Passeport Talent – investisseur économique. France's investor residence card for someone putting at least about $330,000 into a French business they control, with a commitment to create or keep jobs.
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A multi-year residence card, up to 4 years, renewable, covering the investor and family (spouse and children join under 'Talent – Family' status, spouse with work rights).
You keep your U.S. citizenship.
One question, from the program’s own rules.
Not legal advice.
Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.
If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.
4 years, renewable for 4 years at a time.
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 4 years.
The 10-year long-term resident card: 5 unbroken years on a qualifying card (no absence over 6 months in a row or 10 months in total), French at B1, and a pass in the 'carte de résident' civic exam.
With a language test and a civics test.
The decision usually takes 12–21 months.
We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.
$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.Standard first year: $1,200. Everyone renews at $399.One membership, the whole family. Accounts and activation included.
19 steps, from the first paper to the passport. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Accounts and activation are included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Accounts depend on provider availability. Government, record and approved third-party charges are extra.
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