Talent card: multi-year residence card of a foreigner in France
Verified 02 September 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
You are a foreigner no European and you want to work in France for more than 3 months? You can benefit from a multi-year talent residence card under conditions. The procedure for applying for the card differs depending on whether you are in France or abroad. We present you the information you need to know according to your situation.
FYI
You must apply for a Talent Residence Card if the proposed length of stay is at least 1 year. If the length of stay is less than 1 year, a long-stay visa as a residence permit (VL-TS) mention talent enough.
The residence card talent - skilled employee allows you to stay in France and allows you to work. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.
We present you the steps of the process to make the card application.
1Check if you meet the conditions
The Qualified Employee Talent Card can be issued for one of the following 3 reasons:
- Employed activity
- Employee of an innovative company
- Employee on assignment.
The conditions for issue differ according to the reason:
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Employed activity
You can get a card talent - skilled employee if you meet the following 2 conditions:
- Have obtained in France a diploma of Specialized Masters / Master of Science (certified by the Conférence des grandes écoles) or at least equivalent to the master's degree
- Have an employment contract of more than 3 months that provides for an annual gross remuneration equal to or greater than €39,582.
Employee of an innovative company
You can get a card talent - skilled employee if you meet all of the following conditions:
- Be recruited in an innovative young company or a company recognized as innovative by the Ministry of Economy
- Have functions directly related to this company's research and development project
- Have an employment contract that provides for an annual gross remuneration equal to or greater than €39,582.
Employee on assignment
You can get a residence card talent - employee on assignment - exercise of an employee activity if you meet all of the following conditions:
- Be an employee of a company established abroad and come to France to pursue an activity as an employee within the framework of mobility between establishments of the same company or between companies of the same group (intra-group mobility)
- Have a seniority of at least 3 months in the group that employs you
- Have a employment contract with the company that employs you in France
- Receive an annual gross remuneration at least equal to €39,582.
2Check the steps to be taken
The procedures differ if you live abroad or in France:
Abroad
You must submit your visa application to the French consular authorities in your country of residence.
Who shall I contact
If the duration of your stay is less than 12 months, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa as a residence permit bearing the words "talent." On arrival in France, you must have your long-stay visa validated as a residence permit on the internet within 3 months:
If the duration of your stay is equal to or greater than 1 year, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa bearing the words "talent" of a duration of 3 months. You must apply for a residence card on the internet:
In France
You must submit your application on the Internet no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
3Prepare the documents to be provided
The documents to be provided differ depending on the reason for your card:
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Qualified employee
- Long-stay visa or valid residence permit
- Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
or consular certificate with photo
or photo identification card
or consular card with photo
or certificate of nationality of less than 6 months with photo
- Proof of address less than 6 months old
- e-photo : enter the e-photo code (provided by the photographer or the authorized booth on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
- Diploma
- Employer certificate
An online service allows you to download a template for an employer attestation:
Employer certificate for talent/employee reasons files
- Signed copy of the commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
Employee of an innovative company
- Long-stay visa or valid residence permit
- Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
or consular certificate with photo
or photo identification card
or consular card with photo
or certificate of nationality of less than 6 months with photo
- Proof of address less than 6 months old
- e-photo : enter the e-photo code (provided by the photographer or the authorized booth on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
- Documents concerning the company: attestation of the Ministry of Economy recognizing the innovative character of the company or tax document establishing the quality of innovative young company
- Employer certificate
An online service allows you to download a template for an employer attestation:
Employer certificate for talent/employee reasons files
- Signed copy of the commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
Employee on assignment
- Long-stay visa or valid residence permit
- Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
or consular certificate with photo
or photo identification card
or consular card with photo
or certificate of nationality of less than 6 months with photo
- Proof of address less than 6 months old
- e-photo : enter the e-photo code (provided by the photographer or the authorized booth on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
- Social security posting certificate (or sworn certificate of application for registration with the French social security)
- Letter detailing the functions performed and the purpose of the mission to be performed
- Certification of the employer
- Signed copy of the commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
4Do the process on the internet
You must submit your application on the Internet no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
When you submit your application for a residence permit on the internet, you will immediately receive a dematerialized certificate of deposit.
5Be informed by the prefecture on the validation of the residence card
The prefecture confirms the availability of your residence card and the amount of the tax.
6Buy the tax stamp
If the residence card is assigned to you, you must pay €225 (stamp duty of €25 + tax of €200) by tax stamps.
Proof of payment of stamp duty and tax is requested when the card is handed over.
You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or in a tobacco office.
On the internet
You can purchase your tax stamp using an online service:
Purchase on the internet of the tax stamp - Title for foreigner
Payment is possible with the following bank cards:
- Carte bleue (CB) and e-carte bleue
- Visa
- Mastercard.
However, payment by Paypal or American Express card is not accepted.
The electronic stamp can be issued on 2 supports:
- PDF document with a 2D code that can also be scanned directly from a phone or tablet by the service responsible for receiving your request
- SMS containing the 16-digit identifier of the stamp that will be accepted by the agent responsible for processing your file.
In a tobacco shop
You can buy a tax stamp from a tobacco office, if the business is equipped to be able to edit them.
Warning
Do not buy a fine stamp by mistake.
7Pick up the residence card once it is available
The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your home.
In most prefectures, you need to make an appointment.
Find out more on the prefecture's website.
The card is valid for the same period as the employment contract, up to a maximum of 4 years.
Stay of your family
Your spouse and minor children can benefit from the simplified procedure accompanying family and obtain a residence card talent "family" without going through the application for family reunification.
Your spouse and minor children receive a multi-year residence card talent family.
8Dispute in case of refusal
The deadlines for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:
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The prefect notified you of the refusal
The prefect's decision is yours notified by reasoned letter (explicit decision). Except in exceptional cases, this refusal shall be accompanied by a obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) determining the country to which you will be sent.
You can form a litigation before the administrative court
Failure of the prefect to reply to your request
If the prefecture has not responded after 4 months, this is an implicit refusal.
You can then file the following appeals within 2 months of this refusal:
- Administrative appeal (ex gratia before the prefect and/or hierarchical redress before the Minister of the Interior),
- And/or litigation before the administrative court.
The talent residence card - European Blue Card - exercise of an employed activity authorizes you to stay in France. It allows you to work. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.
The duration of the talent card - EU Blue Card depends on the duration of the employment contract:
- Where the employment contract has a duration of at least 2 years, the card is issued for a duration equal to that of the contract, within the limit of 4 years.
- Where the employment contract has a duration of less than 2 years, the card is issued for a duration equal to that of the contract, increased by 3 months, within the limit of 2 years.
We present you the steps of the process to make the card application.
1Check if you meet the conditions
You can get a residence card talent - european blue card - if you are a highly skilled worker.
You must meet the following 3 conditions:
- Have a diploma attesting to at least 3 years of higher education or 5 years of professional experience of comparable level or have acquired, under conditions determined by decree of the Council of State, at least 3 years of relevant professional experience during the 7 years preceding the application
- Have an employment contract of at least 6 months
- Have a gross annual remuneration of at least €59,373.00.
Please note
This card is also granted if you have stayed at least 1 year in another EU countries with a european blue card. You must apply within one month of entering France.
This minimum stay is reduced to 6 months from the 2e mobility within a Member State of the European Union.
2Check the steps to be taken
The procedures differ if you live abroad or in France:
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You live abroad
You must submit your visa application to the French consular authorities in your country of residence.
Who shall I contact
If the duration of your stay is less than 12 months, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa as a residence permit bearing the words "talent." On arrival in France, you must have your long-stay visa validated as a residence permit on the internet within 3 months:
If the duration of your stay is equal to or greater than 1 year, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa bearing the words "talent" of a duration of 3 months. You must apply for a residence card on the internet:
You live in France
You must submit your application on the Internet no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
3Prepare the documents to be provided
- Long-stay visa or valid residence permit
- Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
or consular certificate with photo
or photo identification card
or consular card with photo
or certificate of nationality of less than 6 months with photo
- Proof of address less than 6 months old
- e-photo : enter the e-photo code (provided by the photographer or the authorized booth on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
- If you have spent 1 year in another EU Member State:
- EU Blue Card issued by this State (or certified copy)
- Valid passport (or certified copy)
- Visa to enter France if you entered with a visa.
- Employer certificate
An online service allows you to download a template for an employer attestation:
Employer certificate for talent/employee reasons files
- Diploma of Bac +3 level or any document proving at least 5 years of professional experience of comparable level
- Certificate of payment of social security contributions to the body responsible for their collection (and to the paid leave fund if necessary) provided by your employer
- Proof of your qualifications and experience to hold the position (copy of diplomas and credentials obtained, CVs, work certificates proving professional experience)
- If the activity is regulated : proof that the employer meets the conditions for exercising it (license, prior declaration of intervention to the regional directorate of cultural affairs, etc.)
- Signed copy of the commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
4Do the process on the internet
You must submit your application on the Internet no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
When you submit your application for a residence permit on the internet, you will immediately receive a dematerialized certificate of deposit.
5Be informed by the prefecture of the validation of the residence card
The prefecture confirms the availability of your residence card and the amount of the tax.
6Buy the tax stamp
If the residence card is assigned to you, you must pay €225 (stamp duty of €25 + tax of €200) by tax stamps.
Proof of payment of stamp duty and tax is requested when the card is handed over.
You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or in a tobacco office.
On the internet
You can purchase your tax stamp using an online service:
Purchase on the internet of the tax stamp - Title for foreigner
Payment is possible with the following bank cards:
- Carte bleue (CB) and e-carte bleue
- Visa
- Mastercard.
However, payment by Paypal or American Express card is not accepted.
The electronic stamp can be issued on 2 supports:
- PDF document with a 2D code that can also be scanned directly from a phone or tablet by the service responsible for receiving your request
- SMS containing the 16-digit identifier of the stamp that will be accepted by the agent responsible for processing your file.
In a tobacco shop
You can buy a tax stamp from a tobacco office, if the business is equipped to be able to edit them.
Warning
Do not buy a fine stamp by mistake.
7Pick up the residence card once it is available
The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your home.
In most prefectures, you need to make an appointment.
Find out more on the prefecture's website.
The card is valid for the same period as the employment contract, up to a maximum of 4 years.
Stay of your family
Your spouse and minor children can benefit from the simplified procedure accompanying family and obtain a residence card talent "family" without going through the application for family reunification.
Your spouse and minor children receive a multi-year residence card talent family.
8Dispute in case of refusal
The deadlines for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:
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The prefect notified you of the refusal
The prefect's decision is yours notified by reasoned letter (explicit decision). Except in exceptional cases, this refusal shall be accompanied by a obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) determining the country to which you will be sent.
You can form a litigation before the administrative court.
Failure of the prefect to reply to your request
If the prefecture has not replied after 90 days, this is an implicit refusal. This period is 30 days if you already hold an EU Blue Card in another EU Member State.
You can then file the following appeals within 2 months of this refusal:
- Administrative appeal (ex gratia before the prefect and/or hierarchical redress before the Minister of the Interior),
- And/or litigation before the administrative court.
The talent - medical professions and pharmacy residence card allows you to stay in France and work there under certain conditions. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.
We present you the steps of the process to make the card application.
1Check if you meet the conditions
You can get a residence card talent - medical and pharmacy professions if you meet all of the following conditions:
- You have a license to practice provided for by the Public Health Code: assignment decision, certificate allowing a temporary practice or authorization to practice
- You must provide proof of a gross annual remuneration equal to the 2nd step of the salary scale of associate practitioners, either €41,386.48.
2Check the steps to be taken
The procedures differ if you live abroad or in France:
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You live abroad
You must submit your visa application to the French consular authorities in your country of residence.
Who shall I contact
If the duration of your stay is less than 12 months, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa as a residence permit bearing the words "talent." Upon your arrival in France, you must have your long-stay visa validated valid for residence permit on the internet within 3 months:
If the duration of your stay is equal to or greater than 1 year, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa bearing the words "talent" of a duration of 3 months.
You must apply for a residence card with the prefecture of your department of residence, within 2 months of your entry into France
Warning
It is not possible to carry out the procedures in some sub-prefectures. Find out more on the website of your prefecture.
You live in France
You must submit your application to the prefecture of your department within 2 months before the end of validity of your residence permit.
You will find on the website of your prefecture details on how to submit your application.
Warning
It is not possible to carry out the procedures in some sub-prefectures. Find out more on the website of your prefecture.
3Prepare the documents to be provided
- Long-stay visa or valid residence permit
- Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
or consular certificate with photo
or photo identification card
or consular card with photo
or certificate of nationality of less than 6 months with photo
- Proof of address less than 6 months old
- 3 identity photos
- Signed copy of the commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
The other documents expected concerning the specific conditions of this card talent medical professions and pharmacy will be specified as soon as they are available. They must provide evidence of the following:
- Assignment decision or certificate allowing temporary exercise or authorization to practice
- Level of remuneration at least equal to €41,386.48.
4Make the approach to the prefecture
You must submit your application to the prefecture of your department. You will find on the website of your prefecture details on how to submit your application.
Warning
It is not possible to carry out the procedures in some sub-prefectures. Find out more on the website of your prefecture.
5Be informed by the prefecture of the validation of the residence card
The prefecture confirms the availability of your residence card and the amount of the tax.
6Buy the tax stamp
If the residence card is assigned to you, you must pay €225 (stamp duty of €25 + tax of €200) by tax stamps.
Proof of payment of stamp duty and tax is requested when the card is handed over.
You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or in a tobacco office.
On the internet
You can buy the tax stamp using an online service:
Purchase on the internet of the tax stamp - Title for foreigner
Payment is possible with the following bank cards:
- Carte bleue (CB) and e-carte bleue
- Visa
- Mastercard.
However, payment by Paypal or American Express card is not accepted.
The electronic stamp can be issued on 2 supports:
- PDF document with a 2D code that can also be scanned directly from a phone or tablet by the service responsible for receiving your request
- SMS containing the 16-digit identifier of the stamp that will be accepted by the agent responsible for processing your file.
In a tobacco shop
You can buy a tax stamp from a tobacco office, if the business is equipped to be able to edit them.
Warning
Do not buy a fine stamp by mistake.
7Pick up the residence card once it is available
The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your home.
In most prefectures, you need to make an appointment.
Find out more on the prefecture's website.
The card is valid for the same period as the employment contract, up to a maximum of 4 years.
Stay of your family
Your spouse and minor children can benefit from the simplified procedure accompanying family and obtain a residence card talent "family" without going through the application for family reunification.
Your spouse and minor children receive a multi-year residence card talent family.
8Dispute in case of refusal
The deadlines for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:
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The prefect notified you of the refusal
The prefect's decision is yours notified by reasoned letter (explicit decision). Except in exceptional cases, this refusal shall be accompanied by a obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) determining the country to which you will be sent.
You can form a litigation before the administrative court.
Failure of the prefect to reply to your request
If the prefecture didn't respond at the end 4 months, this is an implied refusal.
You can then file the following appeals within 2 months of this refusal:
- Administrative appeal (ex gratia before the prefect and/or hierarchical redress before the Minister of the Interior),
- And/or litigation before the administrative court.
The talent researcher residence card allows you to stay in France. It allows you to work. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.
This card is also granted to you if you are a researcher in another EU countries and that you come to conduct part of your work for more than 3 months in France. In this case, you do not need a long-stay visa.
We present you the steps of the process to make the card application.
1Check if you meet the conditions
You can get a residence card talent - researcher - exercise of an salaried activity if you meet all of the following conditions:
- Have a degree at least equivalent to the master's degree
- Coming to France to conduct research or provide university-level teaching
- Have a hosting agreement signed with an approved public or private body with a research or higher education mission. The agreement must indicate that you are a researcher and the purpose and duration of your stay in France. If you are planning to travel to another EU country for your research, the convention must specify your membership of a mobility program. In this case, you can request a residence card "talent - researcher - mobility program".
2Check the steps to be taken
The procedures differ if you live abroad or in France:
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You live abroad
You must submit your visa application to the French consular authorities in your country of residence.
Who shall I contact
If the duration of your stay is less than 12 months, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa as a residence permit bearing the words "talent." On arrival in France, you must have your long-stay visa validated as a residence permit on the internet within 3 months:
If the duration of your stay is equal to or greater than 1 year, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa bearing the words "talent" of a duration of 3 months. You apply for a residence card on the internet:
You live in France
You must submit your application on the Internet no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
When you submit your application for a residence permit on the internet, you will immediately receive a dematerialized certificate of deposit.
3Prepare the documents to be provided
- Long-stay visa or valid residence permit
- Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
or consular certificate with photo
or photo identification card
or consular card with photo
or certificate of nationality of less than 6 months with photo
- Proof of address less than 6 months old
- e-photo : enter the e-photo code (provided by the photographer or the authorized booth on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
- Diploma at least equivalent to the master's degree
- Hosting Convention attesting that you are a researcher, the purpose and duration of your stay in France. It should indicate your membership of a mobility program if you are planning to travel to another EU country for your research work.
- Signed copy of the commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
4Do the process on the internet
You must submit your application on the Internet no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
When you submit your application for a residence permit on the internet, you will immediately receive a dematerialized certificate of deposit.
5Be informed by the prefecture of the validation of the residence card
The prefecture confirms the availability of your residence card and the amount of the tax.
6Buy the tax stamp
If the residence card is assigned to you, you must pay €225 (stamp duty of €25 + tax of €200) by tax stamps.
Proof of payment of stamp duty and tax is requested when the card is handed over.
You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or in a tobacco office.
On the internet
You can buy the tax stamp using an online service:
Purchase on the internet of the tax stamp - Title for foreigner
Payment is possible with the following bank cards:
- Carte bleue (CB) and e-carte bleue
- Visa
- Mastercard.
However, payment by Paypal or American Express card is not accepted.
The electronic stamp can be issued on 2 supports:
- PDF document with a 2D code that can also be scanned directly from a phone or tablet by the service responsible for receiving your request
- SMS containing the 16-digit identifier of the stamp that will be accepted by the agent responsible for processing your file.
In a tobacco shop
You can buy a tax stamp from a tobacco office, if the business is equipped to be able to edit them.
Warning
Do not buy a fine stamp by mistake.
7Pick up the residence card once it is available
The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your home.
In most prefectures, you need to make an appointment.
Find out more on the prefecture's website.
The card is valid for the same period as the employment contract, up to a maximum of 4 years.
Stay of your family
Your spouse and minor children can benefit from the simplified procedure accompanying family and obtain a residence card talent "family" without going through the application for family reunification.
Your spouse and minor children receive a multi-year residence card talent family.
8Dispute in case of refusal
The deadlines for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:
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The prefect notified you of the refusal
The prefect's decision is yours notified by reasoned letter (explicit decision). Except in exceptional cases, this refusal shall be accompanied by a obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) determining the country to which you will be sent.
You can form a litigation before the administrative court.
Failure of the prefect to reply to your request
If the prefecture didn't respond at the end 60 days, this is an implied refusal.
You can then file the following appeals within 2 months of this refusal:
- Administrative appeal (ex gratia before the prefect and/or hierarchical redress before the Minister of the Interior),
- And/or litigation before the administrative court.
The residence card talent - project leader authorizes you to stay in France and to carry out a commercial activity in connection with your project.
We present you the steps of the process to make the card application.
1Check if you meet the conditions
The Talent - Project Leader Card can be issued for 3 different reasons, each corresponding to specific conditions:
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Creating a company
You can get a residence card talent - project leader if you meet the following 4 conditions:
- Have a degree at least equivalent to the master's degree or 5 years of comparable professional experience
- Justify a real and serious company creation project in France
- Demonstrate sufficient resources to support yourself and your family, at least equal to €21,621.60
- Provide evidence of at least one company project funding €30,000.
Innovative economic project
You can get a residence card talent - project leader if you have an innovative economic project recognized by a public body.
You must also have sufficient resources to support yourself and your family, at least equal to €21,621.60
Direct economic investment
You can get a residence card talent - project leader if you meet all of the following conditions:
- Invest through a company that you personally manage or in which you hold at least 30% of capital
- Consider creating or safeguarding employment within 4 years of investment in France
- Investment in tangible or intangible fixed assets in France which must represent at least €300,000.
2Check the steps to be taken
The procedures differ if you live abroad or in France:
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You live abroad
You must submit your visa application to the French consular authorities in your country of residence.
If you have a project of company creation or an innovative economic project, you must first ask the ministry responsible for the economy for an opinion on the real and serious nature of your company creation project.
Who shall I contact
If the duration of your stay is less than 12 months, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa as a residence permit bearing the words "talent." On arrival in France, you must have your long-stay visa validated as a residence permit on the internet within 3 months:
If the duration of your stay is equal to or greater than 1 year, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa bearing the words "talent" of a duration of 3 months. You must apply for a residence card on the internet:
You live in France
You must submit your application on the Internet no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
If you have a project of company creation or an innovative economic project, you must first ask the ministry responsible for the economy for an opinion on the real and serious nature of your company creation project.
3Prepare the documents to be provided
The documents to be provided differ depending on the reason for your talent card - project holder:
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Creating a company
- Long-stay visa or valid residence permit
- Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
or consular certificate with photo
or photo identification card
or consular card with photo
or certificate of nationality of less than 6 months with photo
- Proof of address less than 6 months old
- e-photo : enter the e-photo code (provided by the photographer or the authorized booth on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
- Diploma at least equivalent to the master's degree, or any document demonstrating at least 5 years' professional experience of a comparable level
- If you live outside France: criminal record extract (or equivalent document of the country of which you are a national)
- If you live in France: tax status statement (P237) on the payment of income tax in France
- Presentation on free paper of the creation project, the business plan and a multi-annual budget
- If necessary: proof of your ability to carry out the activity
- Proof of an investment of at least €30,000 in the company project (own or borrowed)
- Proof of the undertaking of surety given by a credit institution or an insurance company authorized to act as surety and headquartered in France. Alternatively, you can provide a credit balance certificate for an account in your name opened with a credit institution with its registered office in France.
- In case of creation of a company in its own name: copy of the commercial lease promise or sublease contract indicating the activity. You can optionally provide the permission of the owner of the premises or a copy of the direct debit agreement.
- In case of rental management:
- Copy of promise or management lease
- Extract from the registration in the trade and business register or the trade register of the previous operator (less than 3 months old)
- Copy of the lease made in the name of the owner of the land.
- In the event of the creation of a business under French law:
- Copy of the promise of commercial lease or sublease indicating the activity and possibly authorization of the owner of the premises
- Copy of the draft articles of association of the business showing the draft share capital allocation.
- In the event of the creation of a business governed by French law, a subsidiary of a foreign business:
- Proof of appointment (or letter of intent from the body responsible for the appointment)
- Copy of the statutes of the legal person governed by foreigners law
- Copy of the promise of commercial lease or sublease indicating the activity and possibly authorization of the owner of the premises
- Copy of the draft articles of association of the business showing the draft share capital allocation.
- In the case of the establishment of an establishment of a foreign legal person:
- Proof of appointment (or letter of intent from the body responsible for the appointment)
- Copy of the statutes of the legal person governed by foreigners law.
- Proof of resources greater than or equal to Smic: titleContent for a full time
- Proof of registration of the company (statutes, extract K or SIREN number), or affiliation to the social system of the self-employed
- Signed copy of the commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
Innovative project recognized by a public body
Long-stay visa or valid residence permit
- Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
or consular certificate with photo
or photo identification card
or consular card with photo
or certificate of nationality of less than 6 months with photo
- Proof of address less than 6 months old
- e-photo : enter the e-photo code (provided by the photographer or the authorized booth on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
- Opinion of the public body which has recognized the innovative nature of the project
- Proof of resources greater than or equal to Smic: titleContent for a full time
- Signed copy of the commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
Direct economic investment in France
- Long-stay visa or valid residence permit
- Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
or consular certificate with photo
or photo identification card
or consular card with photo
or certificate of nationality of less than 6 months with photo
- Proof of address less than 6 months old
- e-photo : enter the e-photo code (provided by the photographer or the authorized booth on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
- Proof of personal direction of a company or detention of at least 30% the capital of a business you run
- Proof of the creation or safeguarding (or commitment to create or safeguard) of employment within 4 years of the investment in France
- Proof of the realization (or commitment to be made on French territory) of a direct investment of at least €300,000
- In the case of an investment project carried out in own funds: certificate of deposit of own funds in a personal or professional account in a credit institution of the European Union
- In the case of an investment project in borrowed funds: agreement in principle to lend from an EU credit institution or a foreigner complying with the monetary and financial code
- In case of investment already made: document proving the effectiveness of the investment made (certificate of payment of funds to the company's account up to €300,000 minimum)
- Signed copy of the commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
4Do the process on the internet
You must submit your application on the Internet no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
When you submit your application for a residence permit on the internet, you will immediately receive a dematerialized certificate of deposit.
5Be informed by the prefecture of the validation of the residence card
The prefecture confirms the availability of your residence card and the amount of the tax.
6Buy the tax stamp
If the residence card is assigned to you, you must pay €225 (stamp duty of €25 + tax of €200) by tax stamps.
Proof of payment of stamp duty and tax is requested when the card is handed over.
You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or in a tobacco office.
On the internet
You can buy the tax stamp using an online service:
Purchase on the internet of the tax stamp - Title for foreigner
Payment is possible with the following bank cards:
- Carte bleue (CB) and e-carte bleue
- Visa
- Mastercard.
However, payment by Paypal or American Express card is not accepted.
The electronic stamp can be issued on 2 supports:
- PDF document with a 2D code that can also be scanned directly from a phone or tablet by the service responsible for receiving your request
- SMS containing the 16-digit identifier of the stamp that will be accepted by the agent responsible for processing your file.
In a tobacco shop
You can buy a tax stamp from a tobacco office, if the business is equipped to be able to edit them.
Warning
Do not buy a fine stamp by mistake.
7Pick up the residence card once it is available
The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your home.
In most prefectures, you need to make an appointment.
Find out more on the prefecture's website.
The card is valid for the same period as the employment contract, up to a maximum of 4 years.
Stay of your family
Your spouse and minor children can benefit from the simplified procedure accompanying family and obtain a residence card talent "family" without going through the application for family reunification.
Your spouse and minor children receive a multi-year residence card talent family.
8Dispute in case of refusal
The deadlines for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:
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The prefect notified you of the refusal
The prefect's decision is yours notified by reasoned letter (explicit decision). Except in exceptional cases, this refusal shall be accompanied by a obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) determining the country to which you will be sent.
You can form a litigation before the administrative court.
Failure of the prefect to reply to your request
If the prefecture has not responded after 4 months, this is an implicit refusal.
You can then file the following appeals within 2 months of this refusal:
- Administrative appeal (ex gratia before the prefect and/or hierarchical redress before the Minister of the Interior),
- And/or litigation before the administrative court.
The talent residence card - corporate officer - all commercial activities related to the mandate authorizes you to stay in France.
We present you the steps of the process to make the card application.
1Check if you meet the conditions
You can get a residence card talent - corporate officer - all commercial activities related to the mandate if you meet all of the following conditions:
- Occupy the position of legal representative in a business established in France
- Proof of at least 3 months' seniority as an employee or corporate officer in a business of the same group
- Annual gross remuneration is equal to or greater than €64,864.80.
2Check the steps to be taken
The procedures differ if you live abroad or in France:
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You live abroad
You must submit your visa application to the French consular authorities in your country of residence.
Who shall I contact
If the duration of your stay is less than 12 months, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa as a residence permit bearing the words "talent." On arrival in France, you must have your long-stay visa validated as a residence permit on the internet within 3 months:
If the duration of your stay is equal to or greater than 1 year, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa bearing the words "talent" of a duration of 3 months. You apply for a residence card on the internet:
You live in France
You must submit your application on the Internet no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
3Prepare the documents to be provided
- Long-stay visa or valid residence permit
- Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
or consular certificate with photo
or photo identification card
or consular card with photo
or certificate of nationality of less than 6 months with photo
- Proof of address less than 6 months old
- e-photo : enter the e-photo code (provided by the photographer or the authorized booth on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
- Proof of your position as corporate officer in an establishment or business established in France
- Employment contract (or proof of your status as corporate officer) of more than 3 months in an establishment or a business of the same group
- Proof of resources greater than or equal to €64,864.80 annual gross
- Signed copy of the commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
4Do the process on the internet
You must submit your application on the Internet no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
When you submit your application for a residence permit on the internet, you will immediately receive a dematerialized certificate of deposit.
5Be informed by the prefecture of the validation of the residence card
The prefecture confirms the availability of your residence card and the amount of the tax.
6Buy the tax stamp
If the residence card is assigned to you, you must pay €225 (stamp duty of €25 + tax of €200) by tax stamps.
Proof of payment of stamp duty and tax is requested when the card is handed over.
You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or in a tobacco office.
On the internet
You can buy the tax stamp using an online service:
Purchase on the internet of the tax stamp - Title for foreigner
Payment is possible with the following bank cards:
- Carte bleue (CB) and e-carte bleue
- Visa
- Mastercard.
However, payment by Paypal or American Express card is not accepted.
The electronic stamp can be issued on 2 supports:
- PDF document with a 2D code that can also be scanned directly from a phone or tablet by the service responsible for receiving your request
- SMS containing the 16-digit identifier of the stamp that will be accepted by the agent responsible for processing your file.
In a tobacco shop
You can buy a tax stamp from a tobacco office, if the business is equipped to be able to edit them.
Warning
Do not buy a fine stamp by mistake.
7Pick up the residence card once it is available
The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your home.
In most prefectures, you need to make an appointment.
Find out more on the prefecture's website.
The card is valid for the same period as the employment contract, up to a maximum of 4 years.
Stay of your family
Your spouse and minor children can benefit from the simplified procedure accompanying family and obtain a residence card talent "family" without going through the application for family reunification.
Your spouse and minor children receive a multi-year residence card talent family.
8Dispute in case of refusal
The deadlines for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
The prefect notified you of the refusal
The prefect's decision is yours notified by reasoned letter (explicit decision). Except in exceptional cases, this refusal shall be accompanied by a obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) determining the country to which you will be sent.
You can form a litigation before the administrative court.
Failure of the prefect to reply to your request
If the prefecture has not responded after 4 months, this is an implicit refusal.
You can then file the following appeals within 2 months of this refusal:
- Administrative appeal (ex gratia before the prefect and/or hierarchical redress before the Minister of the Interior),
- And/or litigation before the administrative court.
The talent - artistic and cultural profession residence card allows you to stay in France. It allows you to work. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.
We present you the steps of the process to make the card application.
1Check if you meet the conditions
You can get a residence card talent - artistic and cultural profession if you are a performer or author of a literary or artistic work and you meet the following conditions:
- Proof of remuneration from 51% your activity as a performer or author of a literary or artistic work
- Remuneration to be at least equal to €1,261.26.
2Check the steps to be taken
The procedures differ if you live abroad or in France:
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You live abroad
You must submit your visa application to the French consular authorities in your country of residence.
Who shall I contact
If the duration of your stay is less than 12 months, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa as a residence permit bearing the words "talent." On arrival in France, you must have your long-stay visa validated as a residence permit on the internet within 3 months:
If the duration of your stay is equal to or greater than 1 year, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa bearing the words "talent" of a duration of 3 months. You must apply for a residence card on the internet:
You live in France
You must submit your application online no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
3Prepare the documents to be provided
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For an employed activity
- Long-stay visa or valid residence permit
- Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
or consular certificate with photo
or photo identification card
or consular card with photo
or certificate of nationality of less than 6 months with photo
- Proof of address less than 6 months old
- e-photo : enter the e-photo code (provided by the photographer or the authorized booth on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
- Proof of resources, from at least 51% activity, greater than or equal to €1,261.26 monthly gross for a full-time job per month of stay in France:
- For own income: payment of a scholarship, grant from the country of origin, collection of an annuity, rent, pension, copyright, etc.
- For income related to the activity envisaged in France: the commitment contract(s).
- Form cerfa n°15617 completed by the employer, and documents certifying that the employment contract(s) concluded with companies engaged in artistic activity have a cumulative total term of at least 3 months, over a period of 12 months
- Signed copy of the commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
For a self-employed activity
- Long-stay visa or valid residence permit
- Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
or consular certificate with photo
or photo identification card
or consular card with photo
or certificate of nationality of less than 6 months with photo
- Proof of address less than 6 months old
- e-photo : enter the e-photo code (provided by the photographer or the authorized booth on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
Proof of resources, from at least 51% activity, greater than or equal to €1,261.26 monthly gross for a full-time job per month of stay in France:
- For own income: payment of a scholarship, grant from the country of origin, receipt of an annuity, rent, retirement, etc.
- For income related to the activity envisaged in France: contract with a gallery, artistic commission, etc.
- Documents justifying that you are an artist or author of a literary or artistic work
Documents justifying the nature and duration of your project in France
- Signed copy of the commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
4Do the process on the internet
You must submit your application on the Internet no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
When you submit your application for a residence permit on the internet, you will immediately receive a dematerialized certificate of deposit.
5Be informed by the prefecture of the validation of the residence card
The prefecture confirms the availability of your residence card and the amount of the tax.
6Buy the tax stamp
If the residence card is assigned to you, you must pay €225 (stamp duty of €25 + tax of €200) by tax stamps.
Proof of payment of stamp duty and tax is requested when the card is handed over.
You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or in a tobacco office.
On the internet
You can buy the tax stamp using an online service:
Purchase on the internet of the tax stamp - Title for foreigner
Payment is possible with the following bank cards:
- Carte bleue (CB) and e-carte bleue
- Visa
- Mastercard.
However, payment by Paypal or American Express card is not accepted.
The electronic stamp can be issued on 2 supports:
- PDF document with a 2D code that can also be scanned directly from a phone or tablet by the service responsible for receiving your request
- SMS containing the 16-digit identifier of the stamp that will be accepted by the agent responsible for processing your file.
In a tobacco shop
You can buy a tax stamp from a tobacco office, if the business is equipped to be able to edit them.
Warning
Do not buy a fine stamp by mistake.
7Pick up the residence card once it is available
The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your home.
In most prefectures, you need to make an appointment.
Find out more on the prefecture's website.
The card is valid for the same period as the employment contract, up to a maximum of 4 years.
Stay of your family
Your spouse and minor children can benefit from the simplified procedure accompanying family and obtain a residence card talent "family" without going through the application for family reunification.
Your spouse and minor children receive a multi-year residence card talent family.
8Dispute in case of refusal
The deadlines for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
If the prefect has notified you of the refusal
The prefect's decision is yours notified by reasoned letter (explicit decision). Except in exceptional cases, this refusal shall be accompanied by a obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) determining the country to which you will be sent.
You can form a litigation before the administrative court.
Failure of the prefect to reply to your request
If the prefecture has not responded after 4 months, this is an implicit refusal.
You can then file the following appeals within 2 months of this refusal:
- Administrative appeal (ex gratia before the prefect and/or hierarchical redress before the Minister of the Interior),
- And/or litigation before the administrative court.
The internationally renowned talent residence card allows you to stay in France. It authorizes you to carry out any professional activity. Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit.
We present you the steps of the process to make the card application.
1Check if you meet the conditions
You can get a residence card talent if your national or international reputation is established. You must come to France to work in a field: scientific, literary, artistic, intellectual, educational, sports.
You must justify resources at least equal to the gross annual minimum wage, i.e. €21,621.60
2Check the steps to be taken
The procedures differ if you live abroad or in France:
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You live abroad
You must submit your visa application to the French consular authorities in your country of residence.
Who shall I contact
If the duration of your stay is less than 12 months, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa as a residence permit bearing the words "talent." On arrival in France, you must have your long-stay visa validated as a residence permit on the internet within 3 months.
If the duration of your stay is equal to or greater than 1 year, the consulate shall issue you a long-stay visa bearing the words "talent" of a duration of 3 months. You must apply for a residence card on the internet:
You live in France
You must submit your application on the Internet no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
3Prepare the documents to be provided
- Long-stay visa or valid residence permit
- Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas)
or consular certificate with photo
or photo identification card
or consular card with photo
or certificate of nationality of less than 6 months with photo
- Proof of address less than 6 months old
- e-photo : enter the e-photo code (provided by the photographer or the authorized booth on the photo board). If you don't have an e-photo yet, you can locate a digital photo and signature service.
- Proof of resources greater than or equal to Smic: titleContent for a full time
- Any document likely to establish your national or international reputation in the chosen field: recognition by your peers, participation in festivals, obtaining awards, for example
- Any document establishing the nature, purpose and duration of your project in France
- Signed copy of the commitment to respect the principles of the Republic
4Do the process on the internet
You must submit your application on the Internet no earlier than 4 months and no later than 2 months before the end of validity of your residence document (visa, VLS-TS or title):
When you submit your application for a residence permit on the internet, you will immediately receive a dematerialized certificate of deposit.
5Be informed by the prefecture of the validation of the residence card
The prefecture confirms the availability of your residence card and the amount of the tax.
6Buy the tax stamp
If the residence card is assigned to you, you must pay €225 (stamp duty of €25 + tax of €200) by tax stamps.
Proof of payment of stamp duty and tax is requested when the card is handed over.
You can buy the tax stamp on the internet or in a tobacco office.
On the internet
You can buy the tax stamp using an online service:
Purchase on the internet of the tax stamp - Title for foreigner
Payment is possible with the following bank cards:
- Carte bleue (CB) and e-carte bleue
- Visa
- Mastercard.
However, payment by Paypal or American Express card is not accepted.
The electronic stamp can be issued on 2 supports:
- PDF document with a 2D code that can also be scanned directly from a phone or tablet by the service responsible for receiving your request
- SMS containing the 16-digit identifier of the stamp that will be accepted by the agent responsible for processing your file.
In a tobacco shop
You can buy a tax stamp from a tobacco office, if the business is equipped to be able to edit them.
Warning
Do not buy a fine stamp by mistake.
7Pick up the residence card once it is available
The card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your home.
In most prefectures, you need to make an appointment.
Find out more on the prefecture's website.
The card is valid for the same period as the employment contract, up to a maximum of 4 years.
Stay of your family
Your spouse and minor children can benefit from the simplified procedure accompanying family and obtain a residence card talent "family" without going through the application for family reunification.
Your spouse and minor children receive a multi-year residence card talent family.
8Dispute in case of refusal
The deadlines for contesting are different depending on whether or not you have received a response from the prefecture:
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
The prefect notified you of the refusal
The prefect's decision is yours notified by reasoned letter (explicit decision). Except in exceptional cases, this refusal shall be accompanied by a obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) determining the country to which you will be sent.
You can form a litigation before the administrative court.
Failure of the prefect to reply to your request
If the prefecture has not responded after 4 months, this is an implicit refusal.
You can then file the following appeals within 2 months of this refusal:
- Administrative appeal (ex gratia before the prefect and/or hierarchical redress before the Minister of the Interior),
- And/or litigation before the administrative court.
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