What other potential problems should foreign temporary workers or their employers be especially aware of?
Foreign temporary workers will often have to do some local running around to the Préfecture, and the OMI, for a medical visit and visa processing upon arrival in France. Generally the lawyer is only involved in the petitioning process and follow-up, so the employer and employee must be sure that the employer arranges for the visits, in particular with the OMI, and that the employee does all that is necessary to complete the formalities in France.
A. The employment of a foreign professional without a valid work permit subjects the employer to significant monetary sanctions. Additionally, the managers of repeat corporate offenders are subject to possible personal criminal liability. An individual found working without a valid work permit is subject to deportation.
