At a glance
A local employer in New Caledonia can support your application for permission to do a specific job. You also need the entry and residence documents required for your nationality and length of stay.
- Job offer required?
- Yes, for a specific local role
- Nationality
- French citizens use different rules; other Europeans may still need work approval
- Immigration documents
- Depend on nationality and length of stay
Summary
New Caledonia’s work permit allows an eligible foreign worker to take an approved local job, alongside any immigration documents needed to live there. The nationality rules differ from a move to mainland France: French citizens follow a different process, and other European citizens can still need work authorization for the local job.
Eligibility
The employer must support the job under local employment rules. French citizens do not use this foreign-worker process, but other European citizens may still need local work authorization even when different entry or residence rules apply to them.
Ask the employer to confirm both the work approval and your separate immigration requirements.
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Confirm the job and local work requirements Check the rules for your nationality, including any European citizenship.
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Arrange work and immigration approvals The employer supports the job; entry and residence documents are separate.
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Complete the required steps before working Follow the dates and conditions on all approvals.
Permission to enter does not automatically mean permission to work.
What This Route Allows
The combined approvals let you stay and do the job for the dates granted. Check the conditions on both the work authorization and immigration documents.
What This Route Is Not
A Schengen visa, another EU country’s passport, or a residence card from elsewhere does not replace the local work checks. This route does not grant French citizenship, automatic permanent residence, or unrestricted permission for a second job.
Next Steps
- Confirm the local offer and work-permit rules for your nationality.
- Have the employer arrange work authorization and prepare the required entry and residence documents.
- Obtain the necessary permissions before working and complete local residence steps on time.
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