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The pathway is for a medical professional (associate practitioner or contracted practitioner) in a French public hospital, or a senior registrar or associate assistant.
Associate practitioner or contracted practitioner in a French public hospital
Senior registrar or associate assistant
Yes. The head of the recruiting public hospital must first draw up a certificate of the applicant's ability to practise in France and obtain a work permit from the French authorities; that work permit is submitted with the visa application.
The head of a hospital who plans to recruit you, after having drawn up a certificate on your ability to practice in France, must first obtain a work permit from the French authorities
Along with your visa application, you must also submit the work permit
Medical professions are regulated: the applicant must meet nationality and qualification conditions and be registered with the professional order of physicians. For associate or contracted practitioners in a French public hospital the listed items are a medical degree obtained in an EU member state; and a qualification allowing practice in the home or graduation country with ministerial authorisation recognised by the Ministry of Health. For senior registrars or associate assistants: nationality of a priority solidarity zone (ZSP) country, selection by the cultural service of the French Embassy, and a commitment to return home after one year of association.
Medical professions are regulated in France. To engage in any activities in these domains, you must meet the nationality and qualification conditions, and be registered on the professional order of physicians.
You hold a degree in medicine obtained in a European Union member state
You hold a qualification allowing you to practice in your country or in the country where you graduated, and you have obtained ministerial authorisation recognised by the Ministry of Health
You are a national of a country in a priority solidarity zone (ZSP) and you have been selected by the cultural service of the French Embassy and you are committed to returning to your country after one year of association.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the work allowed, any tie to employer or sector and family accompaniment.
The applicant receives a long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit marked "travailleur temporaire" (temporary worker). The official source does not state the duration, renewal or any longer-term residence direction.
You will be issued with a long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit, bearing the statement "travailleur temporaire" (temporary worker).
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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