Campus France is a national agency responsible for developing and promoting the French higher education and vocational training system abroad, managing French and foreign government grants and welcoming international students.

On its website, among other things, you will find information and tips about:

• How to find work in France?
• How to start a company in France?
• The “France alumni network”

Note: although this information can be useful regardless of your situation, considering its missions, Campus France focuses mainly on cases where students have completed all or part of their studies in France.

Business France – another national agency in charge of international development of French companies, international investment in France and the promotion of French economy – hosts on its website a specific Welcome to France webpage. It is a webpage aimed at foreign nationals willing to settle in France for professional purposes. It gives you information regarding visas and different kind of permits, employment regulation, social protection, taxation or other day-to-day matters.

It also offers a Settling in France section that gives you the possibility to obtain personalised advice according to your specific situation (nationality, length and reasons for stay, employer’s location, etc…)

France Visas is a French government webpage aimed at foreign nationals needing a visa to stay in France. It gives you a lot of information regarding the different kind of visas, the application process as well as the steps you need to take, according to your situation, in order to stay in France for professional reasons.

France Travail is the French governmental agency which registers unemployed people, helps them find jobs and provides them with financial aid. You will find here all the information in order to be able to register (in French).

The Coming to France section of the French Ministry of European and Foreign affairs gives you some practical information about several aspects to start your professional project in France e.g. requesting a visa or investing in France.

The Cleiss is the liaison body between the French social security institutions and their foreign counterparts for the implementation of European Regulations and bilateral or multilateral social security agreements. It provides you with all the detailed legal information you need to know on social protection if you want to settle in France.

The European Commission makes available a database containing a range of information on the regulated professions and the competent authorities in each country. This database is supplied by the EU Member States themselves. You will find all the necessary information if you wish to practice a regulated profession in France.

In order to find a job in France, you may need to have your diplomas and various qualifications obtained in your country recognised. The ENIC-NARIC France Centre can guide you through the recognition procedures to be followed.