Just arrived in France without a guarantor for renting? Visale is a free guarantee provided by Action Logement: it guarantees your rent to the landlord, and the entire process is handled on visale.fr.
Who can apply:
- Ages 18-30: Any status works—students, interns, unemployed, freelancers all count.
- Over 30: Private or agricultural sector employees, meeting one of the following—less than 6 months on the job (excluding permanent CDI contracts), net monthly salary not exceeding €1,710, within 6 months of a job transfer, or holding a job offer with start date within 3 months.
- Any age: Those signing a bail mobilité (mobility lease).
- Non-EU students: Must hold a valid long-term student visa (or passeport talent long-term visa) or student residence permit; cannot apply if the visa hasn't become effective yet.
- Under 18: Can pre-apply from 17 years 10 months old; must be an adult at lease signing.
Rental guarantee ceiling (including utilities): Maximum €1,940 in Île-de-France, €1,575 in metropolitan areas (agglomération) with over 100,000 people, Corsica, overseas departments and territories (DROM), and Saint-Martin, €1,365 in other areas, and not exceeding 50% of income. For students without income documentation, there are fixed brackets: €1,000 in Île-de-France, €840 in the aforementioned areas, €680 in others.
Don't get the order wrong:
- First apply for a visa certifié on visale.fr; if your documents are complete and meet requirements, you'll receive the certificate within a few working days.
- The guarantee contract must be approved by the landlord before the lease is signed.
- The lease signing date must not be earlier than the landlord's confirmation date and not later than the visa expiration date; the lease effective date must be no later than the first day of the month following expiration.
How long the guarantee lasts depends on the lease type: 36 months for unfurnished apartments; 12 months for furnished, renewable twice; 9 months for furnished student leases; up to 10 months for mobility leases. The guarantee itself is free, but Action Logement will cover any unpaid rent, which you'll need to repay to them later.
Tips: When viewing an apartment, provide the visa number to the landlord on the spot for verification—it's much faster than submitting documents after the fact.
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