This guide is for residents of Oise who need to take steps with the Oise prefecture in Beauvais: first application or renewal of residence permit, collection of a card, naturalization. It gathers contact information, explains what can be done on the ANEF and what requires an appointment, and indicates what to do when the booking module remains empty.
Contact details for the Oise prefecture in Beauvais
- Address: 1 place de la Préfecture, 60000 Beauvais
- Phone: 03 44 06 12 60
- Email: prefecture@oise.gouv.fr
- Official website: www.oise.gouv.fr
- Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:30-12:00, 13:30-16:00
Hours and addresses change; check them on the official website before visiting, especially for foreigner services which often have their own time slots.
Prefecture or sub-prefecture: where to submit based on your municipality
The department has 3 sub-prefectures:
- Sub-prefecture of Clermont-sur-Oise (Monday to Thursday: 09:00-12:00 | Friday: 09:00-12:00)
- Sub-prefecture of Senlis (Monday to Friday: 09:00-12:00)
- Sub-prefecture of Compiègne (Monday to Friday: 08:00-12:00, 13:30-16:30)
Your municipality of residence determines the district, thus the competent site. For foreigner procedures, many departments have centralized processing at the prefecture; the sub-prefecture only receives certain formalities, or none. The department's website specifies, procedure by procedure, where to submit and where to collect.
To find the competent site from your address, see which prefecture my municipality depends on and the map of prefectures.
Making an appointment at the Oise prefecture in Beauvais: the procedure
- Identify the procedure. First application for a title (student, employee, private and family life...), renewal, duplicate, change of address, collection of a manufactured title, naturalization: each has its own channel.
- First go through the ANEF (administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr) for everything that is dematerialized: most renewals, first applications for certain categories, change of address, certificate of extension of instruction. No appointment is necessary to submit.
- For what remains at the counter (fingerprints, delivery of the title, non-dematerialized submissions), open the “Make an appointment” section of the website www.oise.gouv.fr and choose the relevant service. Slots are released in waves, often in the morning or at the beginning of the week.
- Keep a record of each unsuccessful attempt (dated screenshot of the message indicating that no slot is available). These proofs are useful if you need to write to the prefecture or contact the judge.
- Set up alerts instead of refreshing the page: rendezvousprefecture.com allows you to receive an alert by email or SMS as soon as a slot opens for your procedure (create an alert).
For special cases, see making a new appointment at the prefecture, modifying an appointment, and cancelling an appointment.
Residence permit: first application, renewal, and collection
The first application is submitted on the ANEF for dematerialized categories (students, talent passport, certain “employee” cards), and by appointment or by mail for others, according to what the department has planned. The renewal is done on the ANEF for the vast majority of titles, between four and two months before expiration. The collection of the manufactured title is always done in person, by summons or by appointment, with the paid tax stamp and the old title or receipt; fingerprinting, when required, is subject to a separate appointment (see why the prefecture requests your fingerprints). The guides on the main site detail each step: residence permit, renewal, naturalization.
Documents to prepare
The exact list depends on the requested title and is available on the department's website, but the core is always the same:
- valid passport (identity pages, visa, entry stamps);
- proof of residence less than six months old, or accommodation certificate accompanied by the host's identity document and proof of residence;
- three compliant identity photos, or the e-photo code for online submissions;
- the current title or receipt for a renewal;
- documents specific to your situation: employment contract and pay slips, school certificate, marriage or birth certificate, resources;
- the tax stamp, the amount of which varies according to the title, to be purchased online at the time of submission.
The details by type of title are in our list of required documents, and for the accommodation certificate, see how to establish it correctly.
Deadlines to know and recourse if nothing progresses
Two deadlines frame your procedures, regardless of the department. For a residence permit, the silence of the prefecture for four months after a complete file constitutes implicit refusal, which opens up recourse. For naturalization, the processing cannot exceed eighteen months from the receipt, twelve if you have resided in France for ten years. The renewal should be requested between four and two months before the title expires: within this window, the receipt or certificate of extension maintains your rights.
If nothing progresses: check the status of your file, then follow up in writing. When no slots are offered for weeks, the Council of State requires the prefecture to provide an alternative (decision of June 10, 2020) and the urgent “useful measures” procedure allows for an injunction; our guide on deadlines by prefecture details these recourses. The observed deadlines in the department are compared to those of other departments on the prefectures barometer.
Frequently asked questions
Should I go to the prefecture or the sub-prefecture?
It depends on your municipality and the procedure. Municipalities attached to a sub-prefecture carry out certain formalities there, but foreigner procedures are often centralized in Beauvais. The department's website specifies this procedure by procedure.
Can one go to the Oise prefecture in Beauvais without an appointment?
For foreigner procedures, no, unless otherwise stated on the department's website: the reception is by summons or by appointment made online. Some general receptions remain accessible without an appointment during the indicated hours, but they do not process residence files.
What to do if my title expires before the appointment?
Submit the renewal application on the ANEF within the four to two months window before expiration: you will receive a receipt, and if necessary, a certificate of extension of instruction, which prove the regularity of your stay and the maintenance of your rights during the wait.
How to know when a slot becomes available?
Slots are published in waves, without an announced schedule. An alert by email or SMS on rendezvousprefecture.com notifies you as soon as an appointment appears for your procedure, which avoids having to monitor the site multiple times a day.
