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Eligibility is included, the visa obtained or an alternative guarantee prepared.

To be done today

  1. Check the official simulator
  2. Distinguish Visa and Guarantee
  3. Keep number/validity

Check the result

  • Verifiable visa
  • Compatible dates
  • Alternative solution ready
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In brief
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Duration: Application on visale.fr — 15 to 20 min; certificate — often immediate or 1 to 2 days
Cost: Free for tenant and lessor
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Who this guide is for

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  • Young people under the age of 30 (including foreign students and employees) without French guarantor
  • Private employees in occupational mobility (change of region)
  • Retailers considering Visale instead of a guarantor

To be prepared in advance

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  • Lease or promise of rental — Visale asks itself before signing or in the first months
  • Certificate of enrolment (students) or employment contract
  • RIB and income proof

Step-by-step procedure

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  1. 1Check Visale eligibility. Main categories: young people under the age of 30 who enter a new home; employees of the private sector on professional mobility; tenants of donors accepting Visale.
  2. 2Apply on visale.fr on your behalf (it is you, tenant, who initiated the bail, not the lessor). Find out more about profile, housing and income.
  3. 3Visale investigates the file and issues a certificate. You present it to the lessor as proof of surety — it replaces the guarantor.
  4. 4The lessor must accept Visale: register the deposit on visale.fr after signing the lease. The bond runs from the lease and lasts the first 5 years (up to 36 months for conventional leases).
  5. 5Visale covers up to 1 500 €/month rent and charges in Île-de-France and up to 1 000 €/month in province (including the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), for a maximum duration of 36 months. Global ceiling: 9 unpaid monthly instalments over the duration.
  6. 6In the event of payment, the lessor is reimbursed by Action Logement, which then turns against you. It's not a free rent — it's a surety for the lessor with your debt.

Common mistakes

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  • Believe Visale = free rent. It's a surety for the lessor, the debt remains yours.
  • Deposit too late after signing the lease — better start the application in advance.
  • Do not check that the lessor accepts Visale: it is his right, not his obligation (but most accept).
  • Consolidate ceilings: 1 500 €/month in Île-de-France and 1 000 €/month in province, up to 36 months.
  • Thinking that Visale is covering the damage. It only covers rent and unpaid expenses, not damages.

Official sources

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Useful links

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Visa guarantee (housing section)Rental folderMobility lease (1–10 months)

Important remark

Visale conditions (age, ceilings, duration) are reviewed periodically. This information is indicative — see visale.fr for up-to-date conditions.

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