Procedure to follow

• First issue

  Application elements

  No work permit required for EUEuropean Union nationals, except for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals:

  • letter explaining the worker's recruitment and describing the functions that he or she will carry out,
  • CERFACentre for the Registration and Revision of Administrative Forms form for the type of paid employment,
  • Kbis extract, for a moral person (unless it has already been sent within the past 12 months and has not been modified),
  • K extract, artisan permit or tax notice for a physical person (unless it has already been sent within the past 12 months and has not been modified),
  • instruments regulating legal persons, if any,
  • copy of the latest social security contribution statement (unless it has already been sent within the previous 12 months)
  • where applicable, a copy of the latest statement of contributions to the paid annual leave fund (unless it has already been sent within the previous 12 months),
  • a copy of the worker's passport or national identification document if he or she resides abroad,
  • worker's curriculum vitae or any other document supporting his or her qualifications and experience (degrees, certificates...); if exercise of the activity is subject to special regulatory conditions, documents proving that these conditions have been met,
  • where applicable, appointment document,
  • if the employment situation is applicable, evidence of searches carried out to recruit an applicant already present on the labour market,

  Potential additional documents

  For Bulgarian and Romanian nationals only:

  • copy of the draft employment contract
  • copies of the last 2 pages of the official employee register or copies of the last 3 declarations of staff movements for establishments with more than 50 employees.

  If the employer has already solicited a work permit, it may be requested:

  • the last 3 pay slips for foreign employees having worked in France,
  • supporting documentation for the latest social security contribution statement. 

  Application submission

  • No special administrative formalities for EUEuropean Union nationals.
  • DIRECCTERegional directorate for companies, competition, consumption, work and employment for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals.

   

  Application evaluation

  • No special administrative formalities for EUEuropean Union nationals.
  • DIRECCTERegional directorate for companies, competition, consumption, work and employment for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals. The geographically competent DIRECCTERegional directorate for companies, competition, consumption, work and employment will evaluate the application. If it is accepted, the application will be sent to the DTRegional Office of the OFIIFrench Office of Immigration and Integration. The employer must inform the DTRegional Office of the worker's arrival in France. Upon arrival in France, the employee may work as long as he or she is in possession of his or her signed employment contract.

   

  Medical examination

  • No medical examination for EUEuropean Union nationals.
  • For Bulgarian and Romanian nationals, the required medical examination will be scheduled by the OFIIFrench Office of Immigration and Integration by appointment, within 3 months after the worker's arrival in France. 

  Issuance of the residence permit

  • No requirement to hold a residence permit for EUEuropean Union nationals.
  • Prefecture for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals.

   

• Renewal

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  Application elements

  No work permit required for EUEuropean Union nationals, except for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals:

  • certificate of presence in the position provided by the employer,
  • The last three pay slips (if these documents do not prove respect for the initially established compensation terms, the government may request the production of additional slips),
  • the most recent statement of social security contributions, and where applicable, contributions to the paid annual leave fund,
  • for cases set out in bilateral social security agreements, the certificate of secondment.

  When the foreign national no longer holds the position that justified the previous work permit.

  If the worker is laid off:

  • the letter of termination of the employment contract,
  • employer's attestation to the Employment Hub
  • employment certificate,
  • where applicable, an attestation from the body paying unemployment benefits establishing the period of coverage remaining and the total compensation.

  If the worker has found an occupation or has changed employers:

  • The last three pay slips (if these documents do not prove respect for the initially established compensation terms, the government may request the production of additional slips). 

  Potential additional documents

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  Application submission

  • No filing required for EUEuropean Union nationals
  • Prefecture for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals.

   

  Application evaluation

  • No evaluation required for EUEuropean Union nationals
  • Prefecture for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals.

   

  Issuance of the residence permit

  • No filing required for EUEuropean Union nationals
  • Prefecture for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals.