© - ATH all rights reserved - Edition 2024 6 EMPLOYER’S GUIDE 2024 EEA FOREIGN NATIONAL A work permit is not required or employment in France for the following countries : • Germany, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Romania and Bulgaria. To hire a national from one of these States, the Employer only has to check the nationality of the candidate by means of an appropriate identity document. NON-EU FOREIGN NATIONAL Either the employer is hiring a foreign national who is legally resident in France : • It must then ensure that this foreign employee has a work permit allowing them to occupy the post offered. Or the employer is bringing in a foreign employee who does not live in France : • The employer must then submit an application to bring in a foreign worker to the Direction régionale de l'économie, de l'emploi, du travail et des solidarités (DREETS). Ask us for the list and details of work permits. Some residence permits automatically grant the right to work. ENTRY PROCEDURE When an employer wants to hire a foreign national who is not in France yet, it must complete the relevant procedure with the authorities to obtain a work permit. The authorities check, in particular, that there are no job seekers who could potentially be hired by the employer. A fee is payable to the General Directorate of Public Finance (DGFiP) for work permits issued as part of the entry procedure. Ask us about the different stages of the entry procedure. Until 31/12/2026, a temporary scheme has been introduced to regularise the situation of illegal foreign workers employed in short-staffed occupations. The application is made at the sole initiative of the foreign worker. HIRING A FOREIGN EMPLOYEE 2 What you need to know : When hiring a foreign employee, in addition to the formalities applicable to all employees, an employer must check that the person concerned has a valid permit to work in France. Legitimate foreign employees must benefit from the same rights as French employees.
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