ATTESTATION D'ACCEUIL ( Board and Lodging Certificate )

This document is required If you are travelling to France and intend to stay with friends or relatives for periods of less than 3 months.

An Attestation d'Acceuil form must be obtained by your host, from either their local Town Hall or their local Police Station.

Your host must fill in and sign a form CERFA no. 10798*03 and they will be required to present their:

• ID card, passport or residence permit
• Property deed or rental agreement
• Recent utility bill or rental receipt
• Evidence that the property is adequate and fit for the purpose of boarding a guest
• Evidence of financial means to support their guest for duration of the stay.

The certificate can be applied for by proxy by French citizens residing abroad.


This certificate is not a requirement of:

• Holders of multiple entry Schengen visas
• Holders of visas endorsed with ‘Carte de sejour a solliciter des l'arrivee en France
• Holders of visas endorsed with ‘Famille de Francais
• EU / EEA nationals
• Nationals of Switzerland , Andorra or Monaco