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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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Passeport Talent – investisseur économique

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).

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Savings you could move or invest?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Investment
About $330,000.
Time
2–4 months for the card once the investment and business plan are documented.
Cost
About $2,000–5,000 in fees and legal costs, on top of the €300,000 investment itself.
The hard part
Structuring the investment so it counts (30% ownership or a qualifying direct stake) and documenting the job-creation plan credibly.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

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Citizens by 2034.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    4 years, renewable for 4 years at a time.

  2. 2031
    Renew the permit

    Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 4 years.

  3. 2032
    Permanent residence

    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.

  4. 2032
    Apply for citizenship

    With a language test and a civics test.

  5. 2034
    Citizenship

    The decision usually takes 12–21 months.

Language
French at B2 in speaking and writing, shown with a TCF or TEF certificate under 2 years old or a French diploma at that level (raised from B1 on 1 January 2026).
Civics
The civic exam, compulsory since 1 January 2026: 40 multiple-choice questions in 45 minutes on French values, institutions and history, with at least 32 right to pass. Then an assimilation interview at the prefecture.
Time away
France must be your home: the centre of your working life and family ties, with a valid residence card when you apply. There is no fixed day count, but long spells abroad can break the 5 years.
Two passports
Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.
  • The Talent card counts toward the 10-year resident card; renewals are assumed to run up to 4 years like the first card.
  • The decision range is the legal limit (18 months, or 12 after 10 years in France, plus one 3-month extension); the decree is then published in the Journal officiel, which can add months.
  • Whether years on a student card count toward the 5-year naturalisation clock is not spelled out on the official page; they do not count toward the long-term resident card.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Becomes French tax resident in most cases, with worldwide income taxable; France's impatriate tax regime can reduce tax on a portion of income for those newly arrived to run a French business, subject to conditions.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Read the Economic Investor Talent Passport requirements.Open welcome.businessfrance.fr ↗
  2. Round up the papers.
    • Proof of the funds to invest: about $330,000, and where they came from
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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Or let us run it.

$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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