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French Tech Visa and Passeport Talent

France — through a project that can be explained and evidenced

French Tech Visa and other Passeport Talent routes cover innovative projects and business creation in France. Preparation centres on the project, business plan, funding and the applicant's experience.

Indicative fee: from €6,000Timing: from 2 months

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Routes

Options we consider

01

French Tech Visa — innovative economic project

A Passeport Talent route for developing in France a project recognised as innovative by a public body.

What the preparation depends on

  • The innovation is described in concrete terms
  • Your role is necessary to the project
  • Resources and delivery in France are evidenced
02

Passeport Talent — business creation

A route for establishing and running an economic activity in France, subject to the applicable conditions.

What the preparation depends on

  • The figures support a viable project
  • Your role and management arrangements are clear
  • Financial assumptions match the supporting documents

Risks

What can weaken an otherwise promising application

  1. 01

    Using slogans instead of explaining the product

    The review requires concrete information about what has been built, how it differs and how it works for the user.

  2. 02

    Failing to show why the project belongs in France

    The market, partners, team, infrastructure and expected economic contribution should explain why the project is being developed in France.

  3. 03

    Separating the business plan from the founder's record

    The founder's experience should support the proposed role, while the budget and hiring plan should support the stated growth.

  4. 04

    Combining different Passeport talent grounds

    An innovative project and business creation rely on different legal grounds and evidence. One generic document set will usually weaken both.

Project team

How we deliver the work end to end

Samotsvet leads the French project from concept to filing: the project and founder's role, business plan, supporting evidence and the filing process through to the decision.

How the agency works

Primary sources

Check the current rules on official websites

France-Visas: International talents

Content checked against the official sources on 12 August 2026. Requirements may change.

Next step

Review the route, profile and evidence as one project

We will establish the goal, review the starting position and set out an evidence preparation plan.

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