Section 2: Foreign workers.

To work as an employee in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, foreign workers must hold a valid work permit.

The work permit is issued by the Prefect of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. It authorises the foreign national to carry out the salaried professional activities of his or her choice in this collectivity.

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the work permit is presented, on request, to the authorities responsible for monitoring working conditions.

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the work permit may be issued in the form of: 1° A residence permit; 2° A temporary residence permit bearing the word “employee”; 3° A temporary work permit.

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the resident card confers the right to carry out any salaried professional activity within the framework of the legislation in force.

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the temporary residence permit marked “employee” authorises the holder to carry out one or more paid professional activities under current legislation. It is valid for a maximum of one year. It is renewable.

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a temporary work permit may be issued to foreign nationals who are not eligible for either a temporary residence permit bearing the word “employee” or a resident’s permit and who are required to work for a specific employer, for a period initially planned not to exceed one year, in an activity which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is of a temporary…

Foreign nationals wishing to work as salaried employees in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon must attach to their first application for a work permit the contract or promise of employment, specifying the occupation, the salary offered and the length of the working week, stamped by the head of the labour and employment department, which they had to obtain before entering this collectivity.

Notwithstanding article R. 5523-10, foreign nationals who are legally resident in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may be authorised to work there. They must enclose an employment contract with their application.

For seafarers, the authorisations referred to in article R. 5523-10 are issued by the maritime authority under the conditions laid down in the Maritime Labour Code.