Foreign nationals entrusted to the child welfare service referred to inarticle L. 221-1 of the Code de l’action sociale et des familles on the date on which a decision is taken on their application for a work permit and who, in connection with their course of study, have signed an apprenticeship contract or a professional training contract, validated by the relevant service, are automatically granted a work permit in accordance with article L. 5221-5 of this Code.
The condition set out in 1° of article R. 5221-20 of this code may not be invoked when the work permit is requested by a foreign national entrusted to the child welfare authority between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, provided that he or she meets the conditions set out in article L. 313-15 of the Code de l’entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d’asile to obtain the temporary residence permit provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 313-10 of the same code and marked “employee” or “temporary worker”.