List: how to apply for Brexit card renewals in different areas of France
An increasing number of prefectures have online procedures, but some are yet to provide information
Information on how to renew cards differs across departments
Holders of five-year Brexit Withdrawal Agreement (WA) residency cards need to renew them in coming months - here we look at where to find the relevant information depending on where you live in France.
Unlike the process for the first-issue of Brexit WA cards back in 2020-2021, when the initial application was on one centralised website, the process for renewals is being organised prefecture by prefecture.
However, the Interior Ministry sought to simplify this by inviting them all to use the same online process hosted on the website Démarches Simplifiées (DS).
We only identified a handful as having done so by an initial proposed date of October 1.
Far from all areas have done it, but an increasing number are doing so and campaign groups have called for more clarify and simplicity.
Note that where a DS process has been put in place, people should only use it if invited to do so via the website of their own prefecture.
Other areas have invited Britons and their families in their areas to use different procedures, such as sending an application to a specific email address or offering appointment slots to drop a paper application in.
Here we provide links department by department, to information we have identified so far. We will update this as more details come in, and would also invite readers to let us know if you have website links that are missing via feedback@connexionfrance.com.
If your card is nearing expiry and no information is available we strongly advise getting in touch with the prefecture directly as soon as possible. Take an appointment if possible and you are not able to obtain a response by phone, email or in person.
There is one main prefecture per department, usually situated in the largest town or city. Some departments also have one or more ‘sub-prefectures’ but they often do not deal with foreign people’s residency.
Below is a list of links for departments which have provided updated information for renewals, as of October 29.
01 Ain
02 Aisne
03 Allier
04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
05 Hautes-Alpes
06 Alpes-Maritimes
Prefecture website
DS page
07 Ardèche
08 Ardennes
Prefecture site, asks for information to be sent via post.
09 Ariège
10 Aube
11 Aude
Prefecture website
DS page
Additional notes: Says apply within 4 - 2 months of expiry, and if impossible to complete procedure digitally then to email pref-brexit@aude.gouv.fr for assistance
12 Aveyron
13 Bouches-du-Rhône
14 Calvados
Prefecture site
DS page
15 Cantal
Prefecture site
DS page
16 Charente
17 Charente-Maritime
Prefecture website
Specific process: make an appointment on a Thursday afternoon
18 Cher
19 Corrèze
2A Corse-du-Sud
2B Haute-Corse
Prefecture website
DS page
21 Côte-d’Or
22 Côtes-d’Armor
Prefecture website
DS page
23 Creuse
24 Dordogne
Prefecture site
DS page
25 Doubs
26 Drôme
Prefecture site
Asks that application be sent in via to the prefecture by post.
27 Eure
28 Eure-et-Loir
29 Finistère
30 Gard
31 Haute-Garonne
32 Gers
Prefecture site
DS page
33 Gironde
Prefecture told The Connexion it will put in place a form via DS in due course and update its website.
34 Hérault
Prefecture site
DS page
35 Ille-et-Vilaine
Prefecture site - note it is in a drop-down box near the bottom of the page, following the information about the original requests prior to 2021
DS page
36 Indre
37 Indre-et-Loire
38 Isère
39 Jura
40 Landes
41 Loir-et-Cher
42 Loire
43 Haute-Loire
44 Loire-Atlantique
45 Loiret
Prefecture site, ‘liste B’ is a pdf asking for the the required documents for renewing the card to be sent by post
46 Lot
Prefecture site
DS page
47 Lot-et-Garonne
Prefecture site, requests paper application by post
48 Lozère
49 Maine-et-Loire
Prefecture site, does not have specific section for Brexit card renewals but asks those who need to renew the cards to book an appointment on that page
50 Manche
51 Marne
Prefecture site, but only for people in the Châlons-en-Champagne (Épernay et Vitry-le-François) arrondissements currently.
DS page
52 Haute-Marne
53 Mayenne
Prefecture site
DS page
54 Meurthe-et-Moselle
Prefecture site
DS page
55 Meuse
56 Morbihan
Prefecture site, explains link will soon be available (not yet rolled out) but offers list of documents required for renewal in meantime. Asks people to not to take an ordinary residency card renewals appointment if waiting for Brexit card renewal.
57 Moselle
58 Nièvre
59 Nord
Prefecture site - a dedicated service counter for renewals is being set up, with appointments opened progressively through the site. You are asked to bring necessary documents with you for appointment.
60 Oise
61 Orne
62 Pas-de-Calais
63 Puy-de-Dôme
64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques
65 Hautes-Pyrénées
Prefecture site, asks for appointments to be made at the prefecture through its own page and not a DS request
66 Pyrénées-Orientales
67 Bas-Rhin
Prefecture site, asks for renewal appointments to be made through the site.
68 Haut-Rhin
Prefecture site, has unique link to make an appointment for renewal.
69 Rhône
Prefecture site
DS page (see here for list of documents required)
70 Haute-Saône
71 Saône-et-Loire
Prefecture site, asks for documents to be sent by email.
72 Sarthe
73 Savoie
74 Haute-Savoie
75 Paris
Prefecture site
DS page
76 Seine-Maritime
77 Seine-et-Marne
78 Yvelines
79 Deux-Sèvres
80 Somme
81 Tarn
Prefecture site, link provided to older PDF asking for information to be posted in (same as Ardennes, etc)
82 Tarn-et-Garonne
Prefecture site
DS page
83 Var
Prefecture site
DS page
84 Vaucluse
85 Vendée
Prefecture site
DS page
86 Vienne
Prefecture site
DS page
87 Haute-Vienne
Prefecture website
DS page
88 Vosgess
89 Yonne
90 Territoire de Belfort
91 Essonne
92 Hauts-de-Seine
93 Seine-Saint-Denis
94 Val-de-Marne
95 Val-d’Oise
971 Guadeloupe
972 Martinique
973 Guyane
974 La Réunion
976 Mayotte
