France Passport Talent: Business Creation in France

France Passport Talent: Business Creation · France visa route

investment · last reviewed 2026-08-08 · all France routes

A longer residence route for a business project contributing to France's economic attractiveness.

Route overview

Passport Talent for business creation

Typical timeline / duration: Up to 4 years

Important notes

Present a business-creation project that meets the current Passport Talent criteria and contributes to France's economic attractiveness.
Show sufficient funding, a credible business plan, qualifications or experience, and the project structure required for the category.
Provide the identity, insurance, accommodation, and project documents required for the long-stay visa or residence permit.
This is separate from the one-year entrepreneur/profession libérale VLS-TS.
Exact project and funding criteria depend on the Passport Talent subcategory.

Preparation checklist

Passport and application
Business-creation project and plan
Funding and source-of-funds evidence
Qualifications and professional history
Insurance, accommodation, and authority approvals

Business and talent routes

These routes serve a similar purpose or sit within the same visa family, so they are shown together for comparison; each has its own page.

France France Entrepreneur / Profession libérale VLS-TS A one-year residence-equivalent route for genuine self-employed or liberal-profession activity in France. Open route →

Official source

Official source: France-Visas

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