The current on-line system (Administration Numérique pour les Étrangers en France - ANEF) for residence permits (for those already resident in France) has been plagued by technical problems ever since it began to be rolled out in 2021. The website must also be used for visa validations and naturalisations.
It has since been the subject of several damning official reports, notably from the national auditor and the national ombudsman, the Défenseur des droits, on which we
