Guest registration compliance in Paris, France
What Paris hotels and short-term rentals are legally required to do for guests, and how Simple Guests handles it automatically.
What the law requires
France requires every foreign overnight guest to complete and sign a fiche individuelle de police; French guests are exempt. Unlike Spain's SES.HOSPEDAJES, there is no national system to submit this data to proactively — properties keep the signed fiche and produce it to police or gendarmerie only if asked.
In Paris, Simple Guests generates a signed, retained fiche automatically for every eligible check-in, so it's always ready if requested.
How Simple Guests handles this
- Foreign guests scan their ID and sign digitally during check-in — no paper fiche.
- Every fiche is retained for the full 6-month period automatically.
- If police or gendarmerie ever request records, they're already produced and ready.
Set up your Paris property
Free for 30 days, 10 live check-ins included, no card required.
Sources
Fiche individuelle de police requirement as described by Service-Public.fr; no confirmed national transmission channel exists at this time.
Operational guidance only — not legal advice. Confirm specifics with local counsel before relying on this page.