Attracting international talent and skill search

On November 6, 2019, the French government announced a new orientation to improve the French immigration, asylum and integration policy.

Implementing quotas or target figures to attract international talent that France needs is one of the major objectives among the 20 decisions taken to improve immigration policy in France. The aim of this policy is to identify skills that can not be found on the national labor market by the companies.

For more information (in French) : https://www.gouvernement.fr/sites/default/files/document/document/2019/11/dossier_de_presse_-_comite_interministeriel_sur_limmigration_et_lintegration_-_06.11.2019.pdf

Following these new orientations, a first consultation meeting was held on November 28 at the Ministry of Labor. This meeting established to share a number of findings (procedure for issuing work permits and List of “hard-to-fill” jobs for businesses in France have to be review) and to establish a working method and schedule for March 2020.

For more information (only in French): https://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/actualites/presse/communiques-de-presse/article/lancement-de-la-concertation-sur-l-immigration-professionnelle