1. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr WORKSHOP VISA 8 November 2010, Brussels Loredana Tassone-Mary Legal Expert, FnAK FnFn

2. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr The Scientific Visa in France The Scientific Visa in France Introduction Presentation’s aims FnAK: objectives and role Contents 1. Who can benefit from the scientific procedure? 2. Visa procedure in steps 3. Visa rules applicable in France: short stay, long stay visa, visa for the scientist’s family 4. Visa in numbers 5. The residence permit 6. Strengths and weaknesses of the scientific procedure 7. Conclusions

3. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr Who can benefit from the scientific procedure?  Researchers and students in PhD (with master degree) from  Third countries  EU countries under transitory measures (Romania and Bulgaria)

4. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr The visa procedure in steps (I)  Before going to the French Consulate in his own country  Contacts between the researcher and the host research organism  An hosting agreement is established and signed by the host research organism  The hosting agreement is sent to the researcher in his home country after the prefecture has put its stamp  The agreement is signed by the researcher

5. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr The visa procedure in steps (II)  The Procedure before the Consulate  The researcher introduces a visa request  The consulate checks the hosting agreement and makes an evaluation on Risk for the public order Request’s objectives and reasons  If the consulate deliver the visa a stamp is put on the hosting agreement  The consulate deliver a short or a long stay scientific visa for the researcher (and his family possibly)

6. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr VISA Rules applicable in France (I)  Short Stay scientific VISA The Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) –Article 16 abolished fee for the short stay scientific visa

7. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr VISA Rules applicable in France (II)  Long Stay scientific Visa EU Law  Directive 2005/71, 12 October 2005  Schengen Acquis French Law  Procedure established on 1998 (Law RESEDA) modified by the law MISEFEN in 2006  All rules are now included in the CESEDA Code

8. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr Short Stay Visa  Delivered when the length of the stay is less than 3 months on a period of 6 months  The hosting agreement is the only document required to justify reasons, resources, accommodation and health insurance  This visa : Authorise a stay in the Schengen Area Authorise to work as a teacher-researcher only in France

9. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr Long Stay Visa  It allows a researcher to enter in France for a Stay of more than 3 months  It expire after three months  It is delivered on the condition that not later than two months from his arrival in France the researcher will apply for a Long Stay residence permit before the prefecture of his destination department

10. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr Visa for researcher’s family  The researcher’s family can benefit of the scientific procedure  For short stay a Schengen visa is delivered  For long stay a long stay visa (with mention “CESEDA L313-11 5” and obligation to apply for a long stay residence permit in the two months following the entry in France) is delivered  Documents required:  Documents proving that a scientific visa was delivered to the spouse  Documents demonstrating the family status

11. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr Visas in numbers  Visas delivered from 1998 to 2007  Visas delivered in 2008 and 2009

12. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr The residence permit (I)  The researcher and his spouse must apply for a long stay scientific residence permit. They have two months form the date of their entry in France to do so.  The foreign researcher’s correspondents

13. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr The residence permit (II)  The residence permit with the mention «scientist » allows to work in France  The residence permit of the researcher’s spouse also allows to work in France (mention « family and private life »)  Children under 18 do not need a residence permit

14. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr Weaknesses…  Entry fees (visa and residence permit): a negative effect on a country’s attractiveness  Additional procedures: come-back Visa required to entry in France after a travel in other countries  Administrative procedure: lack of harmonization and numbers  Researchers’ social rights: lack of effectiveness (health insurance, retirement, unemployment allowances)

15. Loredana Tassone-Mary, FnAK, www.fnak.fr … and strengths of the procedure  The scientific procedure is easier and shorter than the one applied to non-scientist foreigners  Possibility to work without additional procedures  The researcher’s family benefits of the scientific procedure  French structures assisting the researchers: The foreign researcher’s correspondents FnAK EURAXESS services Centres

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