Fransa'da Çalışma Eğitim

France is one of the difficult immigration countries. And to be honest, I would say French society is that much accepting. Though they have such a lovely language and culture, if you are not an easy going with a less accepting society, it might be a difficult life there. And if you dont speak French, then you got the trouble as just a few French people speak English... Though, that might be a good motivation to learn this lovely language...

Study in France

What I would do is, if I am a non-technical degree holder, I would go to France just to learn French which is the second common language in social science environments... At least spending 6 months in a language course in France would be lovely at Alliance Française which have got affordable prices.

But if you want to study some MA or BA degrees, check this wonderful site which gives all English-taught programs as well : http://www.edufrance.fr/en/

Work in France

Frankly speaking, if you dont have rare skills that a French company would die to recruit you, I wouldnt try hard to find a job in France, as working permit for non-EUs is really so difficult... And indeed, like many continental economies, French economy seem to get worse, and more and more unemployed people. You need links for jobs in France? As I dont especially know a special site, just type "jobs in France" at google! (See the google search bar at the bottom of this page)

Since France doesnt seem to need more immigrants, even skilled ones, they dont have any special immigration program for skilled non-EUs, so I wont be able to suggest one!

And what Guytal says... (Thanks for your helpful comments!)

France? You probably have to go against the grain of mainstream media on both side of the channel to try and approach what it is to live in France.

a) I would disregard the language issue. We don't want a world where everybody wears the same clothes, eat the same food and speaks one language. You want to immigrate to a country? Learn the language. Emigrants, real emigrants, not the people buying second houses for summer because they've made a big pile of money in the country they were born, do learn the language. They've been doing it for hundreds of years. So please ditch the "they don't speak English". Or else try and realise how many people speak Spanish, Chinese, try on the internet.

b) Talking about France without mentioning the diversity of its culture is like talking about USA without mentioning the omnipresent military world (guns, army, manufacturers, security companies, violence, death penalty, international state terrorism to name but a few). There aren't many countries where arts are funded that much by the State, try Conservatoire de musique, MJC, movies shown every summer on free outdoor sessions around Paris and in other big cities, there aren't many countries where children are taught how to write (not type) properly at school. France is one of the very few countries that does not allow religion to interfere with the school system. Public State School in France is free and cares for the vast majority of children in France, no pack lunches, no fizzy drinks vendor machines, far less obesity than in the Anglo-Saxon world.

c) Work. That's the interesting issue I reckon. Me and my wife fled France for that very reason. Very bureaucratic, a lot of paperwork, it's not as flexible as other countries to change jobs, let alone finding one. Reasons are found in the history and I'm not going to dig these out but basically, leaving aside the "like the rest of the continent" which stinks of standard brain wash in the British media, France is not an El Dorado of work. As interesting as Paris is when you have a job, I've travelled to quite a lot of places around the planet and never been to a city displaying such a variety of places to eat, movies to see, plays to watch, architecture, museums etc, Paris is not a very pleasant place when you're out of work. Is there any pleasant place when you're out of work?

d) Health. I think this is another major issue you want to consider when thinking about France. Consider how many Brits are sent to France each year to get a treatment, look at the figures of the UK government constantly trying to demolish what's left of the NHS, check how many nurses we have in England, the average waiting list for a scan, the average screening period for breast cancer, the list goes on and on.

e) And since this comment as all of the others apparently are written in English for people who want to emigrate on the basis of English language, I would just like to make a little correction to the view expressed by one of our bloggers on the English choice: England is racist. It's not the official voice. You can't write it in any of the "normal press" but from the Daily Mail to the Telegraph, from the Times to the Independent, England is racist. The big difference with other countries I've visited is that you're not supposed to discuss it, it's hidden. The British never lost a war, the British has educated the whole planet, the British colonised to help, the British has got some family bond with God. I've been living in UK for eight years. Of course you're always a foreigner but it doesn't stop there. UK is racist. And in case you don't know, your foreign language is called mingo here...And it’s rude to speak in a different language!

I'm not very good at browsing the internet so I won't provide this answer with lots of links to try and steer people towards France. It's neither my point nor my goal. France is not a perfect country. But, if you have the chance to already have a job you can keep there, or if you know you can find one for sure with your qualifications, and if the ancient meaning of the word Freedom (before it started to mean crusade, war, economic war, racism, US empire, planet systematic demolition, junk food, junk lives) means something to you. Go to France, learn the language! And do discover that unlike the main stream motto shovelled down the throats of Brits from a very young age, France is beautiful, because of French people.