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Talent Passport: business creator
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France
Talent Passport: business creator
Run by France-Visas (Ministry of the Interior and Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs)
People with a master's degree or five years of experience who will invest at least EUR 30,000 to set up a business in France.
- Only for people in business.
- Job offer
- Not required. You create your own company.
- Language
- Not stated on the official page
- Education
- A master's degree, or five years of professional experience at a comparable level.
- Work experience
- Five years at a comparable level can replace the master's degree.
- Government fee
- EUR 99 for a long-stay visa
- Processing time
- Not stated on the official page
- Money you must show
- An investment of at least EUR 30,000 in the project.
- When and to whom you pay
- When you apply for the long-stay visa.
Read the official page
Checked on 18 October 2026. What the page says
Read on france-visas.gouv.fr on 2026-10-18: "You must invest at least €30,000 in the project". FAQ: "€99 for long-stay visas". Another official page. Another official page.
Never pay an agent
Every route here is applied for on the government's own website. Fees go to the government only. Anyone who asks you to pay them for a visa, a job offer or a lottery win is not to be trusted. Check a message or offer.
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How to keep your money safe
- Never pay an agent, a consultant or a "visa officer" on WhatsApp or Telegram. Every route here is applied for on the government's own website.
- A real employer never asks you to pay for a job offer, a sponsorship certificate or a visa deposit.
- Government fees are paid to the government itself, on its own website or at its embassy. Never into a person's bank account or mobile money.
- Check the web address. Canada uses canada.ca, the UK uses gov.uk, the US uses .gov. A look-alike address is a fake.
- Nobody can promise you a visa or win you a lottery. The US visa lottery is free to enter on its own website.