Adoption of the draft law to amend several provisions related to the control of immigration

Lodged on July 23rd, 2014, the draft law to amend several provisions related to the control of immigration was adopted yesterday evening by the French National Assembly.

The key reforms are:

• Removal of different resident permits that will be combined under a new resident permit with the mention « talents passport »
• Widespread use of the resident permit valid for several years (valid for four years max) after a first resident permit valid for one year

IMPORTANT : once the law and implementing decrees are published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, those measures will come into force.