Need to change CdS now I have been here more than 5 years?

[martinb79]

I am sure this has been asked before so apologies but I am still unsure. I became permanently resident in France May 2017, I had an EU citizen CdS in 2018 and a new article 50 one in 2021 which is valid until 2026; now I’ve been resident for 5½ years do I now need to apply for a permanent CdS? If not does my over 5 years residence give me all my 5+ extra rights without changing my card/what rights (apart from being here in my home) do I now have?
thank you in advance

[JaneJones]

You now have all your rights, and no need to request a new card. And in fact most préfectures will refuse to issue you a new one until the old one expires as there is no process for WARP card renewals. If you try you could end up in a muddle as only option will be a non-WARP card.

The permanent status means you no longer have to meet a financial threshold every year , and you can leave france for 5 years without loosing your status.

[hairbear]

Thanks @JaneJones , I wasn’t aware of that. My 5 year anniversary is next year, but my card doesn’t expire till 2026. So after 5 complete years of residency for us both, I think a celebration is in order

[Stella]

It’s going to be interesting to see how things are organized for those of us with CdSWA… with regards renewal… when the cards reach their expiry date.

and when the information is available… I’m sure we’ll blazon it here on the forum…

Until then, everyone keep calm… relax and enjoy…

[larkswood12]

This topic was done here…?

Uprating a 5 year WA Titre de Sejour - Closed

As some of you will know, because of the window allocated for residency applications under the Withdrawal agreement, I had to apply for mine just before I had been here for 5 years. I know there are others of you in the same situation. I received a 5 year Titre de Sejour. I let the dust settle a bit and then emailed the Prefecture (you still can’t visit) to ask them about replacing it with a 10 year card and then sent me a form to fill in. It is very long and clearly designed for non-EU immigrants who have arrived under a Visa arrangement and has lots of additional requirements, such as a diploma in French language, that are not applicatable, as I understand it, to a UK immigrant who arrived before Jan 2021. As I don’t want to make any more waves than I have to, I contacted the British Embassy for advice ( ). I obviously haven’t heard back yet and don’t have very high hopes to be honest. So - has anyone else in my situation had a go at upgrading their TdS? Any other suggesti…

and the specific post -

@kirsteastevenson

This article seems to answer this question pretty definitively.

Brexit cards in France: Timing rules to swap five-year cards confirmed

was the latest update.

[JaneJones]

Isn’t that what I said?

[KarenLot]

Let’s hope it’s not like the driving licences.

I was only aware of the tail end of that, and that was stressful enough and has led to a poor result.

[Stella]

We are thinking positively, of course, let’s keep cheerful as long as possible…

All will be well in the end… and if it isn’t well… then it isn’t the end…

[martinb79]

This makes me wonder what happens if your move to a different department with a 5 year Article 50 CdS, this must be a possibility and would involve a new card from a new department, perhaps there is a clue to the future procedure here, has anyone done this?

[JaneJones]

That’s just a replacement, so exchanging like for like the same as all the other types of titre de séjour. I think the only difference is that it should be free, and address changes on others are €25.