COVID-19: The processing of residence permit applications is suspended during the state of health emergency, and will not resume until a month after the end of this period.

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Within the framework of ordinance n ° 2020-306 of 25 March 2020, the instruction of requests for residence permits by the State services as well as the validation procedure of VLS-TS will resume after the end of the period of state of health emergency. Such state of health emergency runs until 24 May 2020 but may be extended or shortened by decree.
The processing of residence permit applications is therefore suspended and will not resume until a month after the end of this period, that is, on 25 June.

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COVID-19: Promulgation of Emergency Law to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic

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Following the press release of the Ministry of Interior on 16 March 2020, Emergency Law n° 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic, and Order n° 2020-328  of 26 March 2020 have now been promulgated.

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COVID-19 : Extension of validity of three months for residence permits, and Schengen Area borders closed for thirty days

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In a press release published on 16 March on the website of the Prefecture of Police, measures concerning the validity of residence permits are announced.

In addition, the boarders of the Schengen Area are closed during thirty day : non European nationals will not be able to enter during this period of time.

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The United Kingdom will leave the European Union at midnight on 31 January 2020. A transition period, guaranteeing the freedom of movement, will then begin.

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The exit agreement, validated by the United Kingdom and ratified by the European Parliament, specifies the main provisions relating to the right of residence, the right to work and social security coverage for British nationals and their family members in the countries of the European Union as well as European nationals and their family members in the territory of the United Kingdom

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Ministerial instructions to enhance the attractiveness of France – provisions concerning applications at the Prefecture under the Talent Passport scheme

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Making France attractive to international talent is a government priority. The Ministry of the Interior reminds us of the main measures in force in order to ensure quality reception and promprt processing of applications at the Prefecture under the Talent Passport residence permit scheme

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Client Alert – Measures announced by Government to improve the immigration, asylum and integration policy in France

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Twenty measures to “improve the immigration, asylum and integration policy” in France were presented by the Government on 6 November 2019

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Client Alert – France launches online system for the filing of residence permit applications of UK nationals already residing in France at the time Brexit occurs, in case of no-deal Brexit

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In preparation of a no-deal Brexit, and following the provisions made by the French government earlier this year, an online service is now available to allow UK nationals already residing in France at the time Brexit occurs to file their residence permit application online.

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Client Alert – Declaration and control of posted workers: publication of a decree and an order

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These two texts specify the conditions of application of workers’ secondment (posting) and the fight against illegal work, as well as the activities exempted from the secondment declaration and the designation of the representative in France. They entered into force the day after their publication on 5 June, except for certain provisions that will be applicable from 1 July 2019.

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Client alert – the conditions of issuance of the residence permits to British nationals residing regularly in France on the Brexit date

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The French government has issued a decree, issued for the implementation of Ordinance No. 2019-76 of 6 February 2019, which specifies the conditions for issuing residence permits to British nationals in order to continue their stay in France after the Brexit date, in the event of no exit agreement being reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union.

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Client Alert – Presentation of the main measures that came into force on 1 March 2019

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The last provisions of the law of 10 September 2018 on residence and integration entered into force on 1 March 2019. Six orders, a circular and three decrees have been issued to date concerning the application of these provisions.

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