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Talent passport — Company director (Mandataire social, 3× SMIC)

This Talent Passport category is for foreign nationals appointed to a formal legal-representative role at a French company — gérant, président, directeur général, or similar. You need at least three months of seniority in the group as an employee or existing company director, and a gross annual salary of at least €65,629 (three times the French minimum wage). No diploma test applies. For mandates running a year or more — which is the common case — the consulate issues a three-month long-stay visa and you then apply for your multi-year residence card at the préfecture within two months of arriving. No separate work permit is required.

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. EES does NOT apply. STAY-LENGTH BRANCH: stay <12 months → VLS-TS Talent + ANEF validation within 3 months; stay ≥1 year (common case for mandataires) → 3-month long-stay visa → préfecture carte de séjour application within 2 months of arrival.”
— French Ministry of Foreign Affairs · French consulates

What you need

  • Per F16922 (3 cumulative conditions for Mandataire social): (1) **Hold a legal-representative function** (représentant légal — gérant, président, directeur général, etc.) in an establishment or company established in France; (2) **At least 3 months seniority** as salarié OR mandataire social in an establishment or company of the same group; (3) **Gross annual salary ≥ 3× SMIC = €65,629.20** (per F16922 — verify current SMIC). Documents: Cerfa 15614-02, identity, **appointment act** (procès-verbal of designation as legal representative), **Kbis of French entity**, **group seniority attestation**, corporate documents proving the same-group relationship.

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 *
  • Appointment act as legal representative (PV de nomination) of the French entity *
  • Group seniority — at least 3 months as salarié or mandataire social in the same group *
  • Salary ≥ 3× SMIC = EUR 65,629.20 gross annual per F16922 *
  • 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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