"Job seeker/ new business creator" residence permit

WHO CAN APPLY FOR A "JOB SEEKER/ NEW BUSINESS CREATOR" RESIDENCE PERMIT ?

The temporary "job seeker/new business creator" residence permit is available :

1. to students who have resided in France with a student residence permit (such as a VLS-TS or a residence permit mentioning "student") and who have obtained one of the following French higher education diplomas :
   
   - a Licence Professionelle (vocational degree),
   - a master's degree or equivalent (such as an engineering degree, a degree from an institute of political studies (IEP), the higher diploma in accounting and management, a veterinary diploma, etc...)
   - a Specialised Master's degree,
   - a Master of Sciences (MSc) accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles ;
    
2. to researchers who have resided in France with a researcher talent passport residence permit (Carte de séjour “passeport talent – chercheur”) and have completed their research mission.

Good to know

Some students do not require a “job seeker/new business creator” residence card. This refers to :

1. European students (citizens of European Union member states, the European Economic Area or Switzerland). They do not need a residence permit to work in France. 
    
2. Algerian students. They are subject to other regulations. 
    
3. students who are citizens of countries that have concluded migration flow agreements with France. They can continue to apply for a temporary residence permit (APS). This includes the following countries: Gabon, Benin, Tunisia, Mauritius, Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, India. Consult the Ministry of the Interior website or contact the Campus France office in your home country for information specific to your situation.

Students who have just graduated

If you have just graduated and would like to stay in France to find work or to set up your business, you must take the following documents to the prefecture:

• your passport
• your birth cerificate
• three photos
• your valid "student" residence permit" (or "student - mobility programme")
• your diploma awarded within the last year or justification proving that you passed
• proof of health insurance
• proof of your intention to set up a business related to your field of study (if relevant)
• proof of address no more than 3 months old

Your residence permit will cost 75 euros. To cover this cost, you must purchase a tax stamp. 

Students who left France after graduating

If you left France after obtaining your diploma, you must take the following documents to the French consulate located in the country you are living:

• your passport
• your birth cerificate
• three photos
• your diploma obtained in the 4 years preceding your application
• proof that you held a valid "student" residence permit" (or "student-mobility programme") at the time of your graduation
• proof of health insurance
• proof of your financial resources showing your capacity to provide for yourself
• proof of your intention to set up a business related to your field of study (if relevant)
• proof of address no more than 3 months old 

Your residence permit will cost 75 euros. To cover this cost, you must purchase a tax stamp. 

Researchers

If you have completed your research, you must take the following documents to the prefecture:

• your passport
• your birth cerificate
• three photos
• your valid "researcher-talent passport" residence permit (or "researcher-mobility programme")
• confirmation of the completion of your research from the research organisation
• proof of health insurance
• proof of your intention to set up a business related to your field of research (if relevant)
• proof of address no more than 3 months old

Your residence permit will cost 225 euros. To cover this cost, you must purchase a tax stamp.