Working in France

Different possibilities

• Looking for a job

  You are a member of the EU/EEA/Switzerland:

  • • You do not need a work permit

  You are not a member of the EU/EEA/Switzerland (except Algeria) and you have a validated visa/a valid residence permit as “Student” or “Student – Mobility”:

  • • You can work 60% of the average annual hours, means 964h/year without asking for a work permit

  You are Algerian:

  • • The work permit is mandatory. After agreement, you may work maximal 50% of the average annual hours of the mining sector

  CAUTION: If you do not respect this limit, you put your visa/residence permit at risk to be revoke or not renew.

   

  Caution: The UCLy has not partnership or agreement with these compagnies, that are given for indication purposes.

  • Log in on your E-Campus > Vie étudiante > Petites Annonces > Job

   

  E-Campus

  • Non-exhautiv list to look for a job:

   

  List of websites to find a job

   

   

• Alternance and intership

  Alternance

  There are 2 kinds of alternance:

  Contrat d’apprentissage (apprenticeship):

  • Can be signed during your 1^st year in France, only if you are enrolled in a Master degree or equivalent (Programme Grandes Ecoles)
  • Aimed at the 16-29 years old group
  • Or at 35 years old mamimum if:
    • Your apprenticeship allows you to get a higher degree as already achieved
    • Your previous apprenticeship was broken due to circumstances beyond your control
    • Your previous apprenticeship was broken due to health reasons (temporary physical unfitness)
  • Non-European students: if your contract is over the time working limit of 924h/year, your employer has to ask for a temporary work permit (Autorisation Provisoire de Travail) on https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr/particuliers/#/ > “I would like to apply for a permit” (“Demander une autorisation de travail”)

   

  Contrat de professionnalisation (professional training contract):

  • Can be signed after a year in a full time study (formation initiale)
  • Aimed at the 16-25 years old group
  • Or from 26 years old if:
    • You are a job seeker (registrered at Pôle Emploi*)
    • You benefit from the RSA (Earned income supplement from Pôle Emploi) / AAH (Adult with disabilities allowance from the CAF/MSA) / ASS (Specific Solidarity Allowance from Pôle Emploi)
    • You just finish a contrat unique d’insertion (CUI)
  • Non-European students: if your contract is over the time working limit of 924h/year, your employer has to ask for a temporary work permit (Autorisation Provisoire de Travail) on https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr/particuliers/#/ > “I would like to apply for a permit” (“Demander une autorisation de travail”)

   

  *Caution: As “Student” visa/residence card holder, you mandatory have to fill 2 conditions to get registered to Pôle Emploi:

  • You have had a Autorisation de Travail
  • You contract was broken due to your employer (dismisal/layoff for example)

   

  Internship

  In France, internship are oversee by the Employment Code.

  Having a internship agreement is mandatory. This document, verified by the Prefet, is signed between: the intern, his/her educational or training institution and the host company/institution.

  The internship can last maximum 6 months a year.

  If the internship lasts more than 2 consecutive months (meaning 7 hours a day during 44 days), the host company/institution mandatory has to compensate the intern (minimum 4,05€ per attendance hours ).

  If the internship is discontinuous, the host company/institution mandatory has to compensate the intern (minimum 4,05€ per attendance hours) from the 309th hour of internship.