France permanent residence: security and reach.
How far this permit travels, the days it costs to keep, and where it leads — years to permanent residency and citizenship. The whole deal, with official sources.
How secure it is
“Days to keep” — the physical-presence rule that keeps the status alive — is the column no other index publishes. It’s also exactly what Countly counts.
36 consecutive months outside France voids the standard 10-year card; the EU long-term-resident card tolerates 6 consecutive years outside France (3…
Automatic lapse after the absence threshold above; non-renewal/withdrawal if the holder is judged a serious threat to public order, or no…
staying past 183 days typically makes you a tax resident — a different count, also worth tracking.
What it unlocks beyond France
Where it leads
How many days must you spend to keep France residence?
36 consecutive months outside France voids the standard 10-year card; the EU long-term-resident card tolerates 6 consecutive years outside France (3 outside the EU) before lapsing.
How long from France residence to citizenship?
0 yrs. Allowed.
Your permit has a day counter. So does Countly.
Track the presence days that keep your residence permit — and your tax residency — alive. Automatically and privately.
Countly keeps a verifiable ledger of your presence days: for the permit, and for the tax line right behind it.