Unemployment benefits known as Allocation d’aide au retour à l’emploi (ARE) requires certain eligibility conditions to be satisfied. These include minimum working days, loss of job, training, ability to work, physical fitness, etc.
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Pole Emploi was renamed as France Travail
Must have a valid ID proof or a resident permit
An applicant must hold a valid national identity card or a French resident permit.
If the applicant is a French national, he/she must provide at least one of the following documents:
- National identity card
- Passport
- Civil or military invalid card with a photograph
If the applicant is from a country that is a member of the European Union, the European Economic Area, Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra, or Saint-Martin, a valid identification document is sufficient.
If the applicant is the citizen of other foreign countries, he/she must provide one of the following valid resident permits:
- Carte de résident, the 10 years card
- Carte de séjour temporaire or pluriannuelle – salarié/travailleur temporaire
- Carte de séjour pluriannuelle – passeport talent
- Carte de séjour temporaire – travailleur temporaire, when the employment contract has been terminated by an employer established in France or for a case of force majeure
- Carte de séjour temporaire ou pluriannuelle – vie privée et familiale
- Autorisation provisoire de séjour Or récépissé de première demande Or de demande de renouvellement d’un titre de séjour which mentions “autorise son titulaire à travailler”.
- Visa de long séjour valant titre de séjour (VLS-TS) – salarié or vie privée et familiale
- Autorisation provisoire de séjour, issued to foreigners who have lodged a complaint or testified in a criminal proceeding or who have been granted protection
- Carte de séjour temporaire – recherche d’emploi ou création d’entreprise
- Carte de séjour pluriannuelle – bénéficiaire de la protection subsidiaire
- Carte de séjour pluriannuelle – bénéficiaire du statut d’apatride or famille d’un bénéficiaire du statut d’apatride
Sources & References
- Essential things to know about receiving unemployment benefits in France www.francetravail.fr
- Everything to know about registering with France Travail www.francetravail.fr
- Registration to the list of job-seekers Code du travail : articles R5221-47 à R5221-48
- What are the various categories of Job-seekers? www.service-public.fr
- Documents required for registration on France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi)? www.service-public.fr
- Returning back to France : what are the rights to unemployment benefits? www.service-public.fr
- Are you entitled to unemployment in France after a stay in Europe? www.service-public.fr