The information here is only indicative and needs to be verified with the Local prefecture and the DDTEFP.
For students wishing to work part time in France: You have to apply at the DDTEFP for the autorisation to work part time. You can get the forms at the DDTEFP office. As of 2008 we have seen students being given the autorisation to work part time, directly mentioned on their Carte de Sejour. This saves you the administrative hassels. For those wishing to work Full time in France, you might need a work permit. Only EU-nationals do not need a work permit - with some exceptions. All non-EU/EAA nationals need both a work and a residency permit. These are applied for at the same time, as they are interdependent. The permit type required depends on the planned activity and whether you ask for a temporary or long-term work permit.
In order to hire a non-EEA citizen, especially long-term, a company must demonstrate that there is not a suitably qualified EEA candidate interested in the position. It is not impossible to satisfy these conditions, specially for well qualified students with a professional qualification (ex: Masters degree), but some smaller firms are simply not willing to make the effort as the approval process itself can take 3-4 months.
The company wishing to employ you should first publish the position at ANPE (Agence nationale pour l'emploi), the national agency for employment. If no suitably qualified French residents apply, the application dossier (including your candidature and company's undertaking to employ you) will be submitted to the DDTEFP (Direction départementale du travail, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle), the Department Directorate of Work, Employment and Training. The application forms are available at the prefecture or the DDTEFP office. The documents (TBC) to be submitted to the DDTEFP typically include:
· Your Motivation Letter
· Your degree certificates.
· Work contract signed by yourself and the company. (There is a form at the DDTEFP) · Letter from the ANPE regarding the post published and your selection · Your residence status with the area and type of residence (Hotel or apartement where you maybe residing) · The details of the enterprise, like registration number of the company, number of employees and their status etc. To make a decision, the DDTEFP will examine the application, taking into account your qualification, your experience and the employment situation in France. If the decision is positive, the DDTEFP will inform your company as well as the prefecture and OMI (Office des migrations internationals). At this point the process of your 'introduction' to France will start. This includes a medical examination either in your country or France, the issue of the relevant visa (if applicable) and the issue of a temporary residency permit. If the decision is negative, the DDTEFP will inform your company about the decision and its reasons. For some professions this process is much easier, such as for scientific or information technology experts!
If you have a temporary resident permit that does not give you the right to work (visitors, students etc), you can apply for a change of status. This is usually easier than starting from scratch. Apply directly at your local prefecture. The process is quite the same as above. The prefecture will forward your application to the DDTEFP, which will examine the regularity and conditions of your stay in France and your profile and employmeny situation in the sector you have qualification for.
Work permits (Autorisation de travail) have various forms. They may be issued as residency permits, giving the right to work in France or issued as a specific work permit (in this case accompanied by your passport and/or visa).
If you hold a permanent resident permit (carte de résident, CR) in France, you have the right to work in France.
The temporary resident permits with the status 'private or family purposes' (vie privée et familiale) gives, in most cases, the right to work everywhere in France without limitations (there are some exceptions, such as for nationals of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco), while the status 'visitor' (visiteur) does not give the right to work and you have to make a separate application for a work permit.
Click here to see the contact information for the various DDTEFP offices in Midi Pyrenees. The details of the office in Toulouse is:
DDTEFP de la Haute-Garonne
Cité Administrative Boulevard Duportal 31074 TOULOUSE CEDEX Tel. : 05.67.77.74.74 Fax : 05.67.77.74.75 Horaires d'ouverture au public : 8h30-12h/13h30-16h sauf le mardi après -midi For those who know a bit of French, there is a website with all the Work related information of the French Government:
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