| A “carte de séjour” (CDS) or “titre de séjour” is an official residency card in France, that you can apply for once in France. You must have a long-stay visa in order to receive a CDS. You cannot move to France and obtain a CDS without a long-stay visa even if you are married to a French citizen (either before or after entering France). If you are an EU citizen, or have dual citizenship with an EU state, then you do not need a visa or a CDS, unless you are coming from Bulgaria or Romania. If you a non EU citizen, you have to supply the following documents in order to get your residency card: Identification papers : original and copy, Your passport currently valid, Birth certificate: translated into French by an official translator from French courts (original and copy), Visa of your entrance in France (original and copy), Proof of residency in France: copy of lease or EDF or France Telecom bill, letter form and copy of identity card of person you are living with, EPITA’s registration certificate, 3 identity photos. |