People can lose jobs or resign from them at any moment in France. So, this article explores the status of their French resident permits after job resignations and terminations.
The resident permit status depends on whether the person has lost a job involuntarily or resigned from it voluntarily.
Good to know
The resident permit of your dependants are issued based on your own resident permit.
Any changes in your resident permit will affect theirs too.
Resident Permits concerned
The following resident permits will remain valid and can be renewed in the case of an involuntary job loss.
- Salarié
- Travailleur Temporaire
- Talent Salarié Qualifié
- Talent Salarié d’une jeune entreprise innovante
- Talent-chercheur
- Talent-chercheur-programme de mobilité
- Talent-carte bleue européenne (EU Blue Card)
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If your resident permit is not mentioned above, feel free to ask your questions in the comments below.
End of a CDD contract
A CDD job contract ending as mentioned on the contract is considered an involuntary job loss in France. This gives you certain privileges including,
- If the resident permit has some validity remaining after the last day of the CDD, the resident permit will remain valid until its expiry date.
- If it is due for renewal and you are still eligible for chomage (ARE), the resident permit can be renewed with the same validity as mentioned on the attestation from France Travail.
- If your job contract and resident permit are ending on the same day, it can put you in a really difficult situation.
Documents required for Resident Permit Renewal:
- “Attestation de l’employeur destinée à France Travail” from the employer to France Travail (formerly Pole Emploi) confirming the end of the CDD contract.
- “Avis de situation individuelle” document provided by France Travail.
Licenciement or Rupture Conventionelle
Termination from a job via licenciement or rupture conventionelle is considered an involuntary job loss in France. This gives you certain privileges including,
- If the resident permit has some validity remaining after the termination, it will remain valid until its expiry date.
- If it is due for renewal and you are still eligible for chomage (ARE), the resident permit can be renewed with the same validity as mentioned on the attestation from France Travail.
Unfortunately, this protection is not available to salaried employees with a “Passeport Talent – salarié en mission” resident permit and their dependants.
The resident permit will become invalid when their job contract is terminated.
Documents required for Resident Permit Renewal:
- “Attestation de l’employeur destinée à France Travail” from the employer to France Travail (formerly Pole Emploi) confirming the termination of the job contract.
- “Avis de situation individuelle” document provided by France Travail.
Demission
- Resigning from a job is known as demission in France and it is considered a voluntary job loss.
- In this case, there is no protection for your resident permits and they will lose their status automatically (in theory).
- In reality, prefectures do not actively follow demissions and take back resident permits. But it is possible.
- However, these resident permits cannot be renewed until you find a job.
- If you resign from your current job based on a new job offer, your Talent (formerly Passeport Talent) resident permit can be maintained if the new job satisfies all the requirements of the same resident permit.
- If the new salary is less than the Talent requirements, your new employer must apply for a work permit and you must apply for a status change to the regular Salarié resident permit.
Onsite Employees:
- People with a “Passeport Talent – salarié en mission” resident permit and their dependents must be extremely careful while switching jobs in France.
- Your resident permits are attached to your employer, so they cannot be used to work with any other employer for even a day.
- If the new job offers a salary above the EU Blue card limits, you can apply for a status change. However, you cannot start working until you receive a favorable decision on your Blue card application.
- If the new job offers a salary below the EU Blue card limits, you must apply for a status change to the regular Salarié resident permit. In this case, the process is a lot more complicated because the new employer must apply for your Work Permit and only then you can apply for a status change. So, you can only start working on the new job after completing both these procedures.
Sources & References
- Attestation employeur destinée à France Travail (anciennement Pôle emploi) servicepublic.fr
- Conditions et modalités d’attribution de l’allocation d’assurance Articles L5422-1 à L5422-8
- Code de l’entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d’asile Articles Annexe 1 à Annexe 10
- J’arrive en fin de CDD / de contrat de mission francetravail.fr
- Etranger bénéficiaire d’un titre de séjour portant la mention “talent” Articles L421-7 à L421-25
If a person on status – passport talent salarie
Resigns and takes a new job is it a risk ?
Hello Pawan,
Resignation is not a problem, if the person has another job offer which sastisfies all the requirements of CdS Talent Salarié Qualifié.
If the salary offered is less than Talent requirements, then he/she must change their RP status to a regular CdS Salarié.
FYI. https://prasanthragupathy.com/2024/03/passeport-talent-visa-is-renamed-as-talent/
Informative article, thanks.
Prasanth, for Carte Bleu Eu, in case of RESIGNATION, I am slightly confused with your statement, may be you can correct my understanding.
In CDI scenario, with Carte Bleu Eu status, if one resigns (with already an offer in hand), serves 90 days notice period. On 91st day if he joins new company (fulfilling all CBEu criterion), he must nit inform any employer change to prefecture.
So isn’t it protected scenario because without any change of title one can join new organisation in France?
Please correct if i misunderstood
Hello Abhinav, I have added a few example scenarios for resignation.
Thanks for the article, what happens in case of rupture conventionnelle on passport talent at renewal – specifically the type of résident card you get ? Is it going to be the same? I.e. passport talent ( assuming the chômage exceeds the minimum salary requirements for passport talent titre)
Hello, the existing resident permit will be renewed for the duration of the chomage from France Travail, irrespective of the chomage amount.
How does it work for passport talen salarie en mission in case of volunatry resignation and switching to another company
Hello Rahul, I have updated the article with more information
Consider the scenario: the resident permit expires 2 months after the end of CDD contract. The CDD contract is fulfilled. If the person doesn’t find a job within 2 months, what are his/her option? Can he renew his resident permit, without a job offer in hand during those 2 months (assuming he/she already used their APS job search after their studies)?
Details matter. Which resident permit that expires in 2 months?
I have already covered this scenario in the article. The person will be able to renew his/her resident permit based on the unemployment attestation from France Travail.
The complication is when the resident permit expires before the CDD end date or on the dame date.
“If it is due for renewal” in the blog introduces ambiguity.
Tp be more specific, the residence permit in question is Talent Passport recherche. It expires 2 months after the CDD. So is it OK to assume that one gets the “Attestation de l’employeur destinée à France Travail” from the employer with which one can renew their resident permit? And then will it be renewed for the duration of chomage eligibility? Even though one might not have another job offer at the time?
Hey Prasanth,
If a seasonal worker who holds a type visa gets fired during the trial period of the CDD contract even before applying for a residence permit, what are his/her rights? Can a person still apply for a residence permit, if yes what other documents would be necessary?
Sorry, who holds a VLS type visa**
Hello, The most common type of VLS visas are listed here https://prasanthragupathy.com/2023/10/should-i-validate-my-long-stay-visa-or-do-i-have-to-apply-for-a-residence-permit-directly/
Hi Prasanth
What would apply in the case of a CDD ending for a holder of a passeport talent : renommée nationale ou internationale?
Thank you
Hello Prashant
I was on Salary visa valid till August 2026. Due to some frozen situations I have voluntarily resigned my CDI contract and went back to India on January 2023. From their thill now I don’t hold any contract. I came back 4 months ago to France with Same RP. Now I got a good offer which meets EU Carte. What will be my employer has to do ? And in which status I will be ?
Hello, Your employer must apply for a new work permit. Until then, you cannot start the new job.
Everything is explained here https://prasanthragupathy.com/2023/09/french-work-permit-everything-to-know/
Thanks Prasanth. So Employer have to apply for Authorisation de Travail. Once I got can I work with current visa as I still have validity ? Or should I change back my visa again ?
The same resident permit can be used until its validity
I have a talent passport- salarié en mission visa and have worked in France on secondment for 3 years. My contract in France is ending in a month and I am obliged to return to my home country and continue to work there with the same company so I wish to resign and I look for jobs in France. Can I stay in France till I get a new job with this visa? I have an offer from a company I do not wish to join, but can I get an authorisation de travail and get my visa status changed and then not join this company, hoping that I get a better job by then?
Hello Amy,
Unfortunately, your resident permit is attached to your current employer. If you resign, the resident permit automatically becomes invalid. Its better to return to your home country, look for jobs in france and then come here on a valid visa.
Hi Prashanth,
I am on a Passport Talent-Employee on Mission. I am serving notice period currently. After my last working day within maximum how many days do I have to return back to my home country? Will I receive any communication from Prefecture in this regard?
Hello,
Unlike other resident permits, the PT SeM is attached to your employer. So, it is highly recommended to leave France on the last working day or the following days.
It is your responsibility to follow the rules. If you wait until the prefecture sends a OQTF letter, your future Schengen visas might get rejected.
Hello Prasanth
I read your article, my friend is in tricky situation.
She got her termination letter just before 3 days when she was about to complete the probation period and about to sign CDI contract. Probation period was 6 months for her. She is about to collect her Talent Passport – Salarie qualifie in couple of days.
Does this termination will impact her work permit. Or will it remain valid for the duration left and search for new jobs. Valid for 4 years for her.
Thank you
Hello Sushant,
I have clearly explained the same in the article. Terminations do not impact a resident permit already approved.