Titre de séjour fees in 2026: what a residence permit now costs

The loi de finances 2026 raised the taxes on residence permits, and the new amounts took effect on 1 May 2026. If you are renewing a titre de séjour, applying for a first card, or filing for naturalisation this year, you are paying more than someone who filed last year. Here is what the fees actually are now, so the number on the ANEF payment screen doesn't catch you off guard.

What you pay now (since 1 May 2026)

• First titre de séjour: €350, up from €225.
• Renewal of a titre de séjour: €250, up from €225.
• Reduced rate, first issue: €150, up from €75.
• Reduced rate, renewal: €100, up from €75.
• Temporary residence permit (autorisation provisoire de séjour): €100, which used to be free.

Which date decides the amount you pay

The new fees apply to every titre for which the préfecture makes its délivrance decision on or after 1 May 2026, not the date you filed. So filing early does not lock in the old amount: what counts is when your card is granted. On ANEF you don't guess the figure. When your application is accepted, the portal tells you the exact amount owed and takes the payment at that step.

Who gets the reduced rate

The reduced rate (€150 for a first card, €100 for a renewal) covers several categories, including students, family reunification, job-seeker and entrepreneur cards after studies, au pairs, and seasonal workers. Some situations are exempt from the tax entirely, such as certain beneficiaries of temporary protection. If you think you qualify for the reduced rate or an exemption, the ANEF payment step should already reflect it; if it doesn't, that is worth a message to the préfecture before you pay.

How the payment works

The tax is a timbre fiscal (électronique). For an ANEF procedure you usually pay online inside the portal at the moment your file is validated. For a procedure that still runs through a counter, you buy the timbre in advance at timbres.impots.gouv.fr or from a tabac, and bring the reference. Keep the proof of payment: a lost timbre reference is a common reason a file stalls at the last step.

When the préfecture writes back with the amount, a convocation to collect your card, or a request for the missing payment, the message is rarely in plain English. Upload it to Mes Papiers and we'll tell you what it wants, how much to pay, and by when, so a fee question doesn't turn into a missed deadline.