{"id":209774,"date":"2025-06-24T07:21:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209774\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T07:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:21:13","slug":"renewing-post-brexit-withdrawal-agreement-residency-cards-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209774\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewing Post-Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Residency Cards in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To renew your card, you need to contact your local prefecture a maximum of two months before your card\u2019s expiry date (our advice is not to leave it that late \u2013 there will potentially be thousands of others applying for renewals at a similar time). Each prefecture will follow a slightly different procedure, but you will typically be asked to submit documents either in advance by email or to bring them to an appointment at the prefecture. Make sure you clearly state that you are applying for a Withdrawal Agreement card \u2013 it should say \u2018article 50\u2019 or \u2018accord de retrait du royaume-uni de l\u2019UE\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renewals follow a simplified process with minimal paperwork, but expect to be asked for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your current 5-year carte de s\u00e9jour<\/li>\n<li>Your passport<\/li>\n<li>Proof of address (justificatif de domicile) less than three months old<\/li>\n<li>3 x passport-style photos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you apply, you will be issued with an official \u201cr\u00e9c\u00e9piss\u00e9\u201d (receipt) while you are waiting for your new card.<\/p>\n<p>How much does it cost to renew my post-Brexit carte de s\u00e9jour?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While application fees typically cost \u20ac200 for a residency card in France, there\u2019s good news for those covered by the Withdrawal Agreement. All post-Brexit WA\/Article 50 TUE cards are free, and you won\u2019t be charged any fee for subsequent renewals either.<\/p>\n<p>Can I renew my card via the ANEF website?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, it\u2019s not currently possible to renew your Brexit Withdrawal Agreement (WA) card online via the \u201c\u00c9trangers en France\u201d website \u2013 the immigration portal known as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr\/particuliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ANEF or\u00a0Administration\u00a0Num\u00e9rique des \u00c9trangers en France<\/a>,\u00a0which is responsible for handling all long-stay visa validations, carte de s\u00e9jour, carte de residence, and French citizenship applications and renewals. Attempts to renew your card via this portal will lead to an automatic refusal as your card is not registered in the online system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is hope that a dedicated online portal (like the one set up to handle the initial applications back in 2020 and 2021) will be set up to process the renewals. With just under 50,000 5-year cards all coming up for renewal in the next 12 to 18 months, this would probably be a smart move. However, for the moment, it\u2019s only possible to renew your card through your prefecture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can my renewal be refused?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is our understanding that under the Withdrawal Agreement, those who were resident in France prior to Brexit and were issued a 5-year card should now have the right to unconditional permanent residency in France. In other words, you shouldn\u2019t have to provide proof of work, income, or tax returns as you would have presented back in 2020\/2021. The only condition is that you must have been continually resident in France for the past five years \u2013 individuals who have spent more than six consecutive months outside of France or more than 10 months total may have their request denied. Exceptions are made for certain situations, such as a work commitment or training abroad.<\/p>\n<p>What happens if my card expires?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The European Commission advises that individuals covered by the Withdrawal Agreement do not lose their rights upon expiry of their card. However, under French law, you are required to keep your documentation up to date, and there are many administrative processes that will require you to have a valid residency permit. If you do miss the deadline, you should take steps to renew your card as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To renew your card, you need to contact your local prefecture a maximum of two months before your&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209775,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5226],"tags":[802,748,2000,299,5187,1699,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-209774","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brexit","8":"tag-brexit","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-eu","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-european","13":"tag-european-union","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114737137923619882","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}