Visitor residence for an independently funded stay in France without working.
Residency to citizenship
- 01Residence
- 02Long-term residencefrom 5 years
- 03French citizenshipordinarily 5 years
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
- Benefits
- A renewable residence permission of up to one year, suited to a non-working stay.
- Eligibility
- Sufficient resources for the entire stay and health insurance. EU/EEA/Swiss nationals and Algerian nationals fall under different arrangements.
- Requirements
- Evidence of resources, accommodation, passport and lawful long-stay status, a written undertaking not to work and health-cover documentation. The current single-person benchmark is €1,477.93 net monthly, assessed over a year.
YOUR LONG-TERM PATHWAY
Residency to citizenship
- 01
Residence
Maintain the business, entrepreneur or independently supported residence permission and make France your genuine home.
- 02
Long-term residence · from 5 years
Long-term EU resident status generally requires five years of eligible continuous residence, stable resources, health cover and the applicable integration conditions.
- 03
French citizenship · ordinarily 5 years
Naturalisation normally requires five years of habitual residence, with your family and material interests in France, integration, language and civic requirements, lawful income and good character. An individual decision is required.
Permanent residence is not a mandatory first step to naturalisation. The current 2026 language and civic-examination rules must be met, a residence card alone is insufficient.
Each stage requires its own qualifying conditions and decision. The years shown are eligibility periods, not approval times.
