If the foreign national does not reside in France, the application must be sent to:
1° If the employer is established in France, to the prefect of the département in which the establishment to which the foreign national will be attached is located or in which the home of the private individual proposing to employ the foreign national is located;
2° If the employer is established outside France, either to the prefect of the département in which the employer’s co-contractor is located if the foreign national is seconded under 1° of article L. 1262-1, or to the prefect of the département in which the host establishment is located if the foreign national is seconded under either 2° of article L. 1262-1 or article L. 1262-1. 1262-1, or to the prefect of the département of the host establishment when the foreign national is seconded under either 2° of article L. 1262-1 or article L. 1262-2. If the foreign national has an itinerant job, the request is sent to the prefect of the département where he/she first works. In other cases, the request is sent to the prefect of the département of the place of employment.