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Lost or stolen French residence permit: the statement, the duplicate, its fee and getting back to France
A lost French residence card is replaced by a duplicate requested on ANEF, the online service for foreign nationals, with a sworn statement; after a theft, a police report comes first. Since 1 May 2026, the duplicate costs €350 at the standard rate: a €300 tax and a €50 stamp duty (articles L436-2 and L436-7 of the CESEDA, the immigration code). It keeps the validity dates of the lost card. Abroad, you first need a return visa.
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Which steps, at what cost, and when should you renew?
Give what happened, where, your type of card, the date of the event and the card’s expiry date: the calendar gives the steps, the fee and the renewal dates. The example: a standard-rate card stolen in France on 21 September 2026, expiring on 31 March 2027.
Fictional example · duplicate calendar
Duplicate at €350.00: €300.00 tax and €50.00 stamp duty.
- Tax
- €300.00
- Stamp duty
- €50.00
- Total
- €350.00
The steps, in order
- Report the theft at a police station or gendarmerie, and keep the receipt.
- Request the duplicate on ANEF, with the receipt attached.
- Pay with tax stamps and collect the new card: the old one is invalid, even if found.
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- Card stolen
- Renewal request opens
- Last day to request renewal
- Expiry of the card, and of the duplicate
The duplicate keeps the card’s expiry date; the renewal request opens on 1 December 2026. Read the renewal guide (in French).
Renewal time limits for a permit requested on ANEF: between the 120th and the 60th day before expiry (CESEDA, article R431-5). Refugee, subsidiary protection or stateless person card, Algerian certificate: have the préfecture confirm the amount.
What should you do after losing your residence card in France?
Write a sworn statement (déclaration sur l’honneur) of the loss, then request the duplicate online, on the ANEF service (administration numérique pour les étrangers en France), according to service-public fiche F21032.
Requesting a duplicate makes the old card permanently invalid: if you find it afterwards, you can no longer use it and you must still come and collect the new one.
Source: Service-public F21032
What should you do if your residence card was stolen?
First report the theft at a police station or gendarmerie, which gives you a receipt (récépissé). Then request the duplicate on ANEF: the police receipt takes the place of the sworn statement among the documents (fiche F22312).
The duplicate carries the same validity dates as the stolen card: it does not extend your right to stay.
Source: Service-public F22312
How much does a residence permit duplicate cost in 2026?
The duplicate pays the first-issue tax of the permit on the same ground (CESEDA, article L436-2): €300, or €100 for the cards listed in article L436-1, such as student, trainee or seasonal worker. A €50 stamp duty comes on top (article L436-7), so €350 or €150.
Some cards pay only the stamp duty, and those covered by article L436-8, issued in particular to victims of domestic violence, human trafficking or procuring, are exempt from both. Payment is made with tax stamps (timbres fiscaux), whose proof is asked for when the card is handed over.
Sources: CESEDA L436-1 · CESEDA L436-2 · CESEDA L436-7 · CESEDA L436-8
What should you do if the card is lost or stolen abroad?
Report it to the local police, then to the French embassy or consulate, and ask there for a return visa; before issuing it, the consulate checks with the préfecture that issued the permit. As soon as you are back in France, request the duplicate on ANEF (fiches F21032 and F22312).
An ANEF filing certificate is not enough to come back to France after leaving the Schengen area: service-public then points to the return visa (fiche F12189). Nor does it prove that your stay is lawful (CESEDA, article R431-15-1).
Sources: Service-public F21032 · Service-public F22312 · Service-public F12189 · CESEDA R431-15-1
What does the duplicate cost for your card?
The duplicate takes the first-issue tax of the same permit, plus the stamp duty.
| Your card | Tax | Stamp duty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard rate, such as private and family life or employee | €300 | €50 | €350 |
| Student, trainee, job search or business creation, au pair, family reunification, seasonal worker, work accident pension | €100 | €50 | €150 |
| Card whose first issue carries no tax, such as the family member of a refugee card | €0 | €50 | €50 |
| Card covered by article L436-8: victim of domestic violence, trafficking or procuring | €0 | €0 | €0 |
Refugee, subsidiary protection or stateless person card: service-public announces a free duplicate, but article L436-8 of the CESEDA does not list these cards among those exempt from the stamp duty; have the préfecture confirm the amount. Algerian residence certificates have their own rates, and a European citizen or a family member follows a different procedure.
Sources: CESEDA L436-1 · CESEDA L436-2 · CESEDA L436-7 · CESEDA L436-8 · Service-public F21032
Which documents should you attach to the duplicate request?
The list published by service-public for a request made in France; payment is proven when the card is handed over.
- Document 1
Sworn statement of the loss, or police receipt for a theft
For an event abroad: the report made to the local police and to the French embassy or consulate.
- Document 2
Copy of the lost or stolen card
Only if you kept one.
- Document 3
Passport
The pages with your civil status, the validity dates and the entry stamps.
- Document 4
Proof of address less than 3 months old
On the date of the online request.
- Document 5
E-photo code
Given by the photographer or the approved booth, on the photo sheet.
- Document 6
Proof of payment
The tax stamps for the tax and the stamp duty, asked for when the card is handed over.
What does article L436-2 of the CESEDA say about the duplicate fee?
Since 1 May 2026, the duplicate pays the tax for the first issue of the permit, on the same ground.
La fourniture de duplicata donne lieu à la perception d’une taxe du même montant que celle applicable lors de la première délivrance du titre de séjour pour le même motif.
In English, briefly (our summary, not an official translation): Supplying a duplicate gives rise to a tax of the same amount as the one applicable to the first issue of the residence permit on the same ground. Article L436-7 adds a €50 stamp duty to the issue, the renewal and the duplicate of a residence card.
What do foreign nationals ask after losing their card?
Do you need to file a police report for a simple loss?
No. In France, a loss is proven by a sworn statement. The report at a police station or gendarmerie is for a theft, and its receipt is attached to the duplicate request (service-public fiches F21032 and F22312).
Can you still use the card if you find it after requesting a duplicate?
No. The duplicate request permanently invalidates the original card, even if found; you must still come and collect the new card (fiche F21032).
Does the duplicate extend the residence permit?
No. It carries the same validity dates as the lost or stolen card. If it expires soon, renewal is requested separately, between the 120th and the 60th day before expiry for a permit requested on ANEF (CESEDA, article R431-5).
Does the ANEF filing certificate prove that your stay is lawful?
No. The certificate issued as soon as you file online does not prove that your stay is lawful (CESEDA, article R431-15-1). A certificate of favourable decision, on the other hand, proves it until the permit is handed over.
Can you travel outside the Schengen area while waiting for the duplicate?
With a simple filing certificate, coming back requires a return visa requested from the French consulate in the country where you are (fiche F12189). Service-public also mentions, in exceptional situations, a prefectoral return visa to request before leaving, which only allows a return through a French border.
Which texts is this duplicate calendar based on?
- CESEDA, article L436-1 (first-issue and renewal tax)Légifrance, in French
- CESEDA, article L436-2 (duplicate tax)Légifrance, in French
- CESEDA, article L436-7 (€50 stamp duty)Légifrance, in French
- CESEDA, article L436-8 (exempt permits)Légifrance, in French
- Loss of a foreign national’s residence card (fiche F21032)Service-public.fr, in French · checked by the publisher on 1 July 2026
- Theft of a foreign national’s residence card (fiche F22312)Service-public.fr, in French · checked by the publisher on 1 July 2026
- Coming back to France after leaving the Schengen area (fiche F12189)Service-public.fr, in French · checked by the publisher on 10 April 2024
- CESEDA, article R431-15-1 (ANEF certificates)Légifrance, in French
- CESEDA, article R431-5 (time limits to request renewal)Légifrance, in French
Texts cited last checked: 26 September 2026