Residence permit in France: 500 temporary staff at local authorities in 2027?

On 2 November 2026, before the Law Committee of the National Assembly, the Minister of the Interior did not rule out renewing in 2027 the 500 temporary staff recruited by local authorities.

Laurent Nuñez acknowledged that the backlog of residence permit renewals in France is shrinking, but remains substantial. For your HR teams, the sensitive point is still the employee whose permit expires before the French authorities issue their decision.

930,000 pending applications : where do residence permits in France stand ?

✅ The April 2026 plan relied on 500 temporary staff : The ministry then had 930,000 applications pending. The instruction of 5 April 2026 asked prefects to give priority to renewals, particularly those relating to professional immigration.

✅ Renewal of the scheme in 2027 remains only a possibility : According to TF1 Info, which reported his remarks, the minister considers the operation very useful and believes it could be repeated. At this stage, no text confirms it, and no updated backlog figure has been released.

✅ The Conseil d’État has set six-month and twelve-month deadlines for the State : In its decision of 5 May 2026, it requires that within six months users be able to correct and complete their application on ANEF (the French government’s online platform for foreign nationals). Submitting several residence permit applications must become possible within twelve months.

These reinforcements do not remove the wait. Our analysis of the instruction of 5 April 2026 details the resources committed at local level.

The Conseil d’État decision on ANEF sets a timetable for corrections, and our article on when a foreign worker must renew their residence permit will help you plan your deadlines.

While waiting, the document that matters is the certificate extending the processing period (attestation de prolongation d’instruction). The prefect must make it available on ANEF when the application is complete and submitted on time.

Renewals in progress: three habits to adopt for your employees

• Plan your renewals without relying on the 2027 reinforcement, which has not been confirmed. Submit a complete application on ANEF within the deadline specific to each permit.
• File the extension certificate, valid for three months at most, with the expired permit. Track its end date and the issue of a new document where applicable : it is renewed for as long as the prefect has not ruled.
• Keep evidence of every blockage on ANEF. If the process cannot be completed, request the alternative solution provided for in article R. 431-2 of the CESEDA.