What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?
This route is for foreign workers who hold or present an employment contract and a valid work authorisation.
Temporary Residence Card - Temporary Worker
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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.
Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?
An employer relationship is required: the checklist requires an employment contract, recent payslips and a work authorisation corresponding to the post.
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 feature is a fixed-term employment contract of less than twelve months, approved under the locally applicable rules, with the professional activity subject to French Polynesia's labour legislation and regulations.
See recorded sources
- https://te-ture.polynesie-francaise.gouv.fr/codes/LEGITEXT000006070158.pdf
L'étranger titulaire d'un contrat de travail, visé conformément aux dispositions applicables localement, d'une durée déterminée inférieure à douze mois peut se voir délivrer une carte de séjour temporaire portant la mention “ travailleur temporaire ” d'une durée maximale d'un an.
- https://te-ture.polynesie-francaise.gouv.fr/codes/LEGITEXT000006070158.pdf
L'exercice de l'activité professionnelle est subordonné au respect de la législation et de la réglementation applicable localement.
What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?
Work rights are tied to the specific post/contract: the file requires a contract and a work authorisation corresponding to the occupied post. The checklist does not state whether family accompaniment or derivative residence rights are available.
How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?
Renewal and progression: the checklist includes a renewal section requiring recent payslips and contract and a separate multi‑year card application (with its own document list and a higher fiscal stamp). The official source does not state exact validity lengths, renewal deadlines, or formal long‑term residence rules.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record
- Initial permit duration (length of first issuance) not stated in the supplied corpus.
- Exact renewal deadlines and formal steps beyond listed documents are not stated.
- Any official long‑term/settlement directions or eligibility conditions beyond the multi‑year card documents are not stated.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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