FranceMise en situation n° 39 · Rights and duties
In the street, police officers check the identity of Svetlana, who is Russian. She lives in France with a residence permit. What should she do?
In the exam (French)
Dans la rue, des policiers contrôlent l'identité de Svetlana, de nationalité russe. Elle vit en France avec une carte de séjour. Que doit-elle faire ?
- aShow her residence permit to the police officers.Présenter sa carte de séjour aux policiers.Correct answer
- bSay that she will show her papers later at the prefecture.Dire qu'elle montrera ses papiers plus tard à la préfecture.
- cGive only the name and address of her employer.Donner seulement le nom et l'adresse de son employeur.
- dRefuse the check, because she has done nothing wrong.Refuser le contrôle, car elle n'a rien fait de mal.
Why?
Foreign nationals who live in France must be able to show, during a check, the documents that allow them to stay. You must stay calm and cooperate with the police. Keeping a valid residence permit on you avoids difficulties.
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Source
Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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