Fugro: recruiting international talent without in-house immigration expertise
Fugro is a Dutch group specialising in geo-data, operating in more than 50 countries.
Christelle Lambert, HR Manager France, oversees all HR matters for Fugro France and Fugro Geoid, representing around 90 employees across 15 nationalities.
She explains why she chose France Immigration to support Fugro’s international recruitment needs without having dedicated immigration expertise in-house.
Recruiting in a market where specialist talent is scarce
Fugro develops geo-data technologies for major infrastructure and energy projects highly specialised, hard-to-fill roles for which the French talent pool is not always sufficient.
The group’s international footprint also plays an important role: Fugro naturally attracts candidates from a wide range of countries.
Managing immigration formalities without an in-house expert
Professional immigration procedures are governed by specific rules that vary depending on the employee’s nationality, qualifications and role.
Without dedicated expertise, choosing the wrong immigration status or submitting an incomplete application can delay an employee’s start date by several weeks and create a significant additional workload for the HR team.
Christelle puts it simply: “I have no expertise at all in this highly technical area!”
Three examples of cases handled with France Immigration:
Posted workers
Around thirty British employees came to France for short-term assignments.
France Immigration coordinated the entire group, handling the prior declarations of posting and work authorisations within the required timeframes, with no delays to the projects concerned.
Changes of status from student to employee
Fugro recruited international graduates who were already living in France under student status after they completed their studies.
Changing from student to employee status requires, among other things, the role to be consistent with the candidate’s qualifications and the salary to meet the applicable minimum requirements. France Immigration anticipated these requirements to avoid any interruption to their right to work.
Residence permit renewals
One employee had not been able to start their residence permit renewal process in time, creating a risk of missing the required deadline.
A France Immigration Consultant took over the case, explained the necessary steps and handled the procedure on the employee’s behalf, providing complete reassurance throughout the process.
One dedicated contact handling the process from start to finish
For every case, whether coordinating a group of posted workers or managing an individual change of status, France Immigration assesses the situation, prepares the application and liaises directly with the employee.
- Assessment of the most appropriate procedure for each individual situation
- Preparation of the application and direct communication with the employee
- The client is kept informed at every stage, without having to manage the process themselves
Why Fugro chose France Immigration
Outsourcing these cases to a specialist delivers benefits at several levels, from the HR team’s day-to-day workload to the experience of the employees being recruited.
Let’s review your professional immigration case together
- An initial call with an expert to assess your needs
- Assessment of the project’s feasibility and recommendation of the most appropriate procedure
- A dedicated point of contact assigned to your case
- A tailored quote and launch of the process, with support adapted to your needs, either end-to-end or for a specific part of the project