UGA international

The information below only applies to 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

When can you pick up your card?

When you meet both of the following requirements:

1. You received a text message indicating that your residence card is ready to be picked-up, or you have obtained an “Attestation de décision favorable” more than four (4) weeks ago, or your "récépissé" more than eight (8) weeks ago.
2. Your current residence permit has expired (you cannot collect your new card if the previous one is still valid).

Where to pick up your card?

Pick up your card without an appointment at the Prefecture located place Verdun in Grenoble:

• Monday: 09:00 - 11:00
• Tuesday: 09:00 - 11:00
• Wednesday: 09:00 - 11:00
• Thursday: closed
• Friday: 09:00 - 11:00

Which documents to bring?

The day of your appointment, bring with you:

• your passport
• your current residence permit
• if you are a student, your certificate of enrollment at university
• your "attestation de décision favorable" or "récépissé"
• an excise stamp ("timbre fiscal") purchased online or in a tobacco shop ("bureau de tabac"). The amount to pay depends on your status and appears on your "attestation de décision favorable".

In Valence

You will be given an appointment at the Drôme Prefecture to collect your residence permit.
Further details of how to collect your residence card, and a list of the documents you will need to bring with you, will be sent to your home address by post.