Can a foreigner work in the French civil service?

You can pass one contest access to the French civil service.

To be allowed to enter the contest, you must complete the general conditions of access to the french civil service.

Your diplomas, training, experience in another European country or in the Principality of Andorra or Monaco can be admitted in equivalence the degree or training or experience required to enter the competition.

You must check with the competition administration to find out if your degree, training or experience is accepted.

You can access the French civil service by detachment if you are in one of the following 2 situations:

• You are a civil servant in a country European or in the Principality of Andorra or Monaco
• You are or have been employed in an administration, organization or establishment in a country European or in the Principality of Andorra or Monaco, whose tasks are comparable to those of administrations, local authorities and public institutions in France.

You must complete the general conditions of access to the french civil service.

Every employment bodies and managers shall be accessible by way of secondment.

You have access to public service employment bodies and executives that correspond to the duties you have previously held, based on your professional experience.

When you are detached, you are paid by your French host administration.

You benefit from the social protection and pension schemes applicable to the functions you hold in this administration.

Posting to a corps or employment framework may be followed by integration.

If you are allowed to continue your posting beyond a period of 5 years, you are offered to integrate your corps or cadre of secondment jobs.

You can be recruited by contract (FIXED-TERM: titleContent or DTA: titleContent) as a French public service contractor.

You must complete the general conditions of access to the french civil service.