Your long-stay visa allowed you to enter France.
To live here for a period of more than 90 days, you need a valid residence permit.
The formalities you will need to undertake differ depending on your status and your visa.
Here is the procedure to follow depending on your visa.
If you have any doubts, do not hesitate to contact us.
Your visa is valid between 4 and 12 months and has a mention saying: "PASS. TALENT CHERCHEUR PT4 - VLSTS - A VALIDER EN LIGNE" ?
This means that you have a long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit called Visa Long Séjour valant Titre de Séjour (VLS-TS). This visa must be validated to transform into a residence permit.
As soon as you arrive and within 3 months, you must make your visa validated on the website:
https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr
On the website, select: "Validate your VLS-TS long stay visa"
You will need:
After entering the information and paying the fee, you will confirm the registration of your visa and receive a validation certificate in PDF format.
This certificate must be saved, printed and kept for the duration of the stay in France.
You have to keep the certificate in your passport, which is accessible in your personal space created during the online validation.
The procedure is the same for your spouse if she/he accompanies you in France .
If you plan to extend your stay in France after the expiry of your VLS-TS, you will have to apply for the renewal of your residence permit between 2 and 4 months before your VLS-TS expires.
Your visa is valid for 3 months and has a mention saying: "PASS. TALENT CHERCHEUR PT4 - VLS" ?
You are allowed to enter France during the validity of your visa.
Upon arrival in France and within 2 months, you must apply for a residence permit in order to stay in France.
The application must be submitted online on the ANEF platform (Administration Numérique pour les Etrangers en France):
https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr
To apply for a residence permit, follow the procedure by downloading the practical sheet "First application for a residence permit online: Passport Talent- Chercheur".
The procedure is the same for your spouse if she/he accompany you in France . In this case, you must apply first.
If you plan to extend your stay in France after the expiry of your residence permit, you will have to apply for the renewal of your residence permit between 2 and 4 months before your current residence permit expires.
Your visa is valid between 4 and 12 months and has a mention saying: "VLSTS - A VALIDER EN LIGNE" ? This means that you have a long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit called Visa Long Séjour valant Titre de Séjour (VLS-TS). This visa must be validated to transform into a residence permit.
As soon as you arrive and within 3 months, you must make your visa validated on the website:
https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr
On the website, select: "Validate your VLS-TS long stay visa"
You will need:
After entering the information and paying the fee, you will confirm the registration of your visa and receive a validation certificate in PDF format.
This certificate must be saved, printed and kept for the duration of the stay in France.
You have to keep the certificate in your passport, which is accessible in your personal space created during the online validation.
If you plan to extend your stay in France after the expiry of your VLS-TS, you will have to apply for the renewal of your residence permit between 2 and 4 months before your VLS-TS expires.
A bilateral agreement between France and Algeria applies.
As soon as you arrive and whithin 2 months, you must apply for a certificat de résidence at your local Prefecture.
Depending on your status, the Préfecture will provide you with a certificat de résidence as étudiant or scientifique.
Consult the details of the procedure to follow on the official French administration website:
https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F2215
If you plan to extend your stay in France after the expiry of your residence permit, you will have to apply for the renewal of your residence permit at least two months before your current permit expires.
If you plan to extend your stay in France after the expiration of your residence permit, you must apply for the renewal of your residence permit at least two months before the expiration of your current permit.
Please note: make sure you apply early and apply for the renewal of your permit between 4 months and 2 months before the expiration of your current residence permit.
Otherwise, a late fee of 180 € will have to be paid.