France permanent residence: security and reach.
How far this permit travels, the days it costs to keep, and the separate eligibility clocks it may involve. Field-level primary review is shown where it is complete; other fields remain pending.
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
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.