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Can a non-European be seconded to France?

Foreign employees sent to France to carry out a temporary assignment for their original employer are known as seconded workers. Posting is very straightforward within the European Union, as it is governed by Directive 96/71-CE. But what about the posting of non-European workers in France? Intermann, your Franco-Romanian recruitment agency, takes stock.

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Can a non-European be seconded to France?

Foreign employees sent to France to carry out a temporary assignment for their original employer are known as seconded workers. Secondment is very simple within the European Union, as it is governed by Directive 96/71-CE. 

But what about the posting of non-European workers in France?
Intermann, your Franco-Romanian recruitment agency, takes stock.

Posting workers outside Europe: how does it work?

If a French company wants to hire a non-European worker under a secondment contract, it's possible.
However, the procedure is much more complicated when the posted worker is not from an EU country.

To work in France for a period of more than 3 months, all foreign nationals from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland must apply for a residence permit. British citizens must apply for a residence permit, as must all other non-EU nationals. However, Algerian citizens benefit from a special regime.

Any employer wishing to second non-European workers to France must submit a prior declaration of secondment to the labor inspectorate in the place where the worker will be employed. This declaration is made via SIPSI.

How can non-European workers be posted to France?

A non-European worker can be seconded to France as part of an intra-group mobility program: these are known as ICT (Intra-Corporate Transfer) employees. Workers must first obtain a multi-annual "Salarié détaché ICT" residence permit. This status authorizes the seconded worker to work in France for 3 years: at the end of this maximum period, he or she must return to his or her country of origin or apply for another residence permit, which will enable him or her to work as an employee in France.

Non-European workers seconded outside the scope of intra-group mobility must obtain a "Temporary Worker" residence permit. To do so, they must first apply for a work permit, which must be requested by the employer from the DIRECCTE foreign labor department.

The posting procedures for European workers are much simpler. If this sounds complicated, Intermann can take care of all the administrative aspects of posting temporary workers from Romania to France. 

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