Renewing a French residence permit: your timetable
Enter your card’s expiry date: the calculator gives the filing deadline, the days left and the stamp price.
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File no later than
31 January 2027
Too early to file
| Earliest filing date (ANEF) | 30 November 2026 |
| Days left before the deadline | 110 |
| Stamps if on time | €250 |
| Stamps if filed late | €430 |
| Receipt or certificate valid until | 1 July 2027 |
After the deadline, a €180 regularisation visa fee is added, unless there is force majeure or a valid visa. The receipt can be renewed.
Rules and sourcesA French residence permit (titre de séjour) is renewed on the ANEF online portal no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before it expires; where renewals still go through the prefecture, the application is made in the 2 months before expiry. A card ending on 31 March 2027 is renewed between 30 November 2026 and 31 January 2027. On time, renewing an employee card costs €250 in tax stamps and a student card €100. Filed after the deadline, unless there is force majeure or a valid visa, it carries an extra €180 regularisation fee: €430 for the employee card. While the file is examined, a 3-month receipt (récépissé), or an ANEF certificate extending the examination, takes over from the day after expiry and keeps the rights of the old permit. Renewing the first one-year card is also when to ask for the multi-year card.
The filing window, date by date
The calculator counts back 4 months and then 2 months from your permit's expiry date, day-of-month to day-of-month: a 31st becomes the last day of a shorter month. It then compares those dates with the day of the calculation and shows one of four phases: too early, window open, late with surcharge, permit expired. The rule appears on the private and family life card page and on the multi-year card page.
| Card ending on | File from | File by | Receipt until |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 December 2026 | 15 August 2026 | 15 October 2026 | 16 March 2027 |
| 31 March 2027 | 30 November 2026 | 31 January 2027 | 1 July 2027 |
| 31 August 2027 | 30 April 2027 | 30 June 2027 | 1 December 2027 |
What being late costs
On time, a renewal stamp is €250 at the standard rate and €100 at the reduced rate. Late, the employee card page adds a €180 regularisation visa fee, due unless there is force majeure or a valid visa.
While the file is examined
At the prefecture, the renewal receipt is valid for 3 months from the day after the card ends and can be renewed. On ANEF, the certificate extending the examination lasts 3 months at most and is renewed until a decision is made. The receipt page explains what these documents allow. General information, not legal advice.