Thank you! What do you suggest if someone genuinely has no intention of working for the first year, but definitely intends to work beginning in the second year? It does not seem so suspicious (or unusual) that a person would want to take a one year break/sabbatical and then start working again. So I’m a little surprised that the prefecture would find it very suspicious after one year but not after two years.
Very informative :) Just one quick question and I am wondering about it for a while now. Does applying for a Working Holiday Visa (Pérmis Vaccance - Travail) could also be a solution for working remotely in France for a non French company for more than 3 months? Thanks :)
Hi there, you need to be careful because the visa type does not resolve the tax compliance issue explained in the video. You will need to check if ou can create a French company structure under a Working holiday visa, to be able to pay the French social contributions, which I'm not sure you can.
Obviously, you know the laws. I want to live in France, but I don't want to promise not to work there. So I'm going to get a TEFL certificate and then apply for a Long-Stay visa, probably as an entrepreneur, since I'm older than 70, and therefore no French employer will hire me. Do you see an alternative ?
Hi Robert, The entrepreneur Profession liberal visa is a good option but you'll need to have earned the annual French minimum wage to be able to renew it at the end of the first year. This is the easiest visa to be self-employed and the best option to be compliant.
How about working in France remotely from another country, i.e. I work for a company in Lyon but I am based in another country? Do I need a French visa for such work?
Hi! Thank you for the video. To confirm that I’ve understood, someone on a student visa would not be able to legally work online for a non-French company?
Hi, from a French immigration point of view, you can't incorporate a company or a self employment status under a Student visa. Again, from an immigration point of view, you could do it under a non french registration sole tradership but you wouldn't be compliant with the French tax office.
If you are residing in France you need to declare your incomes (even the ones generated online). What matters for the French tax office is that you are sitting in France. Then, whether or not you need to pay taxes on those income is another question. You should contact a tax advisor for more personalized assistance.
