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Pawel12

Can anyone tell me what the Visa requirements are to work in France, I'm an English teacher from the UK currently living in Poland but interested in moving to France. Each website seems to say different things, is there a list of required documents and can anyone tell me what the process is like?

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Mian Muzammil

@Pawel12

yes i agree

Luciana La Marca

If you鈥檙e a UK national, the key point is that since Brexit, you no longer have the automatic right to live and work in France. You now need both a visa and a residence permit.


For an English teacher, the process usually goes like this:


First, you need a job offer from a French employer (for example, a language school). In most cases, the employer must apply for a work authorization on your behalf through the French administration. Once that is approved, you can apply for a long-stay work visa (鈥渧isa de long s茅jour valant titre de s茅jour鈥).


The main documents typically required are:


  1. a valid passport
  2. your job contract or official job offer
  3. proof that the work authorization has been approved
  4. proof of qualifications (teaching degree, TEFL, etc.)
  5. CV
  6. proof of accommodation in France
  7. sometimes proof of sufficient financial means
  8. health insurance (at least for the start of your stay)


You apply for the visa through France-Visas, which is the official government website. It gives you a personalized checklist depending on your situation, and you鈥檒l book an appointment with the visa center in your country of residence.


Once you arrive in France:


you validate your visa online (this acts as your residence permit for the first year)

after that, if you stay longer, you apply for a proper residence card (鈥渃arte de s茅jour鈥)


A few practical points:


The process can take several weeks to a few months, especially for the work authorization.

Requirements can vary slightly depending on your job type and contract.

Schools sometimes prefer candidates who already have the right to work, so securing a job offer from abroad can be the hardest step.

Maxime Carpentier

As a UK citizen, you now need a visa to work in France because of Brexit.


The usual process is simple: you first need a job offer from a French school or employer. They usually have to request work authorisation for you.


Once that is approved, you apply for a long-stay work visa through the official France-Visas website.


You鈥檒l typically need your passport, job contract, CV, qualifications, and sometimes proof of accommodation and insurance.


After you arrive in France, you validate the visa online, and it works as your residence permit for the first year.


The main difficulty is not the paperwork, it鈥檚 actually finding an employer willing to hire and sponsor you.