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There is no sponsorship in France. If an employer want to hire a foreign student, they just need to apply for a work permit (Autorisation de travail) which should be systematically approved should the foreigner holds a valid degree, and if the salary meets the bar.
The typical degree is BAC+5 (école d'ingénieur reconnue or master's degree), however, in many cases, a BAC+3 degree (licence [a national degree that translates to bachelor's], or even technician degrees like BTS, Licence Pro ...) is sufficient.
If the salary doesn't meet the bar, the only thing the company should do is to post the job for 3 months to prove that they can't hire a local. Still, it's not a must as many people have reported that their AT got approved without neither meeting the bar nor a prior 3-month posting. By the way, the bar is 1.5 SMIC, which should be 32k euros per year at the current moment and it's really not much for even a junior in the IT sector. If a company can hire a foreigner at 2 SMIC, they can just apply for the passeport talent so even the AT is not necessary.
Personal advice: if you leaved a correct-level uni/école with an IT degree and the company can't afford you the salary to meet the bar, this is a red-flag for me and I would withdraw my application immediately.
To apply an AT, the company need to pay a one-shot tax which cost them at maximum 2.5k euros and it's proportional to the expected salary so in most cases you just don't need to pay so much.
That's all an employer need to do. It's the employee's responsibility to apply for a visa (titre de séjours salarié), which, if you have a solid employer, should be delivered without any problem.
I don't know the situation for other EU countries, but at least there is no mechanism equivalent to the sponsorship in US/UK. |
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