Every route we track for France, with the official source behind each one.
France's exceptional admission to residence for shortage occupations — commonly called 'métiers en tension' — lets a non-European foreign national already living irregularly in France apply for a salaried-worker or temporary-worker residence card, under Articles L.435-1 to L.435-4 of the Code de l'entrée et du séjou…
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This is France's ordinary employment route for non-EU nationals who have found a job but do not qualify for the Talent card.
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France's multi-year 'travailleur saisonnier' (seasonal worker) residence card lets a non-European foreign national come to France repeatedly for seasonal work not exceeding a cumulative 6 months per year, while keeping their habitual residence abroad; it does not entitle the holder to family reunification.
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France's residence card for job-seeking or business creation (carte de séjour temporaire or VLS-TS "recherche d'emploi/création d'entreprise") lets a recent graduate stay in France to look for a job or start a business matching their qualification.
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France's Talent "carte bleue européenne" multi-year residence card, governed by the Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile (CESEDA articles L421-7 to L421-25), authorises the holder to reside and work in France without the employer needing a separate work-authorisation request, and exempts t…
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France's French Tech Visa for Founders, part of the "Talent – Innovative Economic Project" (Passeport Talent – Porteur de projet) residence-permit family, requires the founder to demonstrate an innovative economic project to be developed in France with official recognition of its innovative nature by the Regional Di…
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France's 'Passeport Talent — Salarié qualifié' is a multi-year residence card issued under the talent-passport regime that authorises the holder to live in France and work in a salaried capacity, without the employer having to separately apply for a work permit; the employer is also exempt from the tax normally due …
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France's family reunification procedure, governed by the Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile (CESEDA articles L434-1 to L434-12, with the general regime at article L441-9), lets a non-European foreign national residing in France on a residence permit bring in their spouse and minor children.
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A non-European foreign national coming to France for higher education must first obtain a long-stay visa acting as a residence permit (VLS-TS) marked 'student', valid from 4 months to 1 year; after 1 year, they can apply for a 1-year temporary 'student' residence card or a 2-to-4-year multi-year 'student' card.
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