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| Field | 🇫🇷FranceFrance Entrepreneur Visa 2026: Talent Founder & Innovative Project Guide |
|---|---|
| Country | France (FR) |
| Route | France Entrepreneur Visa 2026: Talent Founder & Innovative Project Guide |
| Route family | Startup / founder |
| Route type | innovation founder |
| Summary | A current guide to France's talent-porteur de projet route for business creators and recognised innovative economic projects, including the 2026 SMIC and €30,000 business-creation financing rule. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-17 |
| Official/supporting source count | 7 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5Source 6Source 7 |
| Best-fit work models | Startup founder, Business ownerSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5Source 6Source 7 |
| Income requirement | The 2026 general mainland full-time gross SMIC resource benchmark is EUR 1,867.02 per month or EUR 22,404.20 per year. The business-creation branch requires resources at least equal to the annual full-time gross SMIC; Mayotte has separate amounts.As of 2026-09-17Source 1Source 2 |
| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Investment requirement | For the business-creation branch, applicants need at least EUR 30,000 in project financing, a real and serious French business-creation project, a prior economy-ministry opinion, and either a master's-level qualification or at least five years of comparable professional experience. The separate innovative-project branch has a different recognition/opinion framework and the financing threshold should not automatically be generalized to it.As of 2026-09-17Source 1Source 2 |
| Government fees | The standard long-stay visa fee is EUR 99. Current guidance generally lists EUR 225 for the applicable multi-year talent residence-card tax and stamp structure; exemptions or fee changes may apply.As of 2026-09-17Source 1Source 2 |
| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Validity | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Family inclusion | Qualifying talent project holders can use the talent-family framework for eligible spouses and children; ordinary startup branding alone does not confer that status.As of 2026-09-17Source 1 |
| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Local-work rules | The talent-porteur de projet framework covers qualifying business-creation and recognised innovative economic projects. It is not a generic startup visa; the applicable legal branch and its prior opinion or recognition conditions must be met.As of 2026-09-17Source 1Source 2 |
| Application location | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Permanent-residence pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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