Are you a foreign resident and parent of a French child, and would like to obtain a long-stay visa to stay with your child in France? The MALEKIAN law firm can assist you in submitting your visa application or contesting a visa rejection before the CRRV and, if necessary, before the administrative court of Nantes.
What is a long-stay visa for the parent of a French child?
A long-stay visa (VLS) for the parent of a French child allows the holder to come to France to live with their French child. The foreign resident outside of France can apply for this visa through French consular authorities in their country of residence.
What are the conditions to fulfill for a long-stay visa for the parent of a French child?
- Supporting documents related to socio-professional status (employment contract, work certificate, extract from the commercial and companies register, school certificate, pension proof, etc.)
- Any document attesting to the personal ties of the foreign parent of a French child in the country of residence (copy of marriage certificate, family record book, etc.)
- Proof of resources
- Health coverage in France
- Proof of accommodation in France
What are the grounds for refusal of a long-stay visa for the parent of a French child?
The French consular authority may rely on one or more stereotyped reasons to refuse a long-stay visa for the parent of a French child. Examples include:
- Non-authenticity of the civil status document produced by the foreigner (e.g., mistakes or errors on the document, lack of mandatory information, etc.)
- Failure to meet one or more of the necessary conditions for the application of a long-stay visa for the parent of a French child
- Threat to public order (e.g., in case of conviction in France)
- etc.
How to contest a refusal of a long-stay visa for the parent of a French child?
A challenge against the refusal of a long-stay visa for the parent of a French child can be made at two levels: an administrative appeal or a judicial appeal before the competent administrative court.
