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- Referral to the CADA after a refused document request (France)For someone to whom a French administration refused a document, or did not answer within a month. The Commission d'accès aux documents administratifs (CADA) is approached free, preferably through the online form on its website. This letter, in French under French law, refers the matter by post: it names the administration, the date of the request, the documents and the answer received, and asks for a favourable opinion. Referral within two months of the refusal is compulsory before the administrative court.
- Covering letter for a change of first name (France)For a person asking to change their first name, or that of a minor over whom they exercise parental authority. The application itself is made on Cerfa form 16233 (adult) or 16234 (minor), free on service-public.gouv.fr: you do not need DocMuse for it. This French letter goes with the form: it sets out the legitimate interest the civil registrar weighs (article 60 of the French Civil Code) and lists the proof enclosed. It is filed at the town hall of residence or of the place of birth, often by appointment.
- Request for administrative documents (France)For obtaining from a French administration — town hall, préfecture, public hospital, school, public body — a copy of a document it holds: a decision, a report, a file, minutes. The letter, in French under French law, cites the right of access (articles L. 311-1 ff. of the French Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration), lists the documents, the chosen form of access and partial disclosure, and recalls that one month's silence counts as refusal, opening referral to the CADA. Send it by registered letter with proof of receipt.
- Invitation letter for a visa application (France)For someone in France inviting a foreign relative or friend who needs a visa, for a private visit of under three months. The official document is the attestation d’accueil (Cerfa 10798), which the host requests in person at the town hall, with a €30 tax stamp. This letter, in French under French law, goes with it in the visa file without replacing it: it presents the guest, the dates and purpose of the stay, the accommodation and the costs the host covers. The guest attaches it to the visa application.
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