Requires employer and role approval; French helps a lot.
Route overview
Employer work authorization
Typical timeline / duration: Short assignments are generally up to 90 days; work over three months usually uses a long-stay visa or residence permit, commonly up to 12 months
Important notes
Obtain an employment contract or formal recruitment evidence from a French employer.
Unless an exemption applies, the employer must obtain the French work authorisation and the applicant must submit it with the visa application.
Prepare the passport, photographs, contract, work authorisation, qualifications, and personal documents identified by the France-Visas wizard.
France's employee route is not one single visa: the title and duration depend on a permanent or fixed-term contract, posting, seasonal work, or a talent-passport category.
Short assignments are generally limited to 90 days; ordinary employment over three months usually requires a long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit, which must be validated within three months of arrival.
The exact supporting-document list is generated by the France-Visas wizard based on nationality, role, contract, and length of stay.
Preparation checklist
Passport, application form, and photographs
French employment contract or recruitment evidence
Employer's work authorisation where required
Qualification, professional-authorisation, and experience evidence
Accommodation and insurance documents where required by the category
Translations, legalisation, and civil-status documents identified by the visa wizard