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    • France
    • Working in Europe
    • Career Development

    Career development

    For all researchers Are you a researcher looking to optimise your career? EURAXESS supports you through the process, whether it is about engaging with academia or Industry, with the help of its career development centres, useful information, training resources, and more to come! > > > VISIT...

    • France
    • Living in Europe, Working in Europe
    • Entry conditions/visas

    Entry conditions & Visas

    In this section, you will find very important information concerning entry formalities in France: Which visa to apply for? On your arrival in France Scientist family Useful links Anyone from a non-exempt country must apply for a visa in order to legally enter French territory, whether for a short or...

    • France
    • Working in Europe
    • Career Development

    Gender equality in workplace

    In France, all companies have obligations in terms of professional equality. However, these obligations evolve with the number of employees in the company (up to 49, from 50 to 299 or 300 or more employees). Obligations of companies in terms of professional equality The contract for mixed employment...

    • France
    • Living in Europe, Working in Europe
    • Entry conditions/visas

    Get ready for your stay

    You are coming to France as a researcher. Let's see how to best prepare your stay! Follow our checklist guiding you through the first steps of your say before and shortly after your move to France. 1. Register on the EURAXESS France database EURAXESS France centres provide free and personalised...

    • France
    • Working in Europe
    • Intellectual Property Rights

    Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

    Intellectual property is a branch of law that includes all the rules applicable to "intellectual" or "intangible" creations, which are "intangible assets". In French law the intellectual property is divided into two areas, governed respectively by each of the two main parts of the French Law on...

    • France
    • Working in Europe
    • Recognition of diplomas

    Recognition of diplomas

    It is important to note that in France, similarly to all the EU countries, there is no legal principle of equivalence between qualifications and diplomas obtained abroad and French diplomas awarded by the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research. Only a certificate of...

    • France
    • Working in Europe
    • Taxation/salaries

    TAXATION

    Filing a tax return does not necessarily imply that an income tax has to be paid. The need for taxation is asserted in article 13 of the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: "For the maintenance of the public force, and for administrative expenses, a general tax is indispensable...

    • France
    • Working in Europe
    • Unemployment

    Unemployment rights

    If you loose your job and become unemployed in France, you can apply for unemployement benefits called Aide au Retour à l'Emploi (ARE). In order to register with Pôle emploi (the French unemployment agency) and to qualify for unemployment benefits, you must be involuntarily deprived of employment...

    • France
    • Working in Europe
    • Work permit

    Work permit

    In order to work in France, foreign nationals of countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland generally need to request a work permit. However, under certain conditions, researchers holding an employment contract may be exempted from the work permit requirement if their host...

    • France
    • Working in Europe
    • Taxation/salaries

    Working time and holidays

    In this section, you will find information about: Legal weekly working time Breaks Paid leave Other types of leave Public holidays The right to disconnect Reimbursement of unused leave Payment of transport expenses by the employer The information below are the general rules. Exceptions or...