algerian spouse arrived in France with a “Visiteur” visa.
- You are a citizen of the EU / EEA / Switzerland.
Your spouse would like to renew their residence permit. What are the next steps to take?
- Renewing a “Passeport talent – famille”
- Renewing an Algerian “Vie privée et familiale” residence certificate
- Renewing a “Visiteur” residence permit
- Renewing a “Membre de famille d’un citoyen UE / EEE / Suisse” residence permit