France has started gradually moving all the resident permit applications and renewals to an online system. So, this process has created a lot of delays in processing of the applications. Some people have been waiting for more than 6 months without answers.
If you fall into this situation, you might benefit from a grace period, depending on your type of resident permit.
During this grace period of 3 months, you will retain all of your social rights as well as the right to work.
Your employer cannot suspend your work contract during these 3 months.
Under Article 20 of Order No. 2020-1733 of 16th December 2020, the following provisions came into force on 1st May 2021.
You can benefit from a grace period of up to 3 months after the expiry date and prove the regularity of your stay in France, If you are holding one of the following resident permits,
- 4 years Carte de Séjour
- 10 years Carte de Résident
- a residence permit for more than one year provided by an international regulation that requires a renewal.
In some departments (check with your local prefecture), the 3-month grace period is also provided to people who have submitted their renewal applications before their expiry date. It concerns the following resident permits only,
- Temporary Carte de Séjour
- Multi-year Carte de Séjour other than the one having a validity of 4 years
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Hi,
Is this grace period in effect by default or is it with the prolongation certificate?
In my case, I have applied for renewal of my talent – recherche (3 months before expiry), now I have my card expired, but I haven’t received any update, and neither the prolongation certificate, nor the recipisse.
So should I assume the grace period applied to my case, thus I have the right to continue my job?
Hello, This grace period is applied by default but only to the multi-year resident permits mentioned in the article. For other resident permits, please check with your local Prefecture.
For your situation, please refer to https://youtu.be/UCgr3LkvL0k?feature=shared