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What documents must you carry on French train to avoid a fine?

Two passengers were recently fined for not being able to show valid ID proof

How would joint ID and health card plan work for foreigners in France?

Scheme to fight fraud made a ‘priority’ by prime minister

Train e-ticket travellers fined in France for not carrying ID

Several passengers have been fined for not carrying the correct ID on French trains despite having a valid e-ticket. What are the rules?

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Which official French documents can you now carry on your smartphone?

Digital copies are accepted for many purposes

Student receives €7,000 in train fines after identity theft in France

The 20-year-old said he has to prove he was not on the train in each of the 30 plus cases

French driving licence: mobile app lets you keep original at home

You currently need a French ID card to do this but cartes de séjour are set to be added this year

Scams, ID checks, waste tax: French practical round up

Our recap of recent practical articles

128,000 identity checks a day in France: what must foreigners show?

Around nine million drivers are stopped each year

Under what circumstances can French police ask to see my ID?

France has rules on who can check which documents, when, and why. We explain

How to protect copies of documents from identity theft in France

The government website adds a watermark to digital copies of passports, identity cards or driving licences

This online tool helps you guard against identity theft in France

It allows you to add a watermark to identity documents to reduce the risk of them being used by fraudsters

La Poste identity scheme denied to many foreign residents in France

You need a French identity document, or a French residency card with validity of at least five years; we query the logic with La Poste

App available in France lets you take ID photos at home

This mobile app makes it easier to take official photos for passports, driving licences, and other administrative documents, even if you are out of the country

New ID card aims to stop predatory French priests. How will it work?

French victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church say the new system does not go far enough

Must we carry carte de séjour at all times in France?

We look at what types of identification you should carry with you in France

Why are France’s new identity cards translated into English?

The decision to include English as well as French on the new cards prompted controversy, with a member of the Académie française calling it ‘insulting’

French departments test new document paperwork scheme

A trial to reduce the amount of paperwork required to obtain a driving licence, vehicle registration, identity card, or passport is underway across four departments in France.