Residence permits: increase in the amount of fees charged to foreigners from 1 May

In connection with the acquisition of a temporary residence card, of a multi-annual residence card or a resident cardHowever, a foreigner wishing to reside in France must purchase a tax stamp. This purchase is to be made when the application for a residence permit is accepted, for the issuance of the document.

From 1^er in may 2026, the amount of this tax stamp will be €350 for the first issue of one of these residence permits, compared to €225 until then.

A reduced rate applies to residence cards issued for certain reasons, for example:

• seasonal worker;
• student;
• job search or company creation;
• family reunification;
• au pair.

From 1^er in may, this rate minus the tax stamp will be €150, compared to €75 currently.

The cost for renewal of a residence permit also increases: the amount of the tax stamp is fixed at 250 € from 1^er May, compared to €225 at present.

The reduced rate, which applies in the same situations as for a first issue, is set at 100 € from 1^er May, against €75 for now.

The amount of the tax stamp for obtaining a duplicate of a residence permit is similar to that requested for a first issue of the document: from 1^er May, it will be 350 € for the normal rate, and 150 € for the reduced rate.

A new tax for temporary residence permits

A fee is introduced for the issuance and renewal of a provisional residence permit (this document is issued in particular to foreigners carrying out a volunteer mission in France, or who are parents of a critically ill minor child). Its amount will be 100 €.

Two categories of persons will be exempted from the payment of this tax:

• people leaving prostitution who are engaged in a social and professional integration process;
• the beneficiaries of temporary protection.

Other developments relating to fees charged to foreigners

A number of other foreigner tariff provisions come into force on 1^er May 2026.

The tax stamp for requests for naturalization and of reintegration into French nationality, and for declarations of acquisition of nationality, will amount to €255, compared to €55 currently. In French Guiana, the amount of this tax stamp is reduced by half in application of the provisions of the General Tax Code; it will therefore be € 127.50, against € 27.50 at present.

The right of regularization visa This will amount to €300, of which €100 is non-refundable and is due for the filing of the regularization request (compared to €200, of which €50 is non-refundable, so far). The right of regularization visa is applicable to foreigners who have entered France irregularly, or who do not have a residence permit within the prescribed time limits.

The amount of the tax for a long-stay visa as a residence permit or as an exemption from a residence permit is set at €300 from 1^er May, against €200 for now. A reduced rate is charged for certain statutes (seasonal worker, student, family reunification, job search or company creation, etc.). This reduced rate will be 100 €, compared to 50 € currently.