Where do I get a permit to work in France? I am planning to work?

Question

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Answer 1

If you are an EU citizen, you do not need a visa to work in France. Otherwise you will need to speak to the nearest French embassy to obtain a work permit.

Answer 2

If you're going to be a freelance worker and not participate in government sponsored social security plans it would be a lot easier to just do your thing.

Formal permission to work in France is not easily obtained.

Answer 3

Working in France

European Union citizens can legally work in France.

Foreigners outside of the EU must do the following:



Find a job

Obtain a work permit

Obtain a visa de long séjour

Go to France

Apply for a carte de séjour

For anyone who is not from an EU country, finding a job in France is extremely difficult, for the simple reason that France has a very high unemployment rate and will not give a job to a foreigner if a citizen is qualified. France's membership in the European Union adds another twist to this: France gives first priority for jobs to French citizens, then to EU citizens, and then to the rest of the world. In order for, say, an American to get a job in France, s/he has to prove that s/he is more qualified than anyone in the European Union. Therefore, the people with the best odds of working in France tend to be those in highly specialized fields, as there may not be enough qualified Europeans to fill these types of positions.

Work permit - Receiving permission to work is also difficult. Theoretically, if you are hired by a French company, the company will do the paperwork for your work permit. In reality, it's a Catch-22. I've never been able to find a company that is willing to do this - they all say that you have to have the work permit before they will hire you, but since having a job is a prerequisite for obtaining the work permit, it's impossible. Therefore, there are really only two ways to get a work permit: (a) Prove that you are more qualified than anyone in Europe, or (b) Get hired by an international company that has branches in France and get transferred over, because their sponsorship will allow them to obtain the permit for you. Note that they will still have to demonstrate that a French person could not do the job you are being imported to do.

If you from a non eu country, contact your nearest french embassy.