Where are the VISAs?

Work Permits

If you plan to work in France, you will need work authorization, irrespective of the duration of your stay. The work authorization requested is dictated by the nature of the work - employee, seconded employee, service provider, self-employed, manager of company, etc.

Works permits are granted by the French Ministry of Labor (D.D.T.E.).

The Ministry of Labor's Authorization to work
An employer in France who wants to hire an American citizen must obtain an authorization from the French Ministry of Labor. The authorization is a prerequisite document for the issuance of a long stay visa by a French Consulate in the United States. If the Ministry approves the contract, it is forwarded to the Office des Migrations Internationales (OMI) for transmission to the appropriate French Consulate in the U.S.. The Consulate then notifies the applicant who can proceed with visa formalities. After entering France with the proper visa, he or she must apply at the local Préfecture of Police for a Carte de Séjour.

Ministry of Labor
Service de la Main d'Oeuvre Etrangère
127 Boulevard de la Villette, 75010 Paris
Tel: 1-44-84-42-86

Paul asked about a work visa and was greeted with blank stares. He goes to Geneva this week to fill out all the forms and paperwork. Maybe he can get an answer to his visa questions.