Monthly update France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi)
Verified 01 January 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
You must update and renew each month your registration on the list of job seekers according to the official monthly calendar of France Travail, regardless of your nationality. You must also report in your personal space any change in situation that may affect your availability and your entitlement to unemployment benefits. Here is the information you need to know.
Your situation is the same
You must respect the schedule set by France Travail.
Month | Opening the refresh | The bank transfer will be made from | Refresh Close |
|---|---|---|---|
December 2025 | December 28, 2025 | January 2, 2026 | January 15, 2026 |
January 2026 | January 28, 2026 | February 3, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
February 2026 | February 26, 2026 | March 3, 2026 | March 15, 2026 |
March 2026 | March 28, 2026 | April 2, 2026 | April 15, 2026 |
April 2026 | April 28, 2026 | May 2, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
May 2026 | May 28, 2026 | June 2, 2026 | June 15, 2026 |
June 2026 | June 28, 2026 | July 2, 2026 | July 15, 2026 |
July 2026 | July 28, 2026 | 1er August 2026 | August 15, 2026 |
August 2026 | August 28, 2026 | September 2, 2026 | September 15, 2026 |
September 2026 | September 28, 2026 | 1er October 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
October 2026 | October 28, 2026 | November 3, 2026 | November 15, 2026 |
November 2026 | November 28, 2026 | December 2, 2026 | December 15, 2026 |
December 2026 | December 28, 2026 | January 2, 2027 | January 15, 2027 |
Please note
The date indicated for the bank transfer is the date of transmission to your bank of the first transfers of the discount period, it corresponds to a discount from the opening. The corresponding amount will appear on your bank account in the following days, depending on the bank deadlines that may vary depending on the institution.
Once the update is done, the transfer of the allowance will appear on your bank account within an average of 3 working days.
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Online
You can update and renew your registration by logging into your personal France Travail area.
By phone
Who shall I contact
By phone
39.49
- To update your situation, report a change of situation, inform you of a payment: automated service 7 days a week, 24 hours a day - Free service + price call
- To be put in contact with an advisor to register, inquire, modify an appointment: service accessible at the times set by each agency France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi) - Free service + price call
From foreigner: + 33 1 77 86 39 49
By mail
Access via the contact form
On site
You can update and renew your registration using the Unidialog terminals (available only in certain France Travail agencies).
During your monthly refresh, you must:
- Let France Travail know if you are still looking for a job
- Notify France Travail of any change in your personal situation that may affect your right to payment of Return-to-Work Allowance (RTA).
If you do not renew, you will no longer be registered on the list of job seekers. If this is the case, you will no longer receive the WFAA.
If you have worked before your re-registration period, you must send a photocopy of your payslip to your agency France Travail.
If you did not receive a payslip when updating your situation, you must report to France Travail the amount received during your period of activity as soon as possible.
Your situation has changed
You must communicate to France Travail the changes concerning your situation as soon as possible :
- Resumption of a professional activity, full-time or part-time, whether employed or not, regardless of its duration
- Entry into training, paid or unpaid
- Work stoppage due to illness or accident at work
- Maternity leave
- Obtaining a disability pension of 2è or 3è categories
- Retirement
- Change of address
- Name change
- Absence of habitual residence for more than 7 consecutive days
- Incarceration
- If you are a foreigner worker, due date or renewal of the residence permit
In the event of a deliberate misrepresentation on your part, France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi) may impose a penalty of up to €3,000.
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Online
You can report any change in situation by logging into your personal France Travail area.
By phone
Who shall I contact
By phone
39.49
- To update your situation, report a change of situation, inform you of a payment: automated service 7 days a week, 24 hours a day - Free service + price call
- To be put in contact with an advisor to register, inquire, modify an appointment: service accessible at the times set by each agency France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi) - Free service + price call
From foreigner: + 33 1 77 86 39 49
By mail
Access via the contact form
Several situations are possible:
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You resume an activity
Unless you declare that you are still looking for a job, resumption of a professional activity will result in the termination of your registration on the list of job seekers.
In this case, you will be reclassified into a category of jobseekers not immediately available for employment.
You are considered to be resuming business in the following 2 cases:
- Resumption of a professional activity of more than 78 hours per month
- Creation or resumption of a company with or without support for unemployed persons setting up or taking over a company
You receive a 2nd or 3rd category disability pension
If you get a disability pension of 2è or 3è In this category, you are required to report this amount to France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi). The competent person for the determination of incapacity shall be the occupational physician or the occupational physician.
The director of the France Travail agency must seek the opinion of the labor physician to verify the fitness for work of the person concerned.
- If the doctor finds that he or she is unable to work, it is impossible to keep the list of job seekers.
- If the ability to work is recognized, it is possible to keep your registration on the list of job seekers.
Your residence permit is no longer valid
If you are a foreigner jobseeker and your residence permit is no longer valid, you will no longer be on the jobseeker list.
You must therefore present the renewal of your title after each expiry. A reminder letter is sent to you 30 days before the expiry date of the residence permit.
Other situations
Reporting any of the following events results in your temporary reclassification to a category of jobseekers not immediately available:
- Participation in a training event, whether paid or not, of more than 40 hours
- Sick leave or accident at work for more than 15 days
- Maternity leave
- Absence of habitual residence for more than 35 days per year
- Incarceration of more than 15 days.
These events may result in the temporary suspension of your unemployment benefits.
If you do not declare your change of situation to France Travail at the end of the month, the hours worked will not be taken into account for the recharging of your unemployment benefit entitlements.
Remuneration for undeclared periods will not be included in the reference salary.
In the event of a dispute with France Travail, you can refer the matter to a regional joint instance (IPR) of France Travail.
Your request must be sent to the director of your agency by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Your advisor can help you prepare your file.
You can also appeal graciously or litigatively before the administrative tribunals. The court having jurisdiction is the one located in the territory where the contested decision was taken. So it's not necessarily the administrative tribunal where you reside.
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39.49
- To update your situation, report a change of situation, inform you of a payment: automated service 7 days a week, 24 hours a day - Free service + price call
- To be put in contact with an advisor to register, inquire, modify an appointment: service accessible at the times set by each agency France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi) - Free service + price call
From foreigner: + 33 1 77 86 39 49
By mail
Access via the contact form
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