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Talent passport — Business creator (Porteur de projet, parcours création d'entreprise)

Long-stay visa (VLS-TS Talent) for foreign founders launching a real and serious business creation project in France, under the **parcours création d'entreprise** of the « talent-porteur de projet » card per F16922. Four cumulative conditions: master's-equivalent diploma OR 5 years comparable experience, real and serious creation project, sufficient personal resources (≥SMIC = €21,876.40 annual), project financing ≥€30,000. Carte pluriannuelle « Talent » up to 4 years. For Vietnamese applicants: typical profile is an experienced entrepreneur or technical founder bringing capital + project to France.

LAST VERIFIED · 2026-05-14 SOURCE: France-Visas · Independent · not affiliated

From the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

“Decisions by the Embassy of France in Hanoi or Consulate-General in HCMC. Carte pluriannuelle « Talent » up to 4 years. €350 préfecture fee at carte issuance per F16922. EES does NOT apply.”
— French Ministry of Foreign Affairs · French consulates

What you need

  • Per F16922 (4 cumulative conditions for parcours création d'entreprise): (1) **Master's-equivalent diploma OR 5 years comparable senior experience**; (2) **Real and serious business creation project in France**; (3) **Personal resources ≥ SMIC** full-time annual gross = €21,876.40 (per F16922 verbatim — verify current SMIC before each filing); (4) **Project financing ≥ €30,000**. Documents: Cerfa 15614-02, identity, business plan + project description, diploma/experience evidence, personal-resources proof (bank statements), project-financing proof (capital injection, loan agreement, founder commitment).

Checklist

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  • Long-stay visa application form — Cerfa 15614-02 (passeport talent), online + signed *
  • Two recent identical biometric photos (35mm × 45mm, ICAO standard) *
  • Original passport (validity covering the Talent card period + 3 months; 2+ blank pages) *
  • Passport copies — bio-data + all visa/stamp/permit pages *
  • Vietnamese documents — notarised + sworn translation *
  • Master's-equivalent diploma OR 5 years comparable senior professional experience *
  • Real and serious business creation project — business plan + project description *
  • Personal resources ≥ SMIC full-time annual gross (EUR 21,876.40 per F16922) *
  • Project financing ≥ EUR 30,000 *
  • Accommodation evidence — lease, hotel/Airbnb (first weeks), or attestation *
  • Health insurance covering arrival until enrolment in Sécurité sociale *
  • Birth certificate (with notarised translation) *
  • Marriage certificate (if accompanied by spouse — see F35792)
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Fees

  • Visa fee — EUR 99 (standard long-stay) *
  • Préfecture card-issuance fee — EUR 350 (EUR 50 timbre + EUR 300 taxe) per F16922 *
  • TLS Contact service fee — EUR 25 per applicant *
  • TLS Contact appointment confirmation *

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