Long-Term EU Resident Card
🇫🇷 France visas · Work
What it is
French long-term resident-EU card, for a foreign national who has lived in France for five years. You must also show resources, health cover and republican integration.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Valid for up to 10 years, renewable.
- Processing time
- See the French consulate or prefecture.
- Maximum validity
- 10 years
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- Direct route
- How to apply
- Mixed
- Health insurance
- Required
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (first issuance (50 EUR stamp duty + 300 EUR tax), paid by ti)
- EUR 350
- Application fee (applicant already holds a valid residence permit (50 EUR sta)
- EUR 250
- Application fee (renewal of the carte de resident de longue duree-UE (50 EUR )
- EUR 250
- Application fee (surcharge (droit de visa de regularisation) if application f)
- EUR 180
Key requirements
- Five years of residence in France
- Proof of resources
- Health cover
- Republican integration requirement
Working on this visa
Card issued in France authorises work.
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 3 August 2026.