How do you plan to rent an apartment without a French work contract ?
You could declare yourself as an Autoentrepreneur (freelance) , but you’re paying 21% to the government every month , and you’re not allowed to earn over 36,000€ per year or you have to change the free lance status and pay more .
Also most agencies or landlords don’t like renting to free lance people.
Also for the citizenship , not sure if they’ll renew your visa each year , unless you have the cash to buy an apartment, but just because you’re here for 5 years it doesn’t mean you’ll be given it automatically .
It seems you need to have resident status, and for that you need an apartment with a lease , and for an apartment you’ll probably need a French work contract (not in the 3 month trail period) and a work visa . Ideally they want last year’s tax return , the last three months pay slips , and someone French to co-sign your lease.
How do you plan to rent an apartment without a French work contract ?
You could declare yourself as an Autoentrepreneur (freelance) , but you’re paying 21% to the government every month , and you’re not allowed to earn over 36,000€ per year or you have to change the free lance status and pay more .
Also most agencies or landlords don’t like renting to free lance people.
Also for the citizenship , not sure if they’ll renew your visa each year , unless you have the cash to buy an apartment, but just because you’re here for 5 years it doesn’t mean you’ll be given it automatically .
It seems you need to have resident status, and for that you need an apartment with a lease , and for an apartment you’ll probably need a French work contract (not in the 3 month trail period) and a work visa . Ideally they want last year’s tax return , the last three months pay slips , and someone French to co-sign your lease.
Here is the source for Autoentrepreneur