The "Talent" permit (renamed from Passeport Talent by Decree 2025-539, in force 16 June 2025) is France's multi-year residence card for founders, skilled employees, investors, and recognised talent. Most of them run 4 years, include work rights for your spouse, and count toward citizenship on France's unchanged 5-year clock. Tell us your profile and we route you to the right one.
"Talent" is the current legal label; "Passeport Talent" is the pre-June-2025 name for the same family of permits.
The old sprawl of subtypes was folded into a smaller set. The founder and skilled-employee routes remain distinct and are still the two most-used.
Talent permits are largely exempt from the A2 French requirement that hit most other multi-year permits on 1 January 2026 (confirm per subtype at filing).
France did not extend naturalisation timing, unlike Portugal (10 years from 19 May 2026), so Talent remains one of the shorter routes to an EU passport.
If you searched for "Passeport Talent" and landed on conflicting information, here is why. Decree 2025-539 of 13 June 2025, in force since 16 June 2025, renamed the permit from "Passeport Talent" to "Talent" and consolidated more than ten old subcategories into a shorter, cleaner set. The rights did not shrink; the labels changed. Much of the Russian-language and older English content online still uses the retired names, which is why applicants arrive confused about which card is theirs.
Each card is a distinct route into the Talent permit. Old "Passeport Talent" names are shown in brackets so Russian- and legacy-content readers can match them.
For entrepreneurs and senior specialists building or joining a French project.
For qualified professionals with a French employment contract meeting a salary threshold, including the "young graduate" and "new company" variants.
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For highly qualified employees on a higher salary threshold, with EU-wide mobility. Sits alongside Talent and is often the better fit for senior hires.
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For applicants making a qualifying economic investment in France. Higher capital bar; suited to established investors.
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For directors and legal representatives of a French company or group entity meeting the role and pay conditions.
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For people with established recognition in science, arts, sport, or their field, contributing to France's influence.
Book a consultationThe founder route (1) is the one Relovisa builds most, because it needs no job offer, no investment, and no prior French company. If you have an employment contract, routes 2 or 3 are usually faster.
| Best for | Key gate | Job offer needed | Investment needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder (Porteur de Projet) | Founders, senior specialists on an innovative project | DRIEETS innovation recognition | No | No |
| Skilled employee (salarie qualifie) | Qualified pros with a French contract | Salary threshold + contract | Yes | No |
| EU Blue Card | Highly qualified senior hires, EU mobility | Higher salary threshold + degree | Yes | No |
| Investor | Established investors | Qualifying economic investment | No | Yes |
| Company officer (mandataire social) | Directors, legal reps of a French entity | Role + pay conditions | Effectively yes | No |
| Renown (renommee) | Recognised talent in a field | Evidence of established reputation | No | No |
No French contract and no company yet? The Founder route is almost always your entry point, and it is the one we run end-to-end. Have a contract or a group posting? Skilled employee or Blue Card will move faster. Book a consultation and we confirm the fit before you spend a euro on filing.
Most Talent routes issue a multi-year card, so you are not back at the prefecture every 12 months.
The paired Talent, Famille permit carries open work rights, no separate sponsor.
Unchanged, and among the shortest in the EU for this profile.
French Tech, BPI France, JEI R&D tax relief, and world-class healthcare and schooling.
Visa-free travel across the 29-country Schengen Area.
Around €99 per applicant.
€350 since the 1 May 2026 reform (previously €225).
On the order of one SMIC, roughly €22,404/year for the founder route in 2026; salary-based routes prove means through the contract instead.
The founder route adds an incubator pass-through (around €300/mo for 6 to 8 months); investor and Blue Card routes have their own thresholds.
Talent routes share a common set of government costs, which we separate from our fee so nothing is hidden inside one number. These are the state's numbers, and they shift by subtype and year: on your consultation we itemise the exact set for your route so there are no surprises at the consulate.
Six routes, one process: your dedicated case manager runs it end to end.
A 30-minute call to identify which of the six Talent routes fits your situation, and to flag any gate you do not yet meet.
We assemble the route-specific file: DRIEETS dossier for founders, contract and salary evidence for employees, investment or role proof for the others.
DRIEETS recognition for founders, or the relevant authority for your route.
Filed at the French consulate in your country of residence.
After arrival, validate and convert to the multi-year Talent card, with Talent, Famille permits for family on the same timeline.
No more dealing with bureaucracy, we take care of every detail.
During a consultation, our expert evaluates your profile and outlines pathways, helping you make an informed decision.
Lawyer analyzes your case, identifies challenges, and creates a step-by-step roadmap to maximize success.
With minimal input from you, we handle certificates, translations, and applications.
Your manager schedules appointments, ensures compliance, communicates with authorities, and tracks progress.
We handle finding housing, tax registrations, and residence permits, eliminating paperwork stress.
Tell us about your contract, your capital, and your project. We confirm which of the six Talent routes fits, and what it costs end to end. The €40 consultation secures a dedicated expert.
€25,000 for a team of 3 · + per-family-member fee
Full package: business plan, incubator endorsement, DRIEETS recognition, and the visa file end-to-end.
+ per-family-member fee
Hub entry for employment-based Talent routes, scoped to your contract and route.
Given the higher evidentiary and capital bar
For the investor and renown routes, where evidence and capital requirements vary widely by case.
Government fees and the funds you must show are separate from our fee: around €99 consular, €350 residence card since the 1 May 2026 reform, and a means threshold that depends on route (about €22,404/year for founders in 2026). We itemise the exact set for your route at consultation. Payment on all tiers: 50% upfront, 50% before submission.
Relovisa is a premium full-service immigration consultancy (HQ Portugal, "Made in Portugal"). It is not a law firm: it works with licensed immigration lawyers and tax advisors per jurisdiction. Relovisa delivers EU/UK/US residency and citizenship to founders, skilled professionals, investors, and remote workers, handling the paperwork end-to-end. Distinctive: its own Portuguese EOR/payroll entity, packaged with the Portugal D3 and Spain DNV routes, plus deep specialist depth on the France Talent (Passeport Talent) innovative-project route, including DRIEETS dossiers and the no-incubator route with two letters of support.
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