Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(16) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)
Date: 2025-09-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: France, Portugal, Schengen Agreement, border control, external border of the EU, foreign national, identity document, residence permit








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29.9.2025






Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(16) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (1)

(C/2025/5255)

The publication of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(16) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (2) is based on information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 39 of the Schengen Borders Code.
In addition to publication in the Official Journal, a regular update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs.

LIST OF RESIDENCE PERMITS ISSUED BY MEMBER STATES

FRANCE

Replacement of the list published in 
OJ C, C/2024/1212, 31.1.2024
.
1.   Residence permits issued in accordance with the uniform format

French residence permits:






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Carte de séjour temporaire comportant une mention particulière qui varie selon le motif du séjour autorisé
(Temporary residence permit bearing specific wording, which varies according to the reasons for the authorised stay)










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Temporary residence permits which have a ‘Comments’ field containing the “#” symbol before the reason for the residence permit, or the words “Stay limited to Mayotte”, do not allow entry into the Schengen area except for the family members (spouse, civil partner, child, spouse’s child, relative in the direct ascending line, spouse’s relative in the direct ascending line):






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of a French citizen accompanying the national in question and travelling with him/her to a Member State other than France;










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of a French national whose right to stay in another EU Member State with the national in question has previously been recognised














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Carte de séjour pluriannuelle, d'une durée de validité maximale de 4 ans
(Multi-annual residence permit, valid for a maximum of four years)










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Carte de séjour portant la mention 'retraité’ et ‘conjoint de retraité’
                     
(Residence permit bearing the word ‘retiree’ or ‘spouse of retiree’)










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Carte de résident
(Resident’s card)










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Carte de résident permanent
(Permanent resident’s card)










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Carte de résident portant la mention ‘résident de longue durée-CE’
                     
(Resident’s card bearing the words ‘long-term EU resident’) (N.B.: this card was also called ‘Long-term EC resident’s card’ until 16 June 2011, then ‘Long-term resident’s card - European Community’)










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Carte de résident délivrée aux ressortissants andorrans
(Resident’s card issued to Andorran nationals)










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Certificat de résidence d’Algérien
(Residence certificate for Algerian nationals)










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Carte de séjour de membre de famille d'un citoyen de l'Union/EEE/Suisse
(Residence permit issued to family members of EU/EEA/Swiss citizens)










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Carte de séjour portant la mention Article 50 TUE délivrée aux Britanniques et membres de leurs familles bénéficiaires de l’accord de retrait du Royaume-Uni de l’Union européenne
(Residence permit bearing the words ‘Article 50 TEU’ issued to British nationals and their family members covered by the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union)




Monegasque permits (included pursuant to the decision of the Executive Committee of 23 June 1998 concerning Monegasque permits [SCH/Com-ex(98) 19]:






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Carte de séjour de résident temporaire de Monaco
(Temporary residence permit - Monaco)










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Carte de séjour de résident ordinaire de Monaco
(Ordinary residence permit - Monaco);










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Carte de séjour de résident privilégié de Monaco
(Privileged residence permit - Monaco);










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Carte de séjour de conjoint de ressortissant monégasque
(Residence permit for the spouse of a person of Monegasque nationality).




2.   All other documents issued to third-country nationals authorising a stay in, or re-entry into, the territory







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Autorisation provisoire de séjour
(Temporary authorisation to stay)










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Récépissés de renouvellement de demande de titre de séjour, accompagnés du titre de séjour périmé ou d’un visa D de long séjour d’une durée de validité comprise entre 4 et 12 mois, périmé (à l’exclusion du visa D comportant la mention ‘Dispense temporaire de carte de séjour’)
(Receipts for a renewed application for a resident permit, together with the expired residence permit or an expired type-D long-stay visa, valid for a period of between 4 and 12 months (excluding type-D visas marked ‘Dispense temporaire de carte de séjour’ (‘Temporarily exempt from residence permit’))










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Attestation de prolongation d’instruction d’une demande de titre de séjour, accompagnée du titre de séjour périmé ou d'un visa D de long séjour périmé d'une durée de validité comprise entre 4 et 12 mois, (à l'exclusion du visa D comportant la mention ‘Dispense temporaire de carte de séjour’)
(Certificate extending the examination of an application for a residence permit, together with the expired residence permit or an expired type-D long-stay visa, valid for a period of between 4 and 12 months (excluding type-D visas marked ‘Dispense temporaire de carte de séjour’ (‘Temporarily exempt from residence permit’)).










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Attestation de décision favorable sur une demande de titre de séjour
(Certificate proving a favourable decision with regards to an application for a residence permit).










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Attestation d’enregistrement de demande de titre de séjour en ligne délivrée aux ressortissants britanniques dans le cadre de l’application de l’accord de retrait du Royaume-Uni de l’Union européenne
(Certificate of online application for a resident permit issued to UK nationals in the framework of the application of the Withdrawal Agreement of the United Kingdom from the European Union).










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Attestation de decision favorable sur une demande de renouvellement de titre de sejour (Certificate proving a favourable decision with regards to an application for a renewal of a residence permit)










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Attestation de decision favorable sur une demande de duplicata de titre de sejour (Certificate proving a favourable decision with regards to an application for a duplicate residence permit)




Documents issued to alien minors






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Document de circulation pour étrangers mineurs (DCEM)
(Travel document for alien minors)










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This document allows the foreign minor to be readmitted to France and cross the external borders of the Schengen area without a visa, if it has been issued by a French administrative authority other than Mayotte.




N.B.: the French Republic identity document stopped being issued from 1 March 2019. Documents issued earlier, which are valid until 1 March 2024, are still in use.
Titres de voyage délivrés aux bénéficiaires de la protection internationale
(Travel documents issued to beneficiaries of international protection)






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Titre de voyage pour réfugié
(Travel document for refugees)










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Titre d’identité et de voyage
(Identity and travel document)




Carte de frontalier délivrée aux Britanniques et membres de leurs familles bénéficiaires de l’accord de retrait du Royaume-Uni de l’Union européenne
(Border traffic permit issued to British nationals and their family members covered by the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union)
Récépissé de demande de titre de séjour, comportant la mention ‘A DEMANDE LA DELIVRANCE D’UN TITRE DE SEJOUR DE 5 [OU 10] ANS PORTANT LA MENTION “ACCORD DE RETRAIT DU ROYAUME-UNI DE L’UE”
                  ’.
(Receipts for an application for a resident permit, bearing the mention ‘A DEMANDE LA DELIVRANCE D’UN TITRE DE SEJOUR DE 5 [OU 10] ANS PORTANT LA MENTION “ACCORD DE RETRAIT DU ROYAUME-UNI DE L’UE”
                  ’)
Titres de séjour spéciaux
(Special residence permits) (Each special residence permit is marked according to the holder’s status)






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                        ‘CMD/A’: délivré au Chef d'une Mission diplomatique (‘CMD/A’: issued to heads of diplomatic missions)










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                        ‘CMD/M’: délivré au Chef de mission d'une Organisation internationale (‘CMD/M’: issued to heads of mission of international organisations)










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                        ‘CMD/D’: délivré au chef d'une Délégation permanente auprès d'une Organisation internationale (‘CMD/D’: issued to heads of permanent delegations to international organisations)










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                        ‘CD/A’: délivré aux agents du Corps diplomatique (‘CD/A’: issued to diplomatic officials)










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                        ‘CD/M’: délivré aux hauts fonctionnaires d'une Organisation internationale (‘CD/M’: issued to senior officials of an international organisation)










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                        ‘CD/D’: délivré aux assimilés membres d'une Délégation permanente auprès d'une Organisation internationale (‘CD/D’: issued to officials comparable to officials who are members of a permanent delegation to an international organisation)










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                        ‘CC/C’: délivré aux fonctionnaires consulaires (‘CC/C’: issued to consular officials)










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                        ‘AT/A’: délivré au personnel administratif ou technique d'une ambassade (‘AT/A’: issued to administrative or technical staff of an embassy)










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                        ‘AT/C’: délivré au personnel administratif ou technique d'un consulat (‘AT/C’: issued to administrative or technical staff of a consulate)










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                        ‘AT/M’: délivré au personnel administratif ou technique d'une Organisation internationale (‘AT/M’: issued to administrative or technical staff of an international organisation)










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                        ‘AT/D’: délivré au personnel administratif ou technique d'une Délégation permanente auprès d'une Organisation internationale (‘AT/D’: issued to administrative or technical staff of a permanent delegation to an international organisation)










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                        ‘SE/A’: délivré au personnel de service d'une ambassade (‘SE/A’: issued to service staff of an embassy)










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                        ‘SE/C’: délivré au personnel de service d'un consulat (‘SE/C’: issued to service staff of a consulate)










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                        ‘SE/M’: délivré au personnel de service d'une Organisation internationale (‘SE/M’: issued to service staff of international organisations)










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                        ‘SE/D’: délivré au personnel de service d'une Délégation permanente auprès d'une Organisation internationale (‘SE/D’: issued to service staff of a permanent delegation to an international organisation)










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                        ‘PP/A’: délivré au personnel privé d'un diplomate (‘PP/A’: issued to private staff of a diplomat)










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                        ‘PP/C’: délivré au personnel privé d'un fonctionnaire consulaire (‘PP/C’: issued to private staff of a consular official)










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                        ‘PP/M’: délivré au personnel privé d’un membre d’une Organisation internationale (‘PP/M’: issued to private staff of a member of an international organisation)










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                        ‘PP/D’: délivré au personnel privé d’un membre d’une Délégation permanente auprès d’une Organisation internationale (PP/D: issued to private staff of a member of a permanent delegation to an international organisation)










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                        ‘EM/A’: délivré aux envoyés en mission temporaire, enseignants ou militaires à statut spécial attachés auprès d'une ambassade (‘EM/A’: issued to envoys on temporary mission, teachers or military staff with special status attached to an embassy)










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                        ‘EM/C’: délivré aux envoyés en mission temporaire, enseignants ou militaires à statut spécial attachés auprès d'un consulat (‘EM/C’: issued to envoys on temporary mission, teachers or military staff with special status attached to a consulate)










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                        ‘EM/M’: délivré aux envoyés en mission temporaire auprès d'une Organisation internationale (‘EM/M’: issued to envoys on temporary mission to an international organisation)










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                        ‘EM/D’: délivré aux envoyés en mission temporaire dans une Délégation permanente auprès d'une Organisation internationale (‘EM/D’: issued to envoys on temporary mission to a permanent delegation to an international organisation)










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                        ‘FI/M’: délivré aux fonctionnaires internationaux des Organisations internationales (‘FI/M’: issued to international officials of international organisations)




List of persons participating in a school trip within the European Union
PORTUGAL

Replacement of the list published in 
OJ C, C/2023/260, 19.10.2023


I.   Residence permits issued according to uniform format laid down by Council Regulation (EC) no. 1030/2002


TÍTULO DE RESIDÊNCIA

Confers the status of resident in Portugal for third-country nationals

Temporary - valid for two years from the date of issue and renewable for successive periods of three years

Permanent - valid indefinitely; must be renewed every five years or whenever there is any change in the holder's identity details

Refugee - valid for a period of five years

Humanitarian grounds - valid for a period of three years
Electronic residence permits were issued in the context of a pilot project from 22 December 2008 to 3 February 2009; from that date the document was brought fully into use at national level.
II.   Residence cards issued in accordance with Directive 2004/38 (not in uniform format)


CARTÃO DE RESIDÊNCIA PERMANENTE Familiar de Cidadão da União Europeia,


Nacional de Estado Terceiro

Document issued to family members of European Union nationals who have lawfully resided together with the European Union national in Portugal for a period of five consecutive years
Issued after a person has held a Cartão de Residência para Familiar de Cidadão da União Europeia, Nacional de Estado Terceiro (= residence card for third-country national family member of a European Union national) (valid for five years)
Maximum Validity – 10 year(s)
Issued from 03.09.2017
               

CARTÃO DE RESIDÊNCIA Familiar de Cidadão da União Europeia, Nacional de Estado Terceiro

Document issued to third-country family members of a European Union national who are staying in Portugal for more than three months
Issued to third-country national family members of a Portuguese national
Maximum Validity - 5 year(s)
Issued to family members of a national of a European Union country other than Portugal, with date of expiry identical to that of the registration certificate held by the family member in question.
Maximum Validity - 5 year(s)
Issued to family members of a national of a European Union country other than Portugal who hold a ‘Cartão de Residência Permanente de Cidadão da União Europeia’ (permanent residence card for European Union nationals)
Maximum Validity - 5 year(s)
Issued from 03.09.2017
               

CERTIFICADO DE RESIDÊNCIA PERMANENTE CIDADÃO DA UNIÃO EUROPEIA

Document issued to European Union nationals who have been lawfully resident in Portugal for more than five years
Maximum Validity – 10 year(s)
Issued from 09.01.2019
               

TITULOS DE RESIDÊNCIA ESPECIAIS EMITIDOS PELO MINISTÉRIO DOS NEGÓCIOS ESTRANGEIROS

(Special residence permits issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (see Annex 20)

OTHER DOCUMENTS ISSUED TO THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS HAVING EQUIVALENT VALUE TO A RESIDENCE PERMIT


CERTIFICADO DE CONCESSÃO DE AUTORIZAÇÃO DE RESIDÊNCIA AO ABRIGO DO REGIME DE PROTEÇÃO TEMPORÁRIA

Certificate issued to beneficiaries of temporary protection — under Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of 4 March 2022 establishing the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2001/55/EC, and having the effect of introducing temporary protection (OJ L 71, 4.3.2022, p. 1).

List of previous publications


OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 1.

OJ C 77, 5.4.2007, p. 11.

OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 1.

OJ C 164, 18.7.2007, p. 45.

OJ C 192, 18.8.2007, p. 11.

OJ C 271, 14.11.2007, p. 14.

OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 31.

OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 14.

OJ C 207, 14.8.2008, p. 12.

OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 13.

OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 5.

OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 15.

OJ C 198, 22.8.2009, p. 9.

OJ C 239, 6.10.2009, p. 2.

OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p.15.

OJ C 308, 18.12.2009, p. 20.

OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 5.

OJ C 82, 30.3.2010, p. 26.

OJ C 103, 22.4.2010, p. 8.

OJ C 108, 7.4.2011, p. 7.

OJ C 157, 27.5.2011, p. 5.

OJ C 201, 8.7.2011, p. 1.

OJ C 216, 22.7.2011, p. 26.

OJ C 283, 27.9.2011, p. 7.

OJ C 199, 7.7.2012, p. 5.

OJ C 214, 20.7.2012, p. 7.

OJ C 298, 4.10.2012, p. 4.

OJ C 51, 22.2.2013, p. 6.

OJ C 75, 14.3.2013, p. 8.

OJ C 77, 15.3.2014, p. 4.

OJ C 118, 17.4.2014, p. 9.

OJ C 200, 28.6.2014, p. 59.

OJ C 304, 9.9.2014, p. 3.

OJ C 390, 5.11.2014, p. 12.

OJ C 210, 26.6.2015, p. 5.

OJ C 286, 29.8.2015, p. 3.

OJ C 151, 28.4.2016, p. 4.

OJ C 16, 18.1.2017, p. 5.

OJ C 69, 4.3.2017, p. 6.

OJ C 94, 25.3.2017, p. 3.

OJ C 297, 8.9.2017, p. 3.

OJ C 343, 13.10.2017, p. 12.

OJ C 100, 16.3.2018, p. 25.

OJ C 144, 25.4.2018, p. 8.

OJ C 173, 22.5.2018, p. 6.

OJ C 222, 26.6.2018, p. 12.

OJ C 248, 16.7.2018, p. 4.

OJ C 269, 31.7.2018, p. 27.

OJ C 345, 27.9.2018. p. 5.

OJ C 27, 22.1.2019. p. 8.

OJ C 31, 25.1.2019, p. 5.

OJ C 34, 28.1.2019, p. 4.

OJ C 46, 5.2.2019, p. 5.

OJ C 330, 6.10.2020, p. 5.

OJ C 126, 12.4.2021, p. 1.

OJ C 140, 21.4.2021, p. 2.

OJ C 150, 28.4.2021, p. 5.

OJ C 365, 10.9.2021, p. 3.

OJ C 491, 7.12.2021, p. 5.

OJ C 509, 17.12.2021, p. 10.

OJ C 63, 7.2.2022, p. 6.

OJ C 272, 15.7.2022, p. 4.

OJ C 304, 9.8.2022, p. 5.

OJ C 393, 13.10.2022, p. 10.

OJ C 72, 28.2.2023, p. 44.

OJ C 274, 3.8.2023, p. 6.

OJ C, C/2023/260, 19.10.2023.

OJ C, C/2023/1408, 5.12.2023.

OJ C, C/2023/1609, 22.12.2023.

OJ C, C/2024/1212, 31.1.2024.

OJ C, C/2024/1950, 6.3.2024.

OJ C, C/2024/4488, 11.7.2024.

OJ C, C/2024/5580, 19.9.2024.

OJ C, C/2024/7513, 19.12.2024.

OJ C, C/2024/7514, 19.12.2024.

OJ C, C/2025/995, 11.2.2025.

OJ C, C/2025/1504, 5.3.2025.

OJ C, C/2025/1859, 25.3.2025.

OJ C, C/2025/2330, 25.4.2025.

OJ C, C/2025/3595, 1.7.2025.

OJ C, C/2025/4339, 1.8.2025.

OJ C, C/2025/5109, 18.9.2025.


(1)  See the list of previous publications at the end of this update.

(2)  
            
OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1.


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