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Intra-Corporate Transferee — Trainee

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The pathway is designed for a foreign national who comes to France to complete a traineeship in a company of the group that employs them abroad, within the framework of a temporary intra-corporate transfer.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The applicant must come to France for a traineeship in an establishment or company of the group that employs them abroad, and must have a traineeship agreement or employment contract with the company employing them abroad. The applicant must also have at least 6 months' seniority in the group that employs them.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The applicant must have at least 6 months' seniority in the group that employs them. The official source does not specify occupation, qualifications, experience beyond the 6-month seniority, salary, skill level, shortage status, or labour-market condition for the ICT trainee route.

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  • The document does not specify occupation, qualifications, experience beyond the 6-month seniority, salary, skill level, shortage status, or labour-market condition for the ICT trainee route.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The permit allows the holder to stay in France to carry out a traineeship within a temporary intra-group transfer; the official source does not state whether the holder may work outside it or change employer. The spouse and minor children can use the simplified 'accompanying family' procedure for the duration of the stay without family reunification, and the spouse and adult children receive a temporary 'stagiaire ICT (famille)' card, valid for the remaining stay, allowing any professional activity.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state whether the holder may work outside the intra-group traineeship or change employer.
  • https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F35178
    La carte de séjour temporaire stagiaire ICT (ou stagiaire mobile ICT ) permet de séjourner en France pour effectuer un stage dans le cadre d'un transfert temporaire intragroupe : titleContent ( Intra corporate transfer ).
  • https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F35178
    Votre famille peut bénéficier de la procédure simplifiée famille accompagnante : La « famille accompagnante » comprend votre époux ou votre épouse et vos enfants mineurs. La procédure simplifiée leur permet de venir en France pour la durée de votre séjour, sans faire la procédure de regroupement familial.
  • https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F35178
    Votre époux ou votre épouse et vos enfants majeurs reçoivent une carte de séjour temporaire stagiaire ICT (famille) . La durée de cette carte est égale à la période de validité restant à courir de votre séjour. Elle donne droit à l'exercice de toute activité professionnelle.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The VLS-TS stagiaire (mobile) ICT has a validity equal to the duration of the traineeship. The temporary residence permit stagiaire (mobile) ICT is valid for 1 year reduced by the duration of stay with the VLS-TS. The official source does not state renewal conditions or any longer-term residence direction for the ICT trainee route.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not state renewal conditions for the ICT trainee route.
  • The document does not state any longer-term residence direction for the ICT trainee route.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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