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French law allows international students to work no more than 884 hours in a given year if they have a residency permit and are enrolled in an institution that participates in the student health plan of the French social protection system (Sécurité Sociale). Participating institutions include all universities, most schools of engineering and business, some schools of French as a foreign language (such as the Alliance Française of Paris for programs of 3 months or more). You will need a written offer of employment when you apply for temporary employment authorization, which you must do before working with a student visa. Last I heard the minimum wage in France is €8.44 per hour. Few jobs exist for people who do not speak French.
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Yes you can under certain conditions and the law changed two years ago to make it easier for both the student and the employer: now (since 7/1/07) foreign students NO LONGER NEED AN EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION and they can work up to 964 hours a year. You only need to show the employer your Student Residency card (Carte de séjour - mention étudiant) which you can & must apply for at the local prefecture if you have a long-term student visa. http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F2713.xhtml?&n=Etrangers%20en%20France&l=N8&n=Travail%20des%20%C3%A9trangers%20&l=N107 (It's in French, can't find any updated document in English) Minimum wage is now 8.71 € gross, which means a net of 6.84 € (gross minus 21.5% for social charges). You'll have no income tax to pay on that. http://www.lentreprise.com/outils/indice-chiffre/article/11263.html (Next increase should be on January 1 instead of the traditional date of July 1 as it is now the case. It is increased at least once a year, usually more often)
