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Document: FRA-HO-10002

FRA
FRA-HO-10002
Recto - identity
Printing technique
Printing technique
OVD (optically variable device)
UV feature
UV feature
Additional safeguard
Other

Title:

Vignette _ OFII

Issuing Country:

FRA - France • RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE •

Document Category:

H - Residence-related document

Document type:

O - ordinary document

Document version number:

10002

First issued on:

01/03/2011

Valid:

yes

Legal status / main purpose:

Sticker affixed by the OFII (French office for immigration and integration) in the passports of foreign nationals in possession of a type-D long-stay visa with a validity of between 3 and 12 months

Overall construction:

sticker

Format width (mm):

89

Format height (mm):

61

Number of pages:

1

Validity

Validity-additional information:

The validity of the sticker depends on the validity of the type-D long-stay visa affixed on the passport

Validity

Validity-additional information:

Since 1 June 2009, consulates have issued certain categories of foreign national (spouses of French nationals coming under the "private and family life" heading, temporary workers with a contract of less than 12 months, students, visitors and salaried persons employed for less than 12 months) with long-stay visas valid for one year, dispensing them from the obligation to apply for a residence permit.

Validity

Validity-additional information:

After entering France, the foreign national must go to the regional OFII directorate which covers the place of residence, taking the passport containing the long-stay visa, proof of address in France, a medical certificate and a photograph, and must pay a fee.

Validity

Validity-additional information:

The foreign national is only authorised to reside in France once he has completed these formalities within three months of entry into France, as attested by the OFII's sticker and ink stamp.

Validity

Validity-additional information:

The sticker is additional to the ink stamp (FRA-DO-01002) applied by the regional directorates

Related / associated document(s)
Image 133627 of Recto - identity

Security features:

Printing technique

Description:

half-tone printing

Description:

text other than biodata

Technique:

laser printing

Security Element:

microprint

Description:

"OFFICE FRANCAIS DE L'IMMIGRATION ET DE L'INTEGRATION" (repeated) is legible under magnification

Image 133628 of Printing technique
Background printing
Image 133630 of Printing technique

Security features:

Printing technique

This is an anti-copy background; none of the elements are visible in the digital copy (scanner)

Security Element:

anti-scan/ anti-copy pattern

Description:

"COPIE" appears twice

Image 133632 of Printing technique

Security features:

OVD (optically variable device)

OVD description:

square OVD with tear-notched edges, composed of nine human silhouettes, the letters "OFII" and "OFFICE FRANÇAIS DE L'IMMIGRATION ET DE L'INTÉGRATION"

OVD (optically variable device):

Kinegram®

Image 133633 of OVD (optically variable device)
Image 133634 of OVD (optically variable device)

Security features:

UV feature

UV feature:

substrate - reaction under UV LIGHT: bright (substrate contains optical brighteners)

Image 133636 of UV feature

Security features:

UV feature

UV feature:

fluorescent ink

Remark:

orange printing fluoresces strongly under UV (365 nm)

Image 133637 of UV feature

Security features:

Additional safeguard

Integration of electronic data:

barcode

Image 133641 of Additional safeguard

Security features:

Other

Pre-cutting of the document

Image 133642 of Other
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