France
Talent Passport, Business Creation
This Talent Passport category is for founders who will genuinely create and run a new French business, with a EUR 30,000 minimum investment and a qualifying professional or academic background. The plan and multi-year forecast need to demonstrate the project is real and serious, not a passive holding structure.
At a Glance
Key requirements summary
- Minimum investment or capitalization
- Minimum investment of EUR 30,000 in the business project.
- Net worth or available funds
- Resources at least equal to the legal minimum wage benchmark, plus separate business funds.
- Ownership requirements
- Applicant creates and actively runs the new French business.
- Third-party involvement
- A competent French authority evaluates the project, with business-creation and registration evidence required but no designated private endorser.
- Operating obligations
- Establish and run the project, and maintain the required resources.
- Key restrictions
- The applicant must create the business, not merely passively invest. Regulated activities and local registrations apply as with any French company.
Commercial Eligibility
Suitable business profiles
Requires a serious business-creation project in France, a master's-level degree or at least five years of comparable professional experience, and a project that is real and economically viable.
Planning Document
Real and serious business-creation project, supported by a business plan and multi-year budget forecast.
Project evidence, including the business plan and multi-year forecast, is formally required.
What the document must demonstrate
- Business creation
- Investment
- Financing
- Forecasts
- Founder qualifications and economic viability
Viamora Services
What Viamora prepares for France
Business concept refinement and pathway-specific commercial structuring.
Country, market, customer and competitor research.
Investment, startup cost and working-capital planning.
Revenue, cash-flow, profitability and break-even forecasts.
Ownership, management, staffing and implementation planning.
Commercial risk analysis and mitigation strategy.
Preparation of the required real and serious business-creation project, supported by a business plan and multi-year budget forecast.
Pre-launch validation, prototype, supplier or presentation support where selected.
Recommended package
Full Market Entry Package or Business Consulting Partnership
The complete business plan, plus a professional online presence, support letters and business network connections.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this pathway*
Does passive investment qualify under Business Creation?
What professional background is required?
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