Your long-term anchor in France.
The 10-year card, with its own intermediate-level civic exam and B1 language requirement. Targeted preparation, no noise.
Who is this for?
- Applicants for a first 10-year residence card
- Permit holders with 5+ years of residence, eligible for family reunification
- Spouses of French nationals after 3 years of marriage
What Wander Sensei does for you
Residence-card MCQs
The official CR-track questions (intermediate level), with explanation and cultural note in your language.
B1 assessment and prep
Evaluate your current level, targeted TCF IRN B1 exercises, administrative vocabulary.
3–6 month personalised plan
Schedule adjusted to your planned prefecture submission date.
Guides on the CR track
2026 rules, exemptions, required documents, timelines — explained simply.
Typical timeline
For a first CR application, plan 3 to 6 months of preparation.
- Month 1Verify B1 level (TCF IRN if needed)
- Months 2 – 3Targeted prep for the civic exam at CR level
- Month 4Take the exam, finalise the file, submit to the prefecture
Relevant guides
Les 12 mises en situation de l'examen civique 2026 : la carte des thèmes attendus et les quatre pièges qui reviennent
L'arrêté du 10 octobre 2025 introduit 12 mises en situation aux côtés des 28 questions de connaissance. Le ministère ne publie aucun exemple. Voici la carte des thèmes que la préparation française attend, les quatre pièges méta qui reviennent, et la méthode en trois lectures pour y répondre calmement.
French naturalisation 2026: every change taking effect on January 1st
Decree 2025-648 takes effect on 1 January 2026: B2 level required for naturalisation, B1 for the resident card, a 40-question civic exam across 5 themes. Here is everything that changes — and how to prepare.
Civic exam 2026 exemptions: who is excluded, and for which permit
Residency or naturalisation, the rule isn't the same. Age, refugees, the Franco-Algerian agreement, French diploma, medical exemption: a point-by-point map, with the classic gotchas between residency permit and citizenship.
Anchor yourself in France for 10 years.
Complete preparation in PDF · free mini-guide · official B1-level MCQs.