The firm helps companies and employees apply for work permits.
Foreign nationals authorized to reside in France may not engage in paid employment in France without first obtaining a work permit. To work as an employee in France, the following persons must hold a work permit if they are employed in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Code :
- Foreign nationals who are not nationals of a member state of the European Union, another member state of the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation ;
- Foreign nationals of a member state of the European Union during the period of application of transitional measures relating to the free movement of workers.
What does the work permit look like?
A work permit can take various forms : a visa, a residence permit, or a document issued by the authorities that is separate from the residence permit. Example: the work permit application approved by the Direccte or the new MOE platforms.
Example 1 : A residence permit marked "vie privée et familiale" (private and family life) includes an unrestricted work permit.
Example 2 : The cerfa n°15186*02 approved by the Direccte constitutes a work authorization, or the work authorization sent by e-mail by foreign labor platforms.
The work authorization takes intoaccount : the department; a specific job; an employer.
WHICH RESIDENCE PERMITS REQUIRE A WORK PERMIT IN FRANCE? (ARTICLE R5221-3 CODE DU TRAVAIL) (ARTICLES L414-12 AND L 421-2 ET SEQ. OF THE CESEDA)
The issuance of the following residence permits is subject to prior possession of a work permit:
- Temporary or multi-annual residence permits bearing the word " employee", issued to foreign nationals working under open-ended employment contracts,
- Temporary residence permits marked "travailleur temporaire" (temporary worker ) issued to foreigners working under fixed-term employment contracts,
- The multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "seasonal worker", issued to foreign nationals working in seasonal jobs, who undertake to maintain their habitual residence outside France,
It authorizes the holder to carry out a professional activity and gives him or her the right to reside and work in France for the period or periods specified in the permit, which may not exceed a cumulative period of six months per year.
Ourlaw firm will assist you in preparing and submitting your application for a work permit to recruit a foreign employee in FRANCE.
We assist our clients and propose a complete audit of the file for the best chance in the procedure.
- Study and audit of the employer's situation, the employee's situation and the proposed job.
- Examination of the employment situation and advice on the enforceability of the job.
- Advice on the basis and approach to be followed
- Drafting of the request, based on the applicable legislative and regulatory provisions
- Preparing the file
- On-line submission of application and responses to administrative authorities
- Follow-up of the application until a response is received
- Submitting the application for a residence permit or visa - until the permit is issued.
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