Client Alert – Simplification of the validation of the long stay visa equivalent to a residence permit – December 19, 2018
This Decree simplifies the formalities related to the validation of the long stay visa equivalent to a residence permit (VLS-TS) following the arrival in France of a foreign citizen by setting up a paperless visa validation process. This formality will be applicable to the validation of all VLS-TS, but does not replace the medical appointment and the signature of the Republican Integration Contract which are required in some cases.
Client Alert – Professional Immigration News June to September 2018 – JUNE – SEPTEMBER 2018 – Sept. 17, 2018
This client alert recalls the EU Directive of 28 June 2018 on the posting of foreign workers, the law of 5 September 2018 “for the freedom to choose one’s professional future”, and the law of September 10, 2018, “for a controlled immigration, an effective right of asylum and a successful integration”, and concentrates on the measures impacting professional immigration.
Client Alert – Presentation of a draft law on controlled immigration and asylum – 7 August 2018
The Bill for a controlled immigration and an effective right of asylum was adopted on 1st August 2018 by the National Assembly. The decrees of application have not been published to date. Only the measures impacting professional immigration are presented here.
On 3 August 2018 a writ was filed for the constitutionality of the law be confirmed by the Conseil Constitutionnel. The Court has one month to render its judgment. The law should therefore be enacted by mid September at the latest.
Provisions on professional immigration have not been significantly amended. The reforms introduced by law and described in our newsletter of March 1, 2018 are unchanged.
Client Alert: Presentation of a draft law on controlled immigration and asylum – March 1st, 2018
The Bill for a controlled immigration and an effective right of asylum was presented on 21 February 2018 in Council of Ministers, and registered at the Presidency of the National Assembly the same day. The government has committed to this bill the accelerated procedure provided for in article 45, paragraph 2, of the Constitution. It is the measures impacting professional immigration that are presented here.
Client Alert : professional immigration on its way to be dematerialized – Dec. 8, 2017
The French government, in its continual effort to facilitate international professional mobility, is rolling out several digital tools, to simplify entry and work procedures in France for foreign employees. The latest important innovation is the portal “France Visa” which allows applying for visa online. This portal is an addition to a number of other dematerialized applications already in place for registration and declarations relating to the international mobility of foreign employees.