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Freelancing outside the EU: working with France
Based in Dubai, Bali or elsewhere: staying contractable for French IT services firms, winning engagements and working by the book.
“I’m a freelance developer in Dubai”: how to work with French IT services firms
Strong profile, good day rate, but French IT services firms hesitate as soon as they see “Dubai”. How to make yourself contractable and win French assignments.
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Building a file that reassures an IT services firm's procurement team: documents to provide
For a non-EU freelancer, winning an IT services firm also comes down to documents. The standard file that reassures procurement and speeds up contracting.
Social protection for non-EU freelancers: health, income protection and retirement
Health, income protection, retirement: when a freelancer settles outside the EU, they leave the French framework behind. The options for staying covered without unpleasant surprises.
Which status for a French freelancer expatriated outside the EU: micro-entreprise, local company or another setup
Moving outside the EU while remaining a freelancer raises the question of status. French micro-entreprise, local company, another setup: benefits, limits and impact for the IT services firm.
The mistakes that derail an IT services firm contract when you are a non-EU freelancer
Missing documents, a poorly presented company, an “employee” posture: the mistakes that make an IT services firm pull back at the last minute, and how to avoid them.
Living in Bali or Mauritius while keeping access to French tech engagements
Leaving France for Bali or Mauritius without giving up French tech engagements is possible — provided you frame residence, contracts and invoicing properly. Here is the playbook.
"My IT services firm won't contract with my Dubai company": why, and how to unblock it
You've got the mission, but the firm refuses your UAE company. Neither a whim nor a dead end: here are the real reasons for the block and the ways to lift it.