To give you an idea of what is involved in obtaining a work permit and visa, here is the e-mail we received today:
Dear M John CUTTER,
As one of the 2 partners of Mosaic Mobility, I would like to introduce myself to you. We have been retained to assist you in your immigration process, housing finding and settling in assistance. We are pleased to welcome you in Paris. Please, call me Carole.
Please find hereafter the step by step process for your ease of reference. The immigration process to France includes multiple stakeholders, such as the French Immigration office in France (OFII) the Labor Authorities in France, the responsible French Consulate in USA. Please note that we will manage all of the above-mentioned stakeholders on your behalf while working with you on filing these applications.
There are three distinct steps that we will take in charge:
1) Applying for your Work Permit in France with the OFII and the Labor Authorities
2) Assisting you to collect your Work Visa from the French Consulate in USA
3) Assisting you and your spouse with completing a Medical Exam and Local Registration with the closest OFII, within 3 months from your date of arrival in France
Step 1: Application for Work Permit with the OFII (French Immigration Office) and the Labor Authorities in France.
Current estimated processing time is 4 weeks from date of application submission at the OFII.
We are currently filling in the necessary applications for your work permit and secure the necessary signatures.
Documents required for the work permit application:
- Copy of Passport + all pages with visas, for you and your spouse
- Copy of Birth certificate with filiation for you and your spouse
- Copy of Wedding certificate
- Copy of your diplomas
- Scanned copy of identity photo for each family member (passport/identity card format).
We will take in charge the translations of the documents into French. We would greatly appreciate if you could send us as soon as possible a scan copy of the documents mentioned above.
Step 2: Collection of Long-Stay Biometric Work Visa from the French Consulate, in Seattle or San Francisco. I will confirm you later.
Current estimated processing time is 4 weeks, from date of the submission of your application.
A French visa application cannot be fast-tracked.
The required documents will be confirmed once we come closer to this step, as they frequently change. As the process requires taking the photo and the ten fingerprints of each applicant, you must submit the visa application in person and your wife will have to be present.
The Consulate will keep your passport and they will give you another appointment within one to three weeks to collect your passports with the visa stamped.
Arrival in France:
Following collection of your work visa, you can enter France and start your employment.
Step 3: Medical Exam and Local Registration with the closest OFII office.
Please note that your spouse will be required to have a medical visit and obtain a stamp from the OFII office on her passport, her personal appearance will be required on the day of the appointment.
You and your spouse will be required to have an appointment at the Local Administration (Prefecture) to get the residence permit, your personal appearance will be required on the day of the appointment. Further details on this process will follow once we are closer to this step.
Please kindly be advised that the actual processing time remains at the discretion of the issuing authorities and the French administrations reserve the right to request additional information/documents should they see necessary.
Thank you very much.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for further information.
Best regards.
Carole Losa
MOSAIC MOBILITY
Service de relocation du Sud-Ouest Francilien
( +33 (0)1 69 41 82 00
È +33 (0)6 67 67 85 87
fax: +33 (0)9 57 82 06 38
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