France
Fiche de police in France
France has no police portal to transmit guests to. The establishment fills in a fiche individuelle de police for every foreign guest, the guest signs it, and it is kept six months — handed over only when the police or the gendarmerie ask.
The rule
CESEDA articles R814-1 to R814-3. Hotels, guest houses, tourist residences and furnished lets give every foreign guest — EU citizens included — a fiche to fill in and sign on arrival. It stays with the establishment six months, then is destroyed.
What the app does
It reads the document, fills the fiche, and prints it with a line for the guest's signature. The fiches stay encrypted for six months and can be printed for the police on request.
What you need
Nothing but the name of the establishment. There is no portal account, because there is no portal.
FAQ
FAQ
Do French guests need one?
No, only foreign nationals.
Is a digital signature enough?
The regulation says the guest signs; a signature on the printed fiche is the safe reading. The app prints it for that.
How long do we keep them?
Six months (R814-3), then the app deletes them.
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