Here is a checklist of documents required for the French carte de séjour Salarié or Travailleur temporaire application at Prefectures in France.
- If you are on permanent contract “CDI“, you will be issued a “Salarié” resident permit.
- If you are on fixed-term contract “CDD“, you will be issued a temporary worker resident permit known as “Travailleur temporaire “.
Topics Covered 📚
- General List of Documents
- Additional Documents: Carte de séjour Salarié
- First Application “Premiere Demande”
- Renewal
- Involuntary loss of employment “Termination”
- Additional Documents: Carte de séjour Travailleur temporaire
- First Application “Premiere Demande”
- Renewal
- Involuntary loss of employment “Termination”
- Sources & References
General List of Documents
Here is an initial list of documents required for everyone. Additional documents will be required based on some specific cases.
- Valid VLS-TS visa and its online validation confirmation letter from OFII or other resident permits.
- Passport (identity pages, visas, entry and exit stamps)
- Apostilled and translated copy of Birth certificate
- In case of change of family situation, apostilled and translated copy of : marriage certificate, divorce, death, birth, etc.
- Proof of address of less than six months:
- If you are a tenant: electricity bill (or gas, water, landline phone, internet access); or: rental agreement of less than 6 months or rent receipt.
- If you are the owner: ownership document + recent proof of domicile (utility bill)
- If you are hosted by an individual: attestation d’hébergement + recent proof of domicile + copy of the national ID card or resident permit of the host (the resident permit card of the host must indicate the same address).
- Medical certificate and contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) signed with the OFII.
- Contrat d’engagement à respecter les principes de la République.
- 3 recent photographs (format 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm – ISO/IEC 19794 – 5: 2005). Use the Photomaton machines.
Note
- You must provide photocopies of all documents.
- Photocopies must be legible, A4 format, without staples and sorted in order. You can use paper clips.
- Foreign language documents must be translated by a sworn translator known as “traducteur assermenté“.
- Original documents can be verified during the Prefecture appointment.
- Tax stamp “Timbre Fiscaux” is required only when the carte de sejour is ready to be collected. For more details, please refer to Timbres Fiscaux: Tax stamp for French resident permits
- If you have any questions about Prefecture appointments, please refer to FAQ – Prefecture Appointments for French Resident Permits
Additional Documents: Carte de séjour Salarié
Applicable for an employee with a permanent employment contract (CDI). In addition to the above documents, you must submit some more documents based on the following situations.
First Application “Premiere Demande”
For example, VLS-TS Salarié to CdS Salarié or Student / APS Master / CdS RECE to CdS Salarié. You will be issued a resident permit card valid for 1 year.
- Work permit “Autorisation de travail” from the employer.
- Part of the employer’s nominative social declaration concerning you or professional activity certificate “attestation d’activité professionnelle” of the last 12 months available on mesdroitssociaux.gouv.fr
Renewal
If you are employed on a CDI job, you will receive a multi-year resident permit Salarié card valid for 4 years.
- Case: Same Employer
- Same work permit “Autorisation de travail” used earlier.
- Certificate from the employer “Attestation de l’employeur”.
- Part of the employer’s nominative social declaration concerning you or professional activity certificate “attestation d’activité professionnelle” of the last 12 months available on mesdroitssociaux.gouv.fr
- Copy of the last 3 pay slips.
- Case: Changed Employers
- Certificate of the former employer sent to France Travail “Attestation de l’employeur destiné à France Travail”
- Work permit “Autorisation de travail” from the new employer.
Involuntary loss of employment “Termination”
If you are unemployed, and compensated by France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi), you can benefit from a new temporary residence permit valid for 1 year. If at the end of this period you have not found a job, you will receive a new temporary employee residence card. Its duration is equal to that of your unemployment insurance rights.
- Certificate from the employer to France Travail specifying the reason for termination of the employment contract “Attestation de l’employeur destiné à France Travail”.
- Recent certificate from France Travail mentioning the number of days of unemployment benefit remaining “Attestation de France Travail”.
Additional Documents: Carte de séjour Travailleur temporaire
Applicable for an employee with a fixed-term employment contract (CDD). In addition to the general documents, you must submit some more documents based on the following situations.
First Application “Premiere Demande”
For example, VLS-TS Travailleur temporaire to CdS Travailleur temporaire or Student / APS Master / CdS RECE to CdS Travailleur temporaire. You will be issued a resident permit card valid for 1 year.
- Work permit “Autorisation de travail” from the employer.
- Part of the employer’s nominative social declaration concerning you or professional activity certificate “attestation d’activité professionnelle” of the last 12 months available on mesdroitssociaux.gouv.fr
Renewal
If you are employed on a CDD job,
- Case: Same Employer
- Same work permit “Autorisation de travail” used earlier.
- Certificate from the employer “Attestation de l’employeur”.
- Part of the employer’s nominative social declaration concerning you or professional activity certificate “attestation d’activité professionnelle” of the last 12 months available on mesdroitssociaux.gouv.fr
- Copy of the last 3 pay slips.
- Case: Changed Employers
- Certificate of the former employer sent to France Travail “Attestation de l’employeur destiné à France Travail”
- Work permit “Autorisation de travail” from the new employer.
Involuntary loss of employment “Termination”
If you are unemployed, and compensated by France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi), you can benefit from a new temporary residence permit valid for 1 year. If at the end of this period you have not found a job, you will receive a new temporary employee residence card. Its duration is equal to that of your unemployment insurance rights.
- Certificate from the employer to France Travail specifying the reason for termination of the employment contract “Attestation de l’employeur destiné à France Travail”.
- Recent certificate from France Travail mentioning the number of days of unemployment benefit remaining “Attestation de France Travail”.
References
- Travail d’un étranger en France : carte de séjour – salarié/travailleur temporaire service-public.fr
- Titres de séjour : Listes des pièces à fournir hauts-de-seine.gouv.fr
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