Procedure to follow

• First issue

  Application elements

  • curriculum vitae,
  • copy of diplomas and highest qualifications, along with their certified translation,
  • tax document justifying income,
  • excerpt from his or her criminal record in the country of residence for the past 3 years.
  • presentation of the project, stating its interest for France and the country of which the person is a national, as well as a consideration of the project's economic viability
  • all documents allowing confirmation of the applicant's ability to complete his or her project,
  • 3 recent, accurate photographs of the applicant's face.

   

  Potential additional documents

  • if the applicant is a national of a country in the priority solidarity zone (except Benin, Congo, Gabon, Mali, and Senegal), a commitment to return to his or her country after a maximum period of 6 years,
  • if the application is made from abroad, a visa application for a stay of longer than 3 months.

   

  Application submission

  • French Consulate if the applicant lives abroad or the OFIIFrench Office of Immigration and Integration’s ‘REForeign office’ for the following countries: Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Mali, Cameroon, Canada, Turkey.
  • Prefecture of the applicant's place of residence if the applicant resides in France. The application must be filed 2 months before the expiration of the residence permit for change of status applications.

   

  Application evaluation

  Outside of France, specialists such as theEconomic Mission of the Embassy of France, theInvest in France Agency, development offices, or cultural action committees will be solicited for advice depending upon the type of project. Decisions will be made within 10 days. Where the OFIIFrench Office of Immigration and Integration is represented, files for its examination may be entrusted to the local OFIIFrench Office of Immigration and Integration (Canada, Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Senegal, Mali).

  The consular or prefectural authority will evaluate the merit of the project according to the issuance criteria determined by the National Commission on skills and talents. The applicant may be interviewed by the authorities if necessary.

  If the response is positive, permit holders having applied from abroad will be sent:

  • a visa for a stay of longer than 3 months bearing the notice Code d'Entrée et Séjour des Etrangers et Droit d'Asile (Code for the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and Asylum Seekers) L315-1,
  • a letter issuing a permit for "skills and talents".

  Medical examination

  The required medical examination will be scheduled by the OFIIFrench Office of Immigration and Integration by appointment within 6 months of the interested party's arrival in France if he or she resides abroad or from the prefectural approval if he or she resides in France. 

  Issuance of the residence permit

   Prefecture with the exception of employment in the French districts of Paris (75), Hauts-de-Seine (92) and Rhône (69) where the issuance of the permit will be carried out by the OFIIFrench Office of Immigration and Integration local office (DTRegional Office) within the scope of the trial introduction of the one-stop office procedure (see the sheet one-stop office). 

• Renewal

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  Application elements

  The project must be completed or in progress.

   

  Holders of the CCTSkills and talents permit card must demonstrate that they are able to earn their living from their project. 

  The project for which they obtained their previous CCTSkills and talents permit must give them a monthly income amounting to at least 1.5 times the minimum wage (SMICMinimum growth wage), without prejudice to any other possible sources of income.

   

  Potential additional documents

  Nationals of the ZSPPriority Solidarity Zone: Countries with which France plans to sign privileged solidarity and sustainable development partnerships. It includes the following countries: Middle East: Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Yemen. North Africa: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean: South Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Chad, Togo, Zimbabwe. Asia: Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam. Provisionally: Afghanistan. Caribbean: Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic. Latin America: Suriname. Pacific: Vanuatu. must provide evidence establishing their involvement in development activities or economic investment with their 

  Application submission

  Prefecture of their place of residence, 2 months before the expiration of the existing permit.

  Application evaluation

  Renewal is subject to verification that the project has in fact been completed.

  If the interested party is continuing the same project, renewal will be granted.

  If the interested party presents a new project, the renewal conditions will be those of the initial issuance.

  Issuance of the residence permit

   Prefecture.