Do you need to be available to register for France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi)?

Verified 08 April 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Yeah. Yeah. To register for France Travail, you must be available to search for a job.

You do not have to be a full-time employee, in vocational training or civic service.

You cannot subscribe to France Travail if your employment contract is suspended.

Please note

if you are a registered jobseeker in category D or E, you don't have to do positive job-search acts.

Who can help me?

Find who can answer your questions in your region

  • France Work for jobseekers (formerly Pôle emploi) - 3949

    By telephone 

    39,49

    • To update your situation, report a change of situation, inform you of a payment: automated service 7 days a week, 24 hours a day - Free service + call price
    • To be put in contact with an advisor to register, to inform you, to modify an appointment: service accessible at the times set by each agency France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi) - Free service + call price

    From the foreigner: + 33 1 77 86 39 49

    By E-mail

    Access via the contact form