Foreigner in France: multi-annual residence permit - seasonal worker

You are affected if:

• you're a foreigner,
• and you come to France for seasonal work not exceeding a cumulative duration of 6 months per year.

You are allowed to stay in France only for the period(s) set by your card. You must also commit to maintaining your usual home abroad.

You must have:

• a visa valid for 3 months mention seasonal worker,
• and a seasonal employment contract of one minimum duration of 3 months, referred to by the administration.

Your employer must apply online work authorization before your entry into France.

He must send the administration a file containing the following documents:

• Letter explaining the reasons for the employee's recruitment and detailing the duties they will perform
• Copy of the employee's passport or national identity document if he or she resides abroad
• Evidence of the research carried out to recruit a candidate already present on the labor market
• Proof of the employee's qualification and experience (e.g. copy of diplomas)

It must also attach the following documents unless they have already been sent within the last 12 months and have not been modified:

• Kbis Extract for a legal person and its statutes
• Extract K, craftsman card or tax notice for a natural person
• Copy of the last statement of payment of social contributions
• If necessary, a copy of the last remittance slip to the holiday pay account

The decision on the application for a work permit taken by the administration shall be notified to your employer. In the event of agreement, the work authorization shall be forwarded to theOfii: titleContent, then to the competent French consulate.

Your visa application must include the work authorization sent by your employer. The competent French consulate will then issue you a 3-month visa mention seasonal worker.

You must apply for the card within 2 months before the end date of your visa. The request is made on the internet.

Apply online for a residence permit, a change of situation, a travel document, an application for naturalization

When you apply for a residence permit on the Internet, you immediately get a dematerialized certificate deposit.

You have to pay €75 (tax of €50 + €25 stamp duty) by tax stamps.

Acceptance or refusal to issue a residence card

The card is given to you by the prefecture (or sub-prefecture) of your home.

The card has a validity of Maximum 3 years. It shall be renewable.

You must apply to renew your card within 2 months of its expiry date. The request is made on the internet.

Pending the production of your residence card, you will receive a certificate dematerialized allowing you to work.

Apply online for a residence permit, a change of situation, a travel document, an application for naturalization

If you submit your application after the deadline, except in cases of force majeure or presentation of a valid visa, you will have to pay, in addition to the cost of the card, a visa fee for regularization of the €180.

Documents to be supplied:

• Long-stay visa or valid residence permit

• Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas). Otherwise, other supporting documents (e.g. consular certificate, identity card, consular card).

• Proof of domicile less than 6 months old

• 3 photos. If the request is made on the internet: enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board).

• Proof of payment of stamp duty (to be submitted at the time of issue of the license)

• Medical certificate issued by theOfii: titleContent (to be delivered at the time of delivery of the security)

• Copy of the paperless work authorization issued to the employer
• Commitment to maintain your habitual residence outside France
• Proof of compliance with the cumulative period of residence of 6 months per year during the period of validity of the previous residence permit (stamps on passports, salary slips obtained during the 3 years, etc.)

Cost:

You have to pay €75 by tax stamps.