France Work Visa Process 2024: Your Complete Guide

Think of getting up in Paris, booking a fine café for your breakfast croissant tenderly, and going for a wonderful job in one of the globally renowned city. The places to visit in France do not end at the aesthetic aspect; it is a country full of jobs for the professional.

Applying for a visa can just be tiring, however, if you receive proper direction, what you are going through is just a fascinating journey to the new you in France. You will find all the information you need in the following guide this concerning the work visas in France, the types, the requirements, and how to apply.

Types of Work Visas in France

Short stay Visa (Visa de Court Séjour)

Training or assignment to be less than or equal to 90 days: Short-term work visa. Unfortunately this visa does not have extension allowed for it and if you wish to stay longer you have to go for another visa.

Long-stay Visa (VLS-TS Visa)

This visa will be required for majority of the non-EU workers since it lets them stay and work in France more than 3 months.

Intra-company Transfer Visa (Salaries DetacheICT)

This is also known as Employee’s Residence Card abbreviated as C.S S.

This visa allows people to reside and seek employment within France provided by a sponsoring employer.

EU Blue Card

For the first time, a French residence card is created for highly qualified non-EU citizens who successfully passed the procedure of obtaining aayan card as a residence permit for work and stay in France, with the following requirements: the income should be not less than 1.5 average net salaries (5616€ as from September/October 2024), and educational degree or 5 years of work experience.

Requirements for a Work Visa

• Filled Visa application form for the long-term stay
• Three passport size recent photographs
• Certificate of education or other qualification
• Updated CV or resume
• Birth certificate
• Full flight schedule or airline tickets from a travel company
• The international valid passport or any recognized travel document
• Payment for processing fees

Qualifications required: Education qualification, Industrial experience

Affidavit of support and method of establishing proof of adequate funds of financial support to be provided by the applicant.

Application Process

• The employee has to enter into an employment relationship with a sponsoring employer in France.
• The employer will apply at the Labor Office or DIRECCTE.
• After its approval, the application will be handled in the National Office for the Gathering of Foreign Nationals and Migration (OFII).
• The OFII shall communicate the approval to the employer and give information to a French consulate in the home country of the employee.

Estimated Time to Obtain a France Work Visa

The ordinary working time in France vary usually at about two months when a complete work visa application is made. If during this period you do not receive the answer, the application is considered refused. In this case you will have a written communication that denotes the refusal and information as to the process of appealing.