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The APS permit is issued for 6 months and renewed at the prefecture (apply 3 weeks to 3 days before expiry) while EU temporary protection lasts, currently until 4 March 2028.

Passport/ID card (valid or expired under 2 years ago) or Ukrainian consular certificate; birth/marriage certificates for family. Since 31.07.2026, if liable for military service: proof of compliance or exemption (exit stamp, Reserve+)

Online pre-application on demarche.numerique.gouv.fr (if your prefecture uses it), then an appointment at the prefecture where you live (fingerprints, originals). The ADA request to OFII is filed at the same time.

About 2 weeks after a complete online application (AIDA, 2025); the APS is usually issued on the day of the prefecture appointment. Longer if documents are missing.

End of EU protection (now 4.03.2028); APS not renewed (rights interrupted); another permit, refugee status or subsidiary protection; written renunciation at the prefecture when leaving France; withdrawal for public-order reasons or fraud.

No flights from Ukraine (airspace closed). Coaches (e.g. Kyiv–Paris), train or bus to Poland and then plane/train to France, or car.

EU rules: microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies antibody test (entry ≥3 months after the blood sample), EU health certificate from an official vet ≤10 days before arrival. The 2022 exemptions ended in 2023.

French

Yes, from receiving the APS (the right to work is stated on it); the employer files a work-authorisation request. You can register with France Travail (public employment service).

Construction (bricklayers, carpenters, roofers, plumbers, welders), chefs, bus drivers, car mechanics, physiotherapists, pharmacists, dentists (EURES 2025).

Yes. Public health insurance (PUMa) from receiving the APS, with no 3-month wait, plus free complementary cover (CSS) for 1 year, renewed with the APS.

Public école maternelle (from age 3) is free; schooling is compulsory from 3. Crèches for under-3s are paid: the fee depends on family income (CAF scale).

Yes, public school is free; compulsory from 3 to 16, education or training required up to 18. Enrol at the town hall (ages 3–10) or at the nearest collège/lycée or departmental education office (11–18).

APL housing benefit from CAF (means-tested); ADA supplement of €7.40/day if you pay for housing. The special housing scheme for Ukrainians is being wound down; newcomers go to the general emergency shelter system.

None

ADA from OFII for adults with income below the RSA (€651.69/month for a single person): €6.80/day for 1 person (~€207/month), +€7.40/day (~€225/month) if you pay for housing. Paid to a payment card.

ADA rises by €3.40/day (~€103/month) per additional family member. CAF family benefits: allocations familiales from the 2nd child (€152.25/month for 2 children if household income ≤ €79,980/year).

Approx., 1-bedroom flat: Paris €1,400 (centre) / €1,070 (outside centre); Lyon €890 / €620; typical French city ~€760/month (Numbeo, June 2026).

Approx. €350/month per person (Paris ~€390) (Numbeo, June 2026).

Private nursery approx. €590/month (Lyon) to €1,350 (Paris); public crèches charge according to income.

International primary school approx. €10,700 (Lyon) – €22,200 (Paris) per year.

Usually not needed (CSS is free). A private 'mutuelle' costs approx. €38/month for a 25-year-old and ~€250/month for a couple aged 60 (Sept 2026).

The APS lasts 6 months: renew on time or ADA stops. Since 31.07.2026 new applicants liable for service must prove they meet Ukrainian military obligations. Prefectures steer integrated holders to ordinary permits; asylum gives a multi-year permit but limits trips to Ukraine. Leaving for good: return the APS and ADA card to the prefecture. Service-public.fr, UNHCR FAQ