Working part-time
- See also VISA INFORMATION, also located on the MIB website -
If you are an EU citizen…there are NO restrictions on your ability to work in France.
If you are a non-EU citizen...French law says that you have the right to work during your studies AS LONG AS you are enrolled in an academic institution that is open to the Student Social Security system. This means that, to work part time while in France, you must have in your possession proper identification or un titre de sejour that is also valid during the duration of employment. French legislation now authorizes foreign students to work a maximum of 964 hours per year.
With a carte de séjour, you prove that your right to study and work in France has been validated by OFII and Direction Départmentale du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Formation Professionelle (DDTEFP).
Can a foreign student be paid for part-time work? There is a minimum salary law in France known as le SMIC (Salaire Minimum Interprofessionnel de Croissance), which is € 8.71 gross per hour (before the average 20% deduction for social security contributions).
Important: it is NO LONGER NECESSARY to obtain an APT (Autorisation Provisoire de Travail) to work during your studies (with the exception of Algerian students, for whom the
APT statut actually rests, as defined by the Fraco-Algerien Accord of December 27, 1968).
Important: Keep in mind that working half-time in France will not allow you to cover all your expenses — it can only provide extra income.
For more information, please go to: http://www.campusfrance.org/en/a-etudier/sejour01-6.htm (English version)
