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Nursing Internship in a Public Hospital

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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 nurse holding a nursing diploma allowing practice in the country of origin or graduation, who follows an additional practical training course in a French public hospital within the framework of international cooperation between hospitals.

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  • Nursing internship
    In the framework of international cooperation between hospitals, you can follow an additional practical training course in a French public hospital. You hold a nursing diploma allowing you to practice in your country of origin or in the country where you graduated.

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 have previously signed a personal agreement with the hosting establishment for a period of six months, which may be renewed once, and this agreement must be validated by the French authorities before applying for the visa.

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  • Nursing internship
    You must have previously signed a personal agreement with the establishment that is hosting you for a period of six months, which may be renewed once. It must be validated by the French authorities before you apply for your visa.

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

The decisive professional characteristic is a nursing diploma allowing practice in the country of origin or graduation, with additional practical training in a French public hospital within the framework of international cooperation between hospitals.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.
  • Nursing internship
    In the framework of international cooperation between hospitals, you can follow an additional practical training course in a French public hospital. You hold a nursing diploma allowing you to practice in your country of origin or in the country where you graduated.

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

The holder receives a long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit marked "stagiaire" (trainee) for additional practical training in a French public hospital; a "stagiaire" VLS-TS or card does not permit working and no work authorisation can be requested. The official source does not state whether family can accompany.

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Limits of the record
  • Work restriction from generic service-public page F2728.
  • Family position not stated.

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

The personal agreement with the hosting establishment is for a period of six months and may be renewed once. The visa issued is a long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit bearing the statement "stagiaire" (trainee), which must be validated within three months following arrival in France. The official source does not state any longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not state the normal duration of the permission beyond the six-month agreement, nor any longer-term residence direction.
  • Nursing internship
    You must have previously signed a personal agreement with the establishment that is hosting you for a period of six months, which may be renewed once.
  • Nursing internship
    You will be issued with a long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit, bearing the statement "stagiaire" (trainee). You must validate in the three months following your arrival in France.

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

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