I am currently 19 and live in Ontario Canada. I would like to move to Paris and work a job that pays minimum wage, possibly go to school. What do I need to do for this to happen?
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learn french, if you dont already no it. Save up some money, and just go. Even if you mess up, how great of a story would that be?
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Assuming you are Canadian, you need to get a work visa. Then hope to Heck you can find a job! (unemployment is high in Europe right now). Most people in Europe don't go to school and work at the same time. Minimum wage isn't going to be enough to live on....you know that, right?
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french people are soooo rude. and there are gypsies and pickpockets. the french crime rate is really bad...
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You won't get a work visa without a job. You need to speak French. You won't be able to work to sustain yourself and go to university at the same time as there's a limit in France on the number of hours a student can work. So, you either find a job and move in or you get a place at a university and manage to get some financial help from your own country (you won't get it from France). In both case you get a visa.
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You will need to get a work visa which requires a confirmed job offer from a valid employee. Students in France are not like students in the US and Canada, as most going to university do not work or only work a few hours. There is a limit on how many hours a student may work, because the government wants dedicated students who are not trying to hold down a full time job to distract them from their studies. Basically, you are either a student, or a worker. If you are a worker, you may need to enter the country under the skilled workers classification which means you have a highly desirable skill, unlikely for a 19 year old. If you are entering on a student visa, you will need confirmation of acceptance to the university you plan on attending and a certain amount of cash ahead of time to prove that you can sustain yourself financially and will not become a burden on the system. French is a must, even in Paris, no one likes accommodating a non-French-speaker in the workplace and you will not get hired anywhere without advanced knowledge of French. Do not expect accommodation or help just because you're a foreigner, people really do detest that here. Perhaps in a better economy you would be in a better position to gain employment or study here, but unemployment rates are high especially for the underskilled.
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CABAL said it all i cant add no more. you have as much chance of a work visa as i have getting one in the usa or Canada. you look after your own and so do we ..
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You'll need a visa and work permit, which typically can only be arranged by finding an employer who will hire you in France, and you must do this before you actually come to France. You can come as a student, but students are allowed to work only very limited hours and cannot make enough to support themselves by working. It is also virtually impossible to live on minimum wage in Paris itself.
