Forms and letter templates for life in France
Official Cerfa forms, fillable association letter templates and official websites, sorted by topic with search.
Papers and residence
Letter template
Hosting certificate template
Proof of address when you are hosted. Association template · fillable PDF.
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Follow-up letter to the prefecture (pending application)
No reply, no appointment and no extension certificate from the prefecture? Send this follow-up about your application. Association template · fillable PDF.
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Official website
ANEF portal — apply or renew online
Choose “Je demande ou renouvelle un titre de séjour”.
Open · interieur.gouv.fr
Official website
All residence permits: official pages
Service Public reference page for each card type.
Open · service-public.gouv.fr
Letter template
Template: attestation d'hébergement
Proof of address if you are hosted. Fill in online, download as PDF.
Open · service-public.gouv.frOfficial website
OFII — integration contract (CIR)
Courses, test and regional offices.
Open · ofii.frOfficial website
CIR: rights and duties
Service Public page on the CIR.
Open · service-public.gouv.frHousing and settling in
Cerfa formCerfa 11423*07
CAF statement of situation
One statement for all family and housing benefits.
Download PDF · sagesse-solidaire.comCerfa formCerfa 14069*05
Social housing application
Also possible online at demande-logement-social.gouv.fr.
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Letter: deposit refund request
If your deposit is not returned after you move out: a French demand letter based on the 1989 law. Association template · fillable PDF.
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Change of address letter
For CAF, CPAM, bank or employer when online is not possible. Association template · fillable PDF.
Download PDF · sagesse-solidaire.comCerfa formCerfa 15763*02
Application to open health insurance rights (PUMa)
First CPAM registration: social security number and carte Vitale.
Download PDF · sagesse-solidaire.comCerfa formCerfa 12485*02
Declaration of choice of GP (médecin traitant)
Filled in with the doctor; without a GP reimbursements are lower.
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Tenant notice letter (préavis)
Notice to leave with move-out inspection date and IBAN for the deposit. Association template · fillable PDF.
Download PDF · sagesse-solidaire.comPDF formCerfa 11423*07
CAF statement of situation (PDF)
One statement for all CAF benefits. Date, sign and attach proofs.
Download PDF · caf.fr
Cerfa formCerfa 10840*07
Housing aid application (APL, ALF, ALS)
Official CAF/MSA form. Applying online on caf.fr is usually faster.
Open · service-public.gouv.frOfficial website
Visale — official guarantee
Eligibility and application on visale.fr.
Open · service-public.gouv.fr
Official website
Documents a landlord may request
Closed official list: bank statements or medical records are not allowed.
Open · service-public.gouv.fr
Letter template
Guarantor deed template
If your guarantor is a person. Generated as PDF on Service Public.
Open · service-public.gouv.frOfficial website
Deposit return: deadlines and penalty
1–2 months, 10% of rent per month of delay.
Open · service-public.gouv.frMoney, benefits, work
Letter template
Letter: RSA refusal appeal
Mandatory prior appeal, send within 2 months. Association template · fillable PDF.
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Official website
Report a change to CAF
Moving, new job, birth — report quickly to avoid overpayments.
Open · service-public.gouv.frOfficial website
Register with France Travail
Online registration, account and messages.
Open · francetravail.frOfficial website
France Travail mediator
Free recourse in case of dispute.
Open · service-public.gouv.frOfficial website
impots.gouv.fr — personal account
Return, tax notice and secure messaging.
Open · impots.gouv.frOfficial website
Late tax return: penalties
Official surcharges and interest.
Open · service-public.gouv.frHealth and family
Cerfa formCerfa 12504*14
Application for Complémentaire santé solidaire (C2S)
Free or low-cost top-up health cover for low incomes.
Download PDF · sagesse-solidaire.comOfficial website
ameli.fr — health insurance
Opening rights, carte Vitale, mediator.
Open · ameli.frOfficial website
State medical aid (AME)
Who can get AME and how to apply.
Open · service-public.gouv.frOfficial website
School enrolment: official page
Documents for town hall and school, compulsory age.
Open · service-public.gouv.fr