French Riviera How To
- Moving
- Housing
- Working
- Money
- Family
- Healthcare
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Transport
- Driving
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Vehicle Ownership
- Buying a Used Car
- Buying and Selling a Car in Monaco
- Changes to Vehicle Registration
- Green Card Insurance
- Importing a Vehicle to Monaco
- Selling a Used Car
- Vehicle Insurance
- Vehicle Registration
- Vehicle Roadworthiness
- Importing a Vehicle
- Importing an EU Vehicle
- Importing a Non-EU Vehicle
- Importing a Caravan
- DREAL
- Certificate of Conformity
- Emissions Tax
- Driving Licences
- Public Transport
- Air & Sea Travel
- Useful Contacts
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Lifestyle
- Entertainment
- Food & Drink
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Sports & Leisure
- Activities for Children
- Snow Sports & Safety
- Outdoor Activities
- Beaches
- Sea & Sun Safety
- Scuba Diving
- Fishing
- Fishing on the Riviera
- Canal & Barge Boats
- Pleasure Boat Licences
- Sailing & Boat Permits
- Golf
- Yacht Shows
- Hunting Regulations
- Ports & Harbours
- Tour de France
- Ski Resorts
- Avalanche Forecasts
- Horse Riding
- Underwater Sports
- Watersports
- Hang Gliding
- Pétanque
- Local Tourism
- Shopping
Understand the rights of an EU citizen and their non-EU family members to attain permanent residency (séjour permanent) status...
Any EU citizen who has been resident in France for five or more continuous years has the right to permanent residence and a residence permit and does not need to provide proof of income or employment. This also applies to citizens of the New EU accession countries. The time is reduced in some cases such as being a parent of a French national or being married to one. A person may be required to prove the continuity of their residence in France over the five years; this can be proven by any means and is not altered by absences of up to six months per year or an absence of up to a year for reasons of illness, study or a professional posting elsewhere. The right to permanent residence is lost after a person has not lived in France for more than two consecutive years. The permanent residence permit "EU permanent stay all occupations" (UE séjour permanent, toutes activités professionnelles) is renewable. Acquiring this card is optional.Non-EU family members permanent residence rights
Non-EU family members receive the right to permanent residence on the same criteria as their EU family if they have resided together in France for over five years. Application for the permanent residency card is obligatory, and must be made two months before the Carte de Séjour expires. The new permit, UE séjour permanent, toutes activités professionnelles must be renewed two months before expiry. Non-EU citizens who have been granted a right to residence based on their marriage to an EU citizen retain that right in the event of divorce or death of their EU spouse.- Further information from Service-Public.fr (in French)