A bit of history will do you good, dear students. Indeed, the talent passport is an initiative that is part of the development of French Tech, a French startup movement. This grouping of French startups has set itself the mission of facilitating the procedures for the installation of international talent.
In 2017, the French government decided to support this movement and set up “the French Tech Mission”. This mission leads the French Tech initiative and sets up support programs for startups in order to encourage the development of French technology.
In this perspective, the “Talent Passport” residence permit, which allows foreign elites, whether employees, entrepreneurs or investors, to settle in France, comes into play.
The talent passport is a residence permit that is valid for up to 4 years and is, in addition, renewable.
Thus, to facilitate the recruitment of international tech talent, the French Tech Visa was launched in 2017. It is a procedure that simplifies the procedures for obtaining a visa at the consulate. Once they arrive in France, they receive a multi-year Talent Passport residence permit.
There are several types of talent passport residence permits issued according to your status and you must meet certain conditions.
The residence card Talent Passport - Qualified Employee allows you to stay in France and to work without your employer needing to ask for a work permit.
The conditions for obtaining this residence card are as follows:
Have obtained a Specialized Master/Master of Science degree in France (certified by the Conferencia des Grandes Écoles) or a diploma at least equivalent to a master's degree.
The required documents to be provided are as follows:
The Passeport Talent - Innovative Company residence card allows you to stay in France.
The conditions for obtaining this residence card are as follows:
Be recruited in a young innovative company or a company recognized as innovative by the Ministry of the Economy.
The documents to be provided are as follows:
Valid long-stay visa or residence permit.
The talent passport — Salaried on a Mission authorizes you to stay and work in France.
The conditions for obtaining this residence permit, Talent Passport - Salarié en Mission, are as follows:
Be an employee of a company established abroad and come to France to exercise an employed activity within the framework of mobility between establishments of the same company.
The documents to be provided are as follows:
Valid long-stay visa or residence permit.
The Talent - Business Creation passport authorizes you to carry out a commercial activity and to stay in France.
To be eligible, you must meet the following two conditions:
Possess a diploma at least equivalent to a master's degree or have 5 years of professional experience at a comparable level.
The documents to be provided are as follows:
Valid long-stay visa or residence permit.
If you are doing the online process, please scan the documents.
Anyone who wants to obtain the talent passport must be in these two cases:
Foreigners who have arrived in France with a long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit (VLS-TS)
The application for the talent passport residence permit is made online. Click hither to start your request. For more information on the types of talent passports, visit the website of the French public service.
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