Réunion

Réunion salaried work authorization and long-stay visa. A U.S. citizen with an employer in Réunion may pursue territory-specific work authorization followed by a French long-stay visa for that territory.

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Réunion salaried work authorization and long-stay visa

Employment and stay in Réunion only when the relevant authorization and visa or residence document are issued; exact permit scope is territory-specific.

Who qualifies

The employer applies online for work authorization for the job in Réunion; a mainland French work authorization does not automatically cover an overseas department or collectivity.
French Public Service: Foreign employee work authorization, overseas territories
After work authorization is granted, the employer sends it to the applicant for the French consular visa application.
French Public Service: Foreign employee work authorization, overseas territories
A U.S. passport does not waive the long-stay visa for Réunion; select the overseas territory and purpose in France-Visas before filing.
France-Visas: Long-stay visas for non-European French territories

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: Employer work authorization, local labour-market checks and territory-specific visa issuance.

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.

Ask the Réunion employer to start the online work-authorization application for the local job.Open service-public.gouv.fr ↗
Round up the papers.
- The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
- Health cover for the move

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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