Where should the application be sent?
Where a person is held in pre-trial detention pending judgment by the court of appeal, the visiting permit application is sent to the Public Prosecutor General's office (Parquet général).
The application can be handed in directly at the criminal registry of the court of appeal, or sent by post to the court of appeal registry.
Which documents should be provided?
Documents to be provided by family members
- CERFA form
- Two passport photos taken within the last three months
- A double-sided photocopy of a valid identity card or residence permit
- A birth certificate extract
- Any document proving your family relationship with the prisoner (copy of the family record book…)
- Any document proving shared parental authority over a child
- A stamped envelope addressed to yourself
Documents to be provided by friends or relatives who are not family members
- CERFA form
- Two passport photos taken within the last three months
- A double-sided photocopy of a valid identity card or residence permit
- A birth certificate extract
- A letter explaining the nature of your relationship with the prisoner
- A stamped envelope addressed to yourself