Subsidiary protection: status, residence permit and travel document
Verified 31 juillet 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Your situation
- You are a refugee, stateless person or subsidiary protected person and you are applying for a travel document
- You are a subsidiary protected person and you are applying for a travel document
If you wish to travel abroad, you can request a travel and identity document (TIV). This travel document is biometric. It allows you to leave France and then come back.
Your travel document is valid for 4 years if you have a multiannual residence permit or 5 years if you have a resident card. It shall be renewable.
Where to apply?
The request can be made on the following website:
What documents are to be provided?
The documents to be provided are different if the travel document concerns an adult or a minor.
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The travel document is for a major
The following documents must in particular be presented:
- Valid residence card (original and photocopy)
- Proof of residence under 3 months in your name or proof of accommodation and a copy of the host's identity document
- Proof that you are under protection of theOfpra: titleContent (example: decision granting subsidiary protection)
- In the case of an application for renewal, old travel document (original and photocopy).
- e-photo : enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
The travel document concerns a minor
In particular, the following documents shall be submitted:
- Full copy of the birth certificate with filiation or family record drawn up by theOfpra: titleContent
- Proof of parental authority:
- Marriage certificate extract
- Divorce judgment
- Court ruling on parental authority
- Separation Order
- Copy of the court decision delegating parental authority.
- Proof of residence of less than 6 months in the name of the minor if the address is different from that of the applicant
- e-photo : enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
What is the cost of a travel document?
The cost depends on the type of residence permit you have.
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You have a multi-year residence card
The biometric travel document costs €40.
You have a resident card
The biometric travel document costs €45.
What are the territorial limits of the travel document?
The travel document issued to you shall indicate the country or countries you are not allowed to enter.
In general, it is only your country of origin or the country of your habitual residence.
Contract of commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
Renewal of residence permit
List of documents to be supplied: points 40 and 41
Taxes and stamp duty payable
Application for a residence permit by means of an online service