According to the Service-Public.fr Website, the French government's Web portal, those who have the right to a residence card for non-Community foreigners include:

[translation]

the spouse and any children under 19 years of age of a foreigner with a residence card who have been authorized to stay in France by virtue of family reunification (2000).

According the French SOS-Net Website, [translation] "the largest public legal database in France" (n.d.), non-Community foreign residents do not include nationals from the European Union (EU) or countries belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) (17 Dec. 2001).

According to the same Website, [translation] "[the] foreign child of a French citizen, who is married if the child is under 21 years of age or if the child is a dependant of the parents," is included in the list of persons to whom a residence card shall be issued as of right, provided [translation] "a parent-child relationship and the French citizenship of one of the parents can be proven" (SOS-Net 30 Dec. 2001).

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Service-Public.fr. 2000. "Vos droits et démarches : étrangers en France." http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/ARBO/080203-NXETR132.html [Accessed 26 Mar. 2002]

SOS-Net. 31 December 2001. "La carte de résident." http://www.sos-net.eu.org/etrangers/externe/titresej.htm [Accessed 2 Apr. 2002]

_____. 17 December 2001. "Les titres de séjour." http://www.sos-net.eu.org/etrangers/externe/titridx.htm [Accessed 2 Apr. 2002]

_____. n.d. "Bienvenue sur SOS-Net." http://www.sos-net.eu.org [Accessed 2 Apr. 2002]