French Polynesian Residence Permit Photo

A Portrait for Your Polynesian Residence-Card Category

French Polynesia’s residence-card process is administered by the High Commission. Its guidance for non-EU nationals distinguishes temporary, multi-year, resident and permanent resident cards according to the reason and history of the stay. Choose the relevant category before assembling photographs, rather than treating every foreign resident’s file as the same application.

The published private-and-family-life checklist includes two recent identity photographs alongside civil-status, nationality and health-cover evidence. That quantity belongs to the cited category; follow your own current document list if applying on another basis. The photo requirements below explain portrait checks, with the framing, background, facial expression and photo quality guides providing practical detail.

Use a recent likeness and keep the requested prints clean and undamaged. Copies of the passport, visa and family evidence should remain separate from the portrait. The High Commission’s arrival guidance calls for the residence request within two months or before the long-stay visa expires, so organise the application promptly after arrival.

Our French Polynesia overview and identity documents explanation provide related context. Use the visa finder to distinguish the initial entry permission from the card requested locally, and the embassy and consulate directory to locate your nationality’s consular service if passport renewal is also necessary. Before a later trip outside Polynesia, check the accepted return documents and any separate permission for the destination or transit.