Section 3: Issuing work permits

The decision on the application for a work permit referred to in I of article R. 5221-1 is taken by the Prefect. It is notified to the employer or agent who submitted the application, as well as to the foreign national.

If agreed, the Prefect will send work permits for contracts of more than three months or seasonal work contracts to the French Office for Immigration and Integration.

Decisions referred to in articles R. 5221-17, R. 5221-32 et seq. may be appealed to the Minister for Immigration.

Work authorisation is granted when the application meets the following conditions: 1° With regard to the proposed job: a) Either this job comes under the list of short-staffed occupations provided for in the article L. 421-4 du code de l’entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d’asile et établi par un arrêté conjoint du ministre chargé du travail et du ministre chargé de l’immigration ; b) Or the…

The assessment criteria mentioned in 1° of article R. 5221-20 are not applicable when the application for a work permit is submitted for the benefit of: 1° The foreign national referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 233-4 du code de l’entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d’asile or the first paragraph of article L. 421-4 of the same code when the job applied for…

The salary threshold mentioned in 2° and 3° of article R. 5221-21 and in article L. 422-11 and the second paragraph of the article L. 421 4 du code de l’entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d’asile is set at one and a half times the amount of the minimum monthly remuneration. The minimum monthly remuneration is set at one and a half times the amount of…

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…