Work Authorization Process Eased for Master's Graduates
September 3, 2014
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Foreign nationals who have completed a French Master’s degree program have until the last day of their student permit to apply for a work permit, known as Interim Authorization to Stay (APS). Prior to this change, students had to apply for their APS at least four months before the expiration of their student permit.
APS is a temporary residence permit that lasts twelve months (unless a bilateral agreement states otherwise) and allows students to work or seek work. If the graduate’s student permit expires after he or she applies for APS , the student is allowed to remain in France while the APS is pending.
Additionally, as long as the graduate’s proposed salary is at least 1.5 times the country’s minimum wage and the proposed position is related to the graduate’s field of study, the employer does not have to complete labor market testing to hire the graduate under a work permit.
What This Means for Employers
An employer will not have to plan as far in advance if it seeks to hire foreign Master’s graduates of French universities. The elimination of the labor market test means fewer administrative burdens for the employer during the work permit process.
Fragomen worked closely with Cabinet D’Avocats - Karl Waheed (Paris) to prepare this alert. It is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the global immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen or send an email [email protected].
© 2009 - 2015 © Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, Fragomen Global LLP and affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
APS is a temporary residence permit that lasts twelve months (unless a bilateral agreement states otherwise) and allows students to work or seek work. If the graduate’s student permit expires after he or she applies for APS , the student is allowed to remain in France while the APS is pending.
Additionally, as long as the graduate’s proposed salary is at least 1.5 times the country’s minimum wage and the proposed position is related to the graduate’s field of study, the employer does not have to complete labor market testing to hire the graduate under a work permit.
What This Means for Employers
An employer will not have to plan as far in advance if it seeks to hire foreign Master’s graduates of French universities. The elimination of the labor market test means fewer administrative burdens for the employer during the work permit process.
Fragomen worked closely with Cabinet D’Avocats - Karl Waheed (Paris) to prepare this alert. It is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the global immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen or send an email [email protected].
© 2009 - 2015 © Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, Fragomen Global LLP and affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
