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Salaried Employee — Permanent Contract (CDI)

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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

This route is for workers on a permanent contract (CDI), who receive a "salarié" residence permit.

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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 employer must apply online for the work authorisation before the worker enters France.

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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 pathway is for a non-EU foreign national who has found a job in France: an employee on a permanent contract (CDI) receives a "salarié" residence permit (a fixed-term CDD leads instead to a "travailleur temporaire" permit), and must hold a work authorisation.

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Limits of the record
  • No salary, qualification, occupation or labour-market criterion is stated on F15898.

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

The holder may start working on arrival; to take another job a new dematerialised work authorisation obtained by the new employer is required. The official source does not state whether family members may accompany the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • Family accompaniment 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 card is valid 1 year and renewable; if still employed, renewal leads to a 4-year multi-year card, subject to French at A2 level for a first multi-year card unless over 65; if unemployed and compensated, a new 1-year card may be issued.

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

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