Once your application has been approved by the Isère or Drôme Préfecture, a residence permit is being issued.
Each Prefecture has its own procedures for picking up your new permit.
The information below only applies for the following residence permits:
"Étudiant" or "Étudiant - Programme Mobilité"
"Talent - Chercheur" or "Scientifique-chercheur"
"Talent - Famille" (spouses of researchers only)
"Recherche d’Emploi ou Création d’Entreprise" or "APS Jeune diplômé"
"Stagiaire"
"Jeune au pair"
In Grenoble
How to pick up your card?
If you meet the following requirements:
You received your “attestation de décision favorable” more than four (4) weeks ago or your "récépissé" more than eight (8) weeks ago, or the text message indicating that your residence card is ready to be picked-up
Your current residence permit has expired (you cannot collect your new card if the previous one is still valid)
Make an appointment to pick up your residence card at the On-Campus Prefecture Office:
Please note
If you have difficulty finding an appointment to retrieve your residence permit on campus, you can also pick up your card without an appointment at the Préfecture, located Place Verdun:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays
From 09:00 am till 11:00 am
Important: To enter the Préfecture, you will have to present the text message indicating that your residence card is ready to be picked-up. If you have not received it, you must pick up your card at the On-Campus Prefecture Office.
The day of your appointment, bring with you:
your passport
your current residence permit
if you are a student, your certificate of enrollment at the university
your "attestation de décision favorable" or "récépissé"
an excise stamp ("timbre fiscal") purchased online or in a tobacco shop ("bureau de tabac"). The total amount depends on your status and appears on your "attestation de décision favorable".
Please note
Nobody can pick up your card on your behalf, not even your spouse.
Where?
At the MUSE welcome desk:
MUSE
80 Allée Ampère - Saint-Martin-d'Hères Campus
Tram B & C - "Gabriel Fauré - MUSE" stop
In Valence
Instructions to pick up your residence permit will be mailed to the address indicated on your proof of residence document.
Published on August 18, 2023 Updated on June 4, 2025
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