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Make and use an e-photo
An e-photo is required for official documents. Explanations on how to make and use it on the internet.
Apply for French nationality
Apply for naturalization by decree to become a French citizen.

Create a personal account on the Étrangers en France website (ANEF)
By creating a personal account, you can complete your procedures online (residence permit, naturalization, etc.)
Requesting a customary certificate for marriage or civil partnership
If you are a refugee, you no longer need to provide a certificate of custom to get married in France

Getting your residence permit
How to apply for and retrieve the definitive residence permit.

Register and request assistance from CAF
CAF provides financial assistance in different life situations. Find out how to register and apply.

Request a travel document
Request a travel document for foreigners (TVR, TIV, VAT) to travel outside France

Renew your residence permit
Apply for a new residence permit on the Étrangers en France (ANEF) website when your card expires.

Apply for the RSA
What is Active Solidarity Income? Who can receive this financial assistance? How to do?

Applying for a DCEM (travel document for foreign minors)
Apply for a circulation document for a foreign minor on the website Étrangers en France (ANEF).
Make an appointment with a social worker
A social worker can advise you and help you with your procedures.
Declare and pay your income taxes
When and how to declare income, pay taxes, and receive a tax notice.
Travel to your country of origin
Find out how to obtain a "safe conduct" document allowing you to travel to your country of origin.
Obtain an official translation of a document
Find out how to find a certified translator in your language near you and how to contact them.
Obtain temporary protection
Requirements andsteps to obtain temporary protection in France
Waiving refugee status
You can renounce your refugee status by contacting the Ofpra.

Asking for a birth certificate
Official document given by OFPRA proving the date and place of birth.

Declaring a change of situation on Étrangers en France (ANEF)
Declare on the ANEF website your new address, the loss or theft of your residence permit, ...
Retrieve the documents sent to OFPRA
In what situations and how to request your original documents from OFPRA

Applying for child benefit
If you have two children (or more), you can apply for financial assistance from the CAF (family allowance).
Buy a tax stamp
Find out how to buy a tax stamp, necessary for obtaining some official documents.
Make your quarterly declaration to the CAF
Method and advice for declaring your resources every 3 months to the CAF.

Open a bank account
Find out how to open a checking account at a banking institution.
Fill in the family reference form
Understand how to properly write the information in the family reference sheet (FFR) requested by the Ofpra

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The family reunification process
You wish to bring your family to France to live with you.
Getting married in France
Everything you need to know about the marriage process in France.
Apply for social housing (HLM)
Apply for social housing (HLM) with a rent adapted to your income.
Official certification of your level of French
Obtain proof of your level of French (DELF, DALF, DILF, TCF, FET...)
Getting married abroad
Find out how to get married in a foreign country.

Get your Vitale card
The carte Vitale is issued for free to anyone who benefits from health insurance.

Entering into a civil partnership in France (PACS)
Understand everything about the PACS which is a more flexible contract than marriage between two adults.
Make a DAHO or DALO request
Request an emergency accommodation (DAHO) or housing (DALO) when your first applications failed.