How to hire a foreigner employee?
Verified 01 January 2026 - Entreprendre Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The employer who wishes to hire a foreigner must check whether he has the right to work in France. The foreigner must have a work permit or be from a country for which a work permit is not mandatory (European Economic Area - EEA, Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra, San Marino). We're taking stock of the regulations.
What applies to you ?
Veuillez patienter pendant le chargement de la page
Warning
The Algerians, the British and nationals of a country which has concluded a bilateral agreement with France are subject to special rules.
General case
Before hiring a foreigner, the employer must check whether the candidate has the right to work in France.
The employer must then follow the hiring formalities usual.
When the employee has never been registered in France, the employer must apply for registration with the CPAM: titleContent (or MSA: titleContent for an agricultural employee).
FYI
The work permit may be limited to certain professional activities or geographical areas. The authorization issued in metropolitan France gives rights only in metropolitan France.
To work in France, a foreigners employee must have a work authorization.
However, some foreigners may be dispensed according to their status or the length of their mission.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Resident card or "long-term resident - EU" card obtained in France
The Resident card (or long-term resident card - EU) obtained in France) allows the work.
VLS-TS or residence card "private and family life" or temporary residence card "private and family life" as a family member of a foreigner who has been granted EU-LTR status in another Member State
Long-stay visa as a residence permit (or residence permit) "private and family life" allows the work.
Warning
For the temporary residence card "private and family life" as a family member, the authorization to work applies from 1er the day of the second year following the issuance of the title for the spouses. It applies without delay to children if they have been staying in France for at least 1 year.
Multi-annual residence card "talent passport" or multi-annual residence card "talent passport (family)"
The residence card "talent passport" or "talent passport (family)" allows the work.
Residence card "ICT posted employee", "ICT mobile posted employee", "ICT posted employee (family)", "ICT mobile posted employee (family)"
The cards "ICT posted employee", "ICT posted mobile employee", "ICT posted employee (family)", "ICT posted mobile employee (family)" authorize work.
Residence card "ICT trainee"
The residence card "ICT trainee" allows the work.
VLS-TS or residence card "student" or "student mobility program"
The long-stay visa, student residence card or "student mobility program" allows to practice all professions within the limit of 60% annual working hours (964 hours).
If the student wishes to work beyond this limit, the future employer must request a work authorization before the activity begins.
FYI
This work authorization is not required if, as part of his or her curriculum, the student has signed a apprenticeship contract which has been validated by the skills operator (OPCO).
Residence card "job search or company creation"
The residence card job search or company creation allows the work.
Students or researchers who wish to complete their training with a 1re professional experience must have a remuneration at least equal to €2,734.55.
Multi-annual residence card "Beneficiary of subsidiary protection" or "family member of a beneficiary of subsidiary protection"
The residence permit Beneficiary of subsidiary protection or "family member of a beneficiary of subsidiary protection" authorizes the work.
Multi-annual residence card "Stateless person" or "family member of a stateless person"
The residence permit "Beneficiary of stateless status" or "family member of a stateless person" authorizes the work.
Provisional residence permit or the provisional residence document marked "authorizes the holder to work"
This residence permit authorizes work.
Working Holiday Visa
General case
The "working holiday visa" automatically benefits from the work permit.
Russian employee
In this situation, in addition to the "working holiday visa", a work permit must be requested.
Sports, cultural, artistic and scientific events
If the benefit is less than or equal to 3 months, the employee does not need a work permit.
Symposia, seminars and trade shows
If the benefit is less than or equal to 3 months, the employee does not need a work permit.
Film, audiovisual, performance and phonographic publishing production and distribution, as an artist or technical staff
If the benefit is less than or equal to 3 months, the employee does not need a work permit.
Warning
This exemption applies to the performing artist and the technical staff directly involved in the production or production.
Modeling and artistic pose
If the benefit is less than or equal to 3 months, the employee does not need a work permit.
Audit and expertise assignments in IT, management, finance, insurance, architecture and engineering as a contracted employee
If the benefit is less than or equal to 3 months, the employee does not need a work permit.
Warning
The employee must be seconded. An employment contract between the foreigner employer and the employee must exist. The employment relationship must last throughout the period of secondment.
Teaching
If the benefit is less than or equal to 3 months, the employee does not need a work permit.
Warning
This exemption applies to activities delivered on an occasional basis, by visiting professors
Foreigner practitioner (doctor, dentist, veterinarian, etc...)
The foreigner practitioner must have a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications to practice in the country in which the qualification was obtained. The decision to assign the Minister of Health to a health facility must be presented.
The foreigner can be hired if he holds a valid work permit for the job he will hold regardless of the type of contract.
THE FOREIGNER can't get of 1rework authorization of an employed foreigner in France for a contract to promote employment (apprenticeship contract, employment career contract competency, professionalization contract).
However, the minor in the care of theAse: titleContent before 16 years can obtain this authorization for a 1re asks whether he concludes an apprenticeship or professionalization contract.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
The foreigner has a residence permit that entitles him to work
General case
The employer must check when hiring that the future employee has a valid residence permit valid as a work permit.
He must check his authenticity with the prefect of the department of the place of employment or the prefect of police in Paris.
This verification does not have to be carried out when the foreigner is entered on the list of job seekers of France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi).
This should be done at least 2 working days before the effective date of the hiring.
Without a response within 2 working days of receipt of the application, the employer's obligation to ensure the existence of the work authorization is considered fulfilled.
After verification of the residence permit and the work permit, the employer may then proceed to hiring formalities usual.
Student foreigner
Hiring a foreigner employee who has a student residence card may only be taken after notification to the prefecture.
After verification of the residence permit and the work permit, the employer may then proceed to hiring formalities usual.
The foreigner does not have this work permit
Work authorization shall be granted if the application complies with the cumulative linked conditions the proposed employment, the employer, the trade performed and the remuneration.
Warning
For a "young professional" from countries which have concluded a bilateral agreement with France, the request is to be made to theOfii: titleContent or with the Consulate of France for Canada.
If the person concerned does not hold a residence permit authorizing work, his future employer must then apply for a work authorization.
This request must be made online.
Apply online for a work permit to hire a foreigner employee
The decision is then notified the employer or its agent.
In case of agreement, work authorizations are sent to Ofii. This transmission only concerns contracts of more than 3 months duration and seasonal employment contracts.
After the work permit has been issued, the employer may hiring formalities usual.
FYI
The type and serial number of the work authorization document must be entered on the single register of staff.
When work authorization is granted for the employment of a foreigner employee, the employer must pay a fee.
This tax does not apply to nationals European, Andorran, Monegasque and San Marino since they enjoy freedom of movement and establishment in France.
The tax is only due on the occasion of the 1re issue of the residence permit of the employee or posted worker.
Please note
Individual employers are exempt from this tax.
The amount of the fee payable by the employer shall be determined on the basis of the length of the employment contract, the level of remuneration and the type of employment contract of the foreigner worker or posted employee.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Employment contract of more than 3 months and less than 12 months
The amount of the tax varies according to the gross monthly salary paid:
Gross monthly salary amount | Tax Amount |
|---|---|
Not more than €1,823.03 (Smic: titleContent) | €74 |
Enter €1,823.03 and €2,734.55 | €210 |
Greater than €2,734.55 | €300 |
Employment contract of 12 months or more
The amount of the tax varies according to the gross monthly salary paid.
Salary amount | Tax Amount |
|---|---|
Less than €4,557.58 | 55% Gross monthly salary |
Greater than or equal to €4,557.58 | €2,506.67 |
Hiring under seasonal employment contracts
The amount of the tax is €50 by month of full or incomplete employment. The tax is due for each hiring.
Hiring under a bilateral agreement for the exchange of young professionals
In case of hiring in the framework for a bilateral agreement on exchanges of young professionals, the amount of the tax shall be €72 regardless of the duration of the employment contract and the amount of the salary.
Temporary employment as a language assistant
There is no tax to be paid regardless of the duration of the employment contract and the amount of the salary.
How to declare and pay the tax due by the employer?
The employer must declare and pay the tax annually and in due time to the Directorate General of Public Finance (DGFiP).
The tax is due for hiring in a year.
She is declared and paid in support of the VAT return the following year.
In the event of cessation of activity, the employer must declare and pay immediately without waiting for the following year.
The tax declaration and payment procedures follow the employer's VAT taxation system.
- The employer who depends of the normal actual system of taxation has to telesdeclare his tax. This declaration shall be made on Annex No3310A. The VAT return is to be filed for the month of January or 1er quarter of the year following the year in which the tax became chargeable.
- The employer who depends of the simplified system of taxation VAT (IHR) or the simplified agricultural scheme in VAT (RSA) must teledeclare the tax on the form n°3517-S-SD (general diet) or n° 3517-AGR-SD (agricultural regime). The tax must be filed in respect of the financial year in which the tax became chargeable.
- The employer who is not not liable for VAT must file its tax on the schedule No 3310 A the VAT return by 25 February of the year following that in which the tax became chargeable.
More detailed information is available on the website impots.gouv.fr.
In addition to the DPAE: titleContentHowever, the employer must apply for registration online on the Health Insurance website.
Yes, the employer risks penalties that vary depending on whether the employer is a natural person or a legal person.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
The employer is a natural person
The employer may be sanctioned by fine penal, of a prison sentence and a administrative fine depending on the situation:
The employer knowingly hired or retained a foreigner in its service without a work permit
The employer risks criminal and administrative sanctions.
Criminal sanctions
The penalties are as follows:
- Penal fine: €30,000 by foreigner concerned
- Prison sentence (combined with the fine): 5 years.
Additional penalties:
- Posting, dissemination (if necessary on the website of the Ministry of Labor)
- Confiscation of tools, machinery, vehicles and products
- Prohibition of professional activity for up to 5 years
- Exclusion from public procurement for up to 5 years
- Prohibition of civil, civil and family rights
- Ban on French territory for up to 5 years.
Please note
Fraud or a false declaration for the purpose of obtaining a foreigner's authorization to engage in an activity as an employed person shall be punished 1 year in prison and a fine of €3,000.
Administrative fines
The penalties are as follows:
- Refusal to grant public aid for employment and vocational training to natural and legal persons for a period of up to five years
- Repayment of aid paid in the previous year
- Temporary closure of an establishment with possible preservation professional equipment, for a maximum of 3 months.
For activities carried out outside a company establishment (construction site) BTP: titleContent or agricultural work, provision of labor for example), this closure takes the form of a temporary cessation of activity of the company. - Temporary exclusion of administrative contracts for a maximum of 6 months.
The employer also faces an administrative fine of up to 5,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €21,250 per foreigner worker).
In case of recurrence in the 5 years, the administrative fine shall not exceed 15,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €63,750 per foreigner worker).
The maximum amount of the administrative fine shall be reduced to 2,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €8,500) where the employer has paid spontaneously, within 30 days as from the finding of the infringement, the salaries and allowances.
In determining the amount of the fine, the following factors shall be taken into account:
- Financial capacity of the offender
- Degree of intentionality
- Degree of seriousness of negligence
- Costs of removal from France of the foreigners national in an irregular situation.
Please note
Where the same person is punished by an administrative fine and a criminal penalty for the same acts, the total amount of the fines shall not exceed the highest legal maximum.
The employer risks 2 months in prison and a fine of €3,750 if it does not comply with these administrative decisions (reimbursement of public aid, temporary closure of the establishment or temporary exclusion from administrative contracts).
The employer has knowingly hired or retained a foreigner in a professional category, occupation or geographical area other than those mentioned on the work permit
The employer risks criminal and administrative sanctions.
Criminal sanctions
The penalties are as follows:
- Penal fine: €30,000 by foreigner concerned
- Prison sentence (combined with the fine): 5 years.
Additional penalties:
- Posting, dissemination (if necessary on the website of the Ministry of Labor)
- Confiscation of tools, machinery, vehicles and products
- Prohibition of professional activity for up to 5 years
- Exclusion from public procurement for up to 5 years
- Prohibition of civil, civil and family rights
- Ban on French territory for up to 5 years.
Please note
Fraud or a false declaration for the purpose of obtaining a foreigner's authorization to engage in an activity as an employed person shall be punished 1 year in prison and a fine of €3,000.
Administrative fines
The penalties are as follows:
- Refusal to grant public aid for employment and vocational training to natural and legal persons for a period of up to five years
- Repayment of aid paid in the previous year
- Temporary closure of an establishment with possible preservation professional equipment, for a maximum of 3 months.
For activities carried out outside a company establishment (construction site) BTP: titleContent or agricultural work, provision of labor for example), this closure takes the form of a temporary cessation of activity of the company. - Temporary exclusion of administrative contracts for a maximum of 6 months.
The employer also faces an administrative fine of up to 5,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €21,250 per foreigner worker).
In case of recurrence in the 5 years, the administrative fine shall not exceed 15,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €63,750 per foreigner worker).
The maximum amount of the administrative fine shall be reduced to 2,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €8,500) where the employer has paid spontaneously, within 30 days as from the finding of the infringement, the salaries and allowances.
In determining the amount of the fine, the following factors shall be taken into account:
- Financial capacity of the offender
- Degree of intentionality
- Degree of seriousness of negligence
- Costs of removal from France of the foreigners national in an irregular situation.
Please note
Where the same person is punished by an administrative fine and a criminal penalty for the same acts, the total amount of the fines shall not exceed the highest legal maximum.
The employer risks 2 months in prison and a fine of €3,750 if it does not comply with these administrative decisions (reimbursement of public aid, temporary closure of the establishment or temporary exclusion from administrative contracts).
The employer knowingly hired or retained a foreigner in its service without a work permit in an organized gang
The employer risks criminal and administrative sanctions.
Criminal sanctions
The penalties are as follows:
- Penal fine: €200,000 by foreigner concerned
- Prison sentence (combined with the fine): 10 years.
Additional penalties:
- Posting, dissemination (if necessary on the website of the Ministry of Labor)
- Confiscation of tools, machinery, vehicles and products
- Prohibition of professional activity for up to 5 years
- Exclusion from public procurement for up to 5 years
- Prohibition of civil, civil and family rights
- Ban on French territory for up to 5 years.
Please note
Fraud or a false declaration for the purpose of obtaining a foreigner's authorization to engage in an activity as an employed person shall be punished 1 year in prison and a fine of €3,000.
Administrative fines
The penalties are as follows:
- Refusal to grant public aid for employment and vocational training to natural and legal persons for a period of up to five years
- Repayment of aid paid in the previous year
- Temporary closure of an establishment with possible preservation professional equipment, for a maximum of 3 months.
For activities carried out outside a company establishment (construction site) BTP: titleContent or agricultural work, provision of labor for example), this closure takes the form of a temporary cessation of activity of the company. - Temporary exclusion of administrative contracts for a maximum of 6 months.
The employer also faces an administrative fine of up to 5,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €21,250 per foreigner worker).
In case of recurrence in the 5 years, the administrative fine shall not exceed 15,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €63,750 per foreigner worker).
The maximum amount of the administrative fine shall be reduced to 2,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €8,500) where the employer has paid spontaneously, within 30 days as from the finding of the infringement, the salaries and allowances.
In determining the amount of the fine, the following factors shall be taken into account:
- Financial capacity of the offender
- Degree of intentionality
- Degree of seriousness of negligence
- Costs of removal from France of the foreigners national in an irregular situation.
Please note
Where the same person is punished by an administrative fine and a criminal penalty for the same acts, the total amount of the fines shall not exceed the highest legal maximum.
The employer risks 2 months in prison and a fine of €3,750 if it does not comply with these administrative decisions (reimbursement of public aid, temporary closure of the establishment or temporary exclusion from administrative contracts).
The employer knowingly used, directly or indirectly, the services of an employer of a foreigner not entitled to work
The employer risks criminal and administrative sanctions.
Criminal sanctions
The penalties are as follows:
- Penal fine: €30,000 by foreigner concerned
- Prison sentence (combined with the fine): 5 years.
Additional penalties:
- Posting, dissemination (if necessary on the website of the Ministry of Labor)
- Confiscation of tools, machinery, vehicles and products
- Prohibition of professional activity for up to 5 years
- Exclusion from public procurement for up to 5 years
- Prohibition of civil, civil and family rights
- Ban on French territory for up to 5 years.
Please note
Fraud or a false declaration for the purpose of obtaining a foreigner's authorization to engage in an activity as an employed person shall be punished 1 year in prison and a fine of €3,000.
Administrative fines
The penalties are as follows:
- Refusal to grant public aid for employment and vocational training to natural and legal persons for a period of up to five years
- Repayment of aid paid in the previous year
- Temporary closure of an establishment with possible preservation professional equipment, for a maximum of 3 months.
For activities carried out outside a company establishment (construction site) BTP: titleContent or agricultural work, provision of labor for example), this closure takes the form of a temporary cessation of activity of the company. - Temporary exclusion of administrative contracts for a maximum of 6 months.
The employer also faces an administrative fine of up to 5,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €21,250 per foreigner worker).
In case of recurrence in the 5 years, the administrative fine shall not exceed 15,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €63,750 per foreigner worker).
The maximum amount of the administrative fine shall be reduced to 2,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €8,500) where the employer has paid spontaneously, within 30 days as from the finding of the infringement, the salaries and allowances.
In determining the amount of the fine, the following factors shall be taken into account:
- Financial capacity of the offender
- Degree of intentionality
- Degree of seriousness of negligence
- Costs of removal from France of the foreigners national in an irregular situation.
Please note
Where the same person is punished by an administrative fine and a criminal penalty for the same acts, the total amount of the fines shall not exceed the highest legal maximum.
The employer risks 2 months in prison and a fine of €3,750 if it does not comply with these administrative decisions (reimbursement of public aid, temporary closure of the establishment or temporary exclusion from administrative contracts).
The employer is a legal entity
The employer may be sanctioned by fine penal, of a prison sentence and a administrative fine depending on the situation:
The employer knowingly hired or retained a foreigner in its service without a work permit
The employer risks criminal and administrative sanctions.
Criminal sanctions
The penalties are as follows:
- Penal fine: €150,000 by foreigner concerned
- Prison sentence (combined with the fine): 5 years.
Additional penalties:
- Posting, dissemination (if necessary on the website of the Ministry of Labor)
- Confiscation of tools, machinery, vehicles and products
- Prohibition of professional activity for up to 5 years
- Exclusion from public procurement for up to 5 years
- Prohibition of civil, civil and family rights
- Ban on French territory for up to 5 years.
Administrative fines
The penalties are as follows:
- Refusal to grant public aid for employment and vocational training to natural and legal persons for a period of up to five years
- Repayment of aid paid in the previous year
- Temporary closure of an establishment with possible preservation professional equipment, for a maximum of 3 months.
For activities carried out outside a company establishment (construction site) BTP: titleContent or agricultural work, provision of labor for example), this closure takes the form of a temporary cessation of activity of the company. - Temporary exclusion of administrative contracts for a maximum of 6 months.
The employer also faces an administrative fine of up to 5,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €21,250 per foreigner worker).
In case of recurrence in the 5 years, the administrative fine shall not exceed 15,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €63,750 per foreigner worker).
The maximum amount of the administrative fine shall be reduced to 2,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €8,500) where the employer has paid spontaneously, within 30 days as from the finding of the infringement, the salaries and allowances.
In determining the amount of the fine, the following factors shall be taken into account:
- Financial capacity of the offender
- Degree of intentionality
- Degree of seriousness of negligence
- Costs of removal from France of the foreigners national in an irregular situation.
Please note
Where the same person is punished by an administrative fine and a criminal penalty for the same acts, the total amount of the fines shall not exceed the highest legal maximum.
The employer has knowingly hired or retained a foreigner in a professional category, occupation or geographical area other than those mentioned on the work permit
The employer risks criminal and administrative sanctions.
Criminal sanctions
The penalties are as follows:
- Penal fine: €150,000 by foreigner concerned
- Prison sentence (combined with the fine): 5 years.
Additional penalties:
- Posting, dissemination (if necessary on the website of the Ministry of Labor)
- Confiscation of tools, machinery, vehicles and products
- Prohibition of professional activity for up to 5 years
- Exclusion from public procurement for up to 5 years
- Prohibition of civil, civil and family rights
- Ban on French territory for up to 5 years.
Administrative fines
The penalties are as follows:
- Refusal to grant public aid for employment and vocational training to natural and legal persons for a period of up to five years
- Repayment of aid paid in the previous year
- Temporary closure of an establishment with possible preservation professional equipment, for a maximum of 3 months.
For activities carried out outside a company establishment (construction site) BTP: titleContent or agricultural work, provision of labor for example), this closure takes the form of a temporary cessation of activity of the company. - Temporary exclusion of administrative contracts for a maximum of 6 months.
The employer also faces an administrative fine of up to 5,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €21,250 per foreigner worker).
In case of recurrence in the 5 years, the administrative fine shall not exceed 15,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €63,750 per foreigner worker).
The maximum amount of the administrative fine shall be reduced to 2,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €8,500) where the employer has paid spontaneously, within 30 days as from the finding of the infringement, the salaries and allowances.
In determining the amount of the fine, the following factors shall be taken into account:
- Financial capacity of the offender
- Degree of intentionality
- Degree of seriousness of negligence
- Costs of removal from France of the foreigners national in an irregular situation.
Please note
Where the same person is punished by an administrative fine and a criminal penalty for the same acts, the total amount of the fines shall not exceed the highest legal maximum.
The employer knowingly hired or retained a foreigner in its service without a work permit in an organized gang
The employer risks criminal and administrative sanctions.
Criminal sanctions
The penalties are as follows:
- Penal fine: €1 000 000 by foreigner concerned
- Prison sentence (combined with the fine): 10 years.
Additional penalties:
- Posting, dissemination (if necessary on the website of the Ministry of Labor)
- Confiscation of tools, machinery, vehicles and products
- Prohibition of professional activity for up to 5 years
- Exclusion from public procurement for up to 5 years
- Prohibition of civil, civil and family rights
- Ban on French territory for up to 5 years.
Administrative fines
The penalties are as follows:
- Refusal to grant public aid for employment and vocational training to natural and legal persons for a period of up to five years
- Repayment of aid paid in the previous year
- Temporary closure of an establishment with possible preservation professional equipment, for a maximum of 3 months.
For activities carried out outside a company establishment (construction site) BTP: titleContent or agricultural work, provision of labor for example), this closure takes the form of a temporary cessation of activity of the company. - Temporary exclusion of administrative contracts for a maximum of 6 months.
The employer also faces an administrative fine of up to 5,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €21,250 per foreigner worker).
In case of recurrence in the 5 years, the administrative fine shall not exceed 15,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €63,750 per foreigner worker).
The maximum amount of the administrative fine shall be reduced to 2,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €8,500) where the employer has paid spontaneously, within 30 days as from the finding of the infringement, the salaries and allowances.
In determining the amount of the fine, the following factors shall be taken into account:
- Financial capacity of the offender
- Degree of intentionality
- Degree of seriousness of negligence
- Costs of removal from France of the foreigners national in an irregular situation.
Please note
Where the same person is punished by an administrative fine and a criminal penalty for the same acts, the total amount of the fines shall not exceed the highest legal maximum.
The employer knowingly used, directly or indirectly, the services of an employer of a foreigner not entitled to work
The employer risks criminal and administrative sanctions.
Criminal sanctions
The penalties are as follows:
- Penal fine: €150,000 by foreigner concerned
- Prison sentence (combined with the fine): 5 years.
Additional penalties:
- Posting, dissemination (if necessary on the website of the Ministry of Labor)
- Confiscation of tools, machinery, vehicles and products
- Prohibition of professional activity for up to 5 years
- Exclusion from public procurement for up to 5 years
- Prohibition of civil, civil and family rights
- Ban on French territory for up to 5 years.
Administrative fines
The penalties are as follows:
- Refusal to grant public aid for employment and vocational training to natural and legal persons for a period of up to five years
- Repayment of aid paid in the previous year
- Temporary closure of an establishment with possible preservation professional equipment, for a maximum of 3 months.
For activities carried out outside a company establishment (construction site) BTP: titleContent or agricultural work, provision of labor for example), this closure takes the form of a temporary cessation of activity of the company. - Temporary exclusion of administrative contracts for a maximum of 6 months.
The employer also faces an administrative fine of up to 5,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €21,250 per foreigner worker).
In case of recurrence in the 5 years, the administrative fine shall not exceed 15,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €63,750 per foreigner worker).
The maximum amount of the administrative fine shall be reduced to 2,000 times the hourly rate of guaranteed minimum (or €8,500) where the employer has paid spontaneously, within 30 days as from the finding of the infringement, the salaries and allowances.
In determining the amount of the fine, the following factors shall be taken into account:
- Financial capacity of the offender
- Degree of intentionality
- Degree of seriousness of negligence
- Costs of removal from France of the foreigners national in an irregular situation.
Please note
Where the same person is punished by an administrative fine and a criminal penalty for the same acts, the total amount of the fines shall not exceed the highest legal maximum.
EEA
To work in France, a national of the European Economic Area doesn't need of work authorization.
An employer wishing to hire a national of one of these countries must comply with the hiring formalities usual.
When the employee has never been registered in France, the employer must apply for registration with the CPAM: titleContent (or MSA: titleContent for an agricultural employee).
In addition to the DPAE: titleContentHowever, the employer must apply for registration online on the Health Insurance website.
Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra or San Marino
France has concluded agreements with Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra and San Marino.
To work in France, a Swiss, a Monegasque, an Andorran or a San Marino doesn't need of work authorization.
An employer wishing to hire a national of one of these countries must comply with the hiring formalities usual.
When the employee has never been registered in France, the employer must apply for registration with the CPAM: titleContent (or MSA: titleContent for an agricultural employee).
In addition to the DPAE: titleContentHowever, the employer must apply for registration online on the Health Insurance website.
Apply online for a work permit to hire a foreigner employee
Work Authorization
Procedure for authenticating the residence permit
Additional penalties
Special contribution
List of documents worth work authorization
Accessibility to apprenticeship and professionalization contracts for minors covered by child welfare
Employee registration
Content of the Single Staff Register
Verification waiver for job seekers
Personal declaration concerning students
Service Public
Prime Minister
Ministry of the Interior