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Titre de séjour temporaire (carte de séjour temporaire pluriannuelle ou annuelle)

Entry: not_applicable
Stay: Usually 1 year (or pluriannual card up to several years depending on category)
residence_permit

Fee: varies EUR (Prefecture administrative fees and fiscal stamps may apply)

Work allowed: conditional

Extendable: yes

Processing time: Weeks to months at prefecture

Carte de résident (titre de séjour de 10 ans)

Entry: not_applicable
Stay: 10 years (renewable)
residence_permit

Fee: varies EUR (Fees and conditions depend on pathway used to obtain carte de résident)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: yes

Processing time: Varies by procedure (prefecture decision times vary)

Visa de long séjour valant titre de séjour (VLS-TS) - cadre général (visas long séjour valant titre de séjour pour diverses finalités)

Entry: conditional
Stay: Varies by category (commonly up to 1 year and then holder must validate and apply for residence permit); acts as residence permit on arrival for initial period
visa

Fee: 99 EUR (Standard long-stay visa fee at consulate; variation and exemptions possible)

Work allowed: conditional

Extendable: yes

Processing time: Up to 2 months (consulate processing times vary)

Statut de résident de longue durée - UE (titre de séjour 'résident de longue durée - UE')

Entry: not_applicable
Stay: Permanent (EU long-term resident status confers long-term residence rights)
residence_permit

Fee: varies EUR (Prefectural fees apply)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: yes

Processing time: Varies by prefecture

Note: Passeport Talent (regime covering multiple specialised long-term categories) - see 'talent' category for explicit subtypes

Entry: not_applicable
Stay: Up to 4 years depending on the specific Passeport Talent subcategory
pathway

Fee: varies EUR (Consular or prefecture fees depend on specific Passeport Talent subtype)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: yes

Processing time: Varies

Autorisation provisoire de séjour (APS) pour recherche d'emploi ou création d'entreprise (diplômés en France)

Entry: not_applicable
Stay: Temporary (commonly 12 months; conditions may allow extension or different duration by category)
status

Fee: varies EUR (Administrative fees at prefecture; conditions depend on diploma and date of graduation)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: conditional

Processing time: Varies by prefecture

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