France Étranger: French papers

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About this app

⚠️ Independent app. France Étranger is not a government service and does not represent the French government or any prefecture. Provided as a guidance tool for informational purposes only. Official sources: service-public.fr · interieur.gouv.fr · legifrance.gouv.fr

francetranger guides you through every step of French administrative procedures: visa, residency permit, naturalization, and the civic exam.

CASE TRACKING
• Estimated waiting times for interview and decision by prefecture
• National statistics on naturalization by decree or marriage
• Reminders for the key steps of your procedure
• Interactive map of processing times by department

CIVIC EXAM
• 7,400 questions across 37 categories and 740 series
• History, politics, geography, institutions, secularism, and culture
• Multiple-choice and hard mode for progressive training
• Cheat sheets to review the essentials
• Open-ended questions to prepare for the naturalization interview

DOCUMENTS
• Personalized checklist based on your procedure
• Reminder of missing pieces
• Expiration dates tracked automatically

LETTERS & CALCULATORS
• Letter templates (prefecture, employer, CAF, bank...)
• Calculators to check your rights and eligibility
• Personalized texts ready to send based on your situation

WHY FRANCETRANGER?
Because navigating French administration is stressful, slow, and often opaque. francetranger gathers in a single app the tools you need to know where you stand, what's left to do, and how to pass your exam.

The app works offline for the essentials. Your data stays on your device.

Free to start. Optional subscription to unlock all training series and advanced features.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
France Étranger is a private, independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the French government, any prefecture, or any public administration. It does not represent a government entity and does not carry out official procedures on behalf of any administration.

OFFICIAL SOURCES
• Procedures: https://www.service-public.fr
• Foreign nationals in France (ANEF): https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr
• Legislation (CESEDA): https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr
• Ministry of the Interior: https://www.interieur.gouv.fr

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What’s new

Nouveautés de cette version :
• Vos courriers préfecture sont désormais rédigés et relus par notre équipe, livrés sous 24 h directement dans l'application
• Relance, recours, demande de rendez-vous, récépissé, carte de résident, changement d'adresse… : chaque courrier est vérifié manuellement
• Les simulateurs d'éligibilité, le suivi des délais et les entraînements restent entièrement gratuits
• Catalogue de courriers adapté à votre démarche (titre de séjour, naturalisation, visa)
• Amélioration