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Verified: 2026-07-26

Opening of CPAM rights: file

Affiliation, NIA/Final Number, Certificate of Rights and Vitale Card.
Result of the folder

A traceable deposit and a status included for each document.

Prepare a visit card in five minutes

Practical benchmark

From documents to follow up

Practical benchmark, without guarantee of result: order and deadlines depend on your situation.
  1. 1Preparing documentsCheck parts and source files
  2. 2Contact or callCheck the channel and prepare your questions
  3. 3Send adapted mailChoose the model after checking the facts
  4. 4Follow the resultKeep the evidence and check the step

For whom

  • People born outside France
  • First opening of rights
  • Persons with NIA but without definitive number

To be done today

  1. Identify the affiliation basis and the applicable form
  2. Collect identity, marital status, residence, domicile and activity
  3. Keep a copy and a voucher

Arborescence

Separate sources, versions sent and confirmations.

01 — Identity/civil status

  • Identity
  • Birth certificate and translation
  • Family rooms so useful

02 — Stay/domicile

  • Justification of stay
  • Proof of domicile
  • RIB holder/contributor

03 — Basis of rights

  • Work, studies, stable residence or other basis
  • Form dated and signed
  • Additional parts CPAM

04 — Result

  • Proof of dispatch
  • NIA or final number
  • Certificate of Rights and Vitale Card

Name Files

01_Formulaire_NOM.pdf02_ID_Sejour_NOM.pdf03_Etat_civil_Traduction.pdf04_Domicile_RIB.pdf90_Preuve_envoi_YYYY-MM-DD.pdf

Opening of CPAM rights: file — Control before dispatch

Verified: 2026-07-26

Control before dispatch

Completed: 0 / 6

The ticks help prepare the process, without confirming that the file is complete. The unverified requirements are marked "To be verified".

Vitalpes local balance sheet: no personal data entered and no substitution for official requirements.

Verified: 2026-07-26

After shipment

  • Use the certificate before the Vitale card if the rights are open
  • The NIA is not the definitive number
  • In case of blockage: complaint and then mediator
  • Do not confuse NIA duration with processing time

Signs that everything is moving forward normally

  • CPAM confirms the rights
  • The certificate is available
  • The number status is included
  • Vitale card becomes accessible after final number

After the repository: my step

This is a personal note, not an official status. "Completed" does not mean that the application is accepted.

Deposited — Next verified step

Keep slip and proof.

Forward folder
Pending — Next verified step

Check identity and don't confuse NIA with definitive.

Understand NIA or Final Number
Additional documents requested — Next verified step

Keep slip and proof.

Forward folder
Completed — Next verified step

Keep the written result and check the indicated suites. If the result is not suitable, see the problem guides below.

Benchmark on the procedure: Getting the attestation

In the event of a problem or unsatisfactory result

CPAM lost or not taken into account

Enter a date you know. Vitalpes does not calculate legal time limits.

Points of vigilance

  • A number doesn't always prove rights
  • No original without request
  • The ameli account can remain inaccessible with an NIA

Mails at the right time

CloseMail draft

Claim to CPAM

When to use: When a file, time limit, refund or document is poorly dealt with; to distinguish from an appeal against a decision.

Consignee: CPAM — claim service

Text in French

Subject matter: Subject: Claim concerning the processing of my file

Ma'am, sir, I wish to file a claim concerning [subject matter]. My file was sent on [date] under the reference [reference]. The steps already taken are as follows: [short chronology]. To date, the difficulty persists: [Factual problem]. I thank you for checking the file, confirming the documents received and indicating the solution or remedy applicable. Regrettably, [First Name] [Social Security Number or NIA] [Address]
Variables à remplacer
  • [objet]
  • [date]
  • [référence]
  • [chronologie courte]
  • [problème factuel]
  • [Nom Prénom]
  • [Numéro de sécurité sociale ou NIA]
  • [Adresse]
Attachments
  • Proof of dispatch
  • List of rooms
  • Reply or contested notification

Before sending, replace all fields in square brackets and remove unnecessary personal data.

Official sources

In case of deviation, use the source and document specific to your procedure.

Official sources

In case of deviation, use the source and document specific to your procedure.