New Caledonia

New Caledonia local work authorization. A U.S. citizen with a New Caledonia job offer needs Government work authorization before applying for the corresponding long-stay visa or title.

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New Caledonia local work authorization

Job-specific employment when both local work authorization and required stay permission issue; changing profession requires a new work-authorization application.

Who qualifies

The employer or worker uses the New Caledonia online service with contract, medical and repatriation insurance, housing and passport evidence; jobs over 90 days also need proof of a local job posting.
New Caledonia Government: Apply for foreign-worker authorization
Work authorization must be granted before the visa or residence application; a mainland French work authorization has no effect in New Caledonia.
New Caledonia Government: Apply for foreign-worker authorization

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: Check the current authority processing estimate before travel.
Cost: Check current government visa, permit and document fees before filing.
The hard part: Local-priority recruitment and sequential work and visa decisions.

The road past the first permit.

Any later permanent residence or citizenship requires a separate application and is not guaranteed by this permission.

2027
Route candidate
The residence and work authorization sequence still needs verification.

We have not yet confirmed this country’s road from residence to citizenship.
We have not yet confirmed how this route counts toward residence or citizenship.

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Have the employer post the vacancy locally and start New Caledonia's online work-authorization request.Open demarches.gouv.nc ↗
Round up the papers.
- The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
- Health insurance that meets the program’s rules

Or let us run it.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.Standard first year: $1,200. Everyone renews at $399.One membership, the whole family. Accounts and activation included.

12 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Accounts and activation are included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Accounts depend on provider availability. Government, record and approved third-party charges are extra.

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ISSUED TO

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