When should you apply to renew your French post-Brexit residency card?

"So when do you need to do this? First find the expiry date, which is on the front of the card. As those cards were mostly distributed in early 2021 it's likely that the expiry date will be at the start of 2026; however some préfectures began issuing them late in 2020, giving some people expiry dates later this year."

"The interior ministry has clarified that you should apply to renew once the card is within two months of its expiry date. This is shorter than many other types of carte de séjour, such as the visitor card or salarié card, which typically tell people to renew their card once it is within four months of expiry - some types of card even specify that you must renew before the card comes within two months of its expiry date."

Around 45,000 British residents in France hold five-year post-Brexit carte de séjour Article 50 TUE cards that require renewal. The cards were issued mostly in early 2021, so many expiry dates fall at the start of 2026, though some préfectures issued cards late in 2020 so a few expiries occur earlier. The expiry date is printed on the front of the card. The French interior ministry clarified that applications to renew should be made once the card is within two months of expiry and should not be submitted before that window. Other carte de séjour types follow different renewal windows.

Read at The Local France