{"id":1190,"date":"2022-02-21T20:02:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T19:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centrepeople.com\/jp\/article\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2025-06-30T17:59:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:59:27","slug":"international-talents-and-frances-attractivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centrepeople.com\/jp\/article\/international-talents-and-frances-attractivity\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERNATIONAL TALENTS AND FRANCE\u2019S ATTRACTIVITY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Part 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mr Olivier MANDEL, Attorney-at-law admitted to the Paris Bar (France), from MANDEL-ASSOCIES Law firm will talk about \u201cInternational Talents and France\u2019s Attractivity\u201d in the series of articles consisting of 4 chapters.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n


In today\u2019s article, he will be talking about the Talent Passport specifically for highly skilled workers.<\/strong><\/gwmw><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

1. INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

France is an attractive destination for international companies. As members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France and Japan have a special and very old relationship. French and Japanese companies share a growing interest in investing in each other\u2019s markets and developing their businesses abroad.<\/gwmw><\/gwmw><\/gwmw><\/gwmw><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the annual report 2020 \u201cForeign Investment in France\u201d from Business France, France attracted 1,215 new foreign investment decisions in 2020, <\/strong>a -17% decline on 2019, versus -33% worldwide. The crisis interrupted the positive momentum of 2019 but has not challenged the attractiveness of France as an investment location[1]<\/a>.<\/gwmw><\/gwmw><\/gwmw><\/gwmw><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notwithstanding the health crisis, there is renewed confidence in France as an investment location, with 90% of the executives of foreign businesses set up in France drawing a positive impression of their investment in France, <\/strong>according to the Business France\/Kantar survey on France\u2019s attractiveness. Moreover, nearly nine in 10 chief executives (85%) believe that France is an attractive foreign investment destination.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, many Japanese companies consider either hiring local workers or posting Japanese skilled employees who are already working for the Japanese mother company to expand their French activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employers who wish to do so must comply with French labour and immigration regulations governed by the Labour Code (Code du travail)<\/em> and the Code for the entry and stay of foreigners and the right to asylum (CESEDA<\/em>). Breaching these legal obligations could expose companies to heavy administrative fines and lawsuits by the French administration. A Japanese worker who wants to work in France for more than three months must apply for a residence permit (\u201ctitre de s\u00e9jour<\/em>\u201d) and be granted a work permit (\u201cautorisation de travail<\/em>\u201d). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[1]<\/a> https:\/\/www.businessfrance.fr\/discover-france-news-annual-report-2020-foreign-investment-in-france<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A visa is also required for entry and must be obtained in Japan (your country of residence) before the departure. However, several categories of employees holding an employment contract with an employer established in France may be eligible for a specific residence permit called Talent Passport permit (\u201cTitre de s\u00e9jour Passeport Talent\u201d).<\/strong><\/gwmw><\/gwmw><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This specific residence permit has three<\/strong> main advantages<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n