🇫🇷 France · Startup Visa
Entrepreneur and startup visa programs, investment thresholds, and application criteria.
France's route for startup founders is the French Tech Visa for Founders — a fast-tracked "Talent – Innovative Economic Project" residence permit (part of the Passeport Talent), issued for up to four years and renewable. Applicants need support from a recognised French Tech partner incubator/accelerator (or members of the ecosystem) and adequate means of support. La French Tech / Welcome to France run the official process.
- The French Tech Visa for Founders is a "Talent – Innovative Economic Project" permit, up to four years and renewable.
- You need support from a recognised French Tech partner incubator/accelerator or ecosystem members.
- You must show adequate means of support (around the minimum wage).
- For stays under a year, a long-stay "Talent" visa (VLS-TS) is available.
Official authorities
- La French Tech — French Tech Visa
Official founder-visa programme.
- French Tech Visa for Founders (Welcome to France)
Official guide and eligibility.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Government of France — Office of the French Prime Minister — government policies, ministers, and key legislation
- France Public Services (Service-Public) — France's unified administrative services — residence permits, taxes, social security, civil records
- French General Tax Directorate (DGFiP) — French income tax, VAT, wealth tax filing; tax residency determination; French tax number (NIF) application