{"id":56873,"date":"2023-07-17T14:06:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/?p=56873"},"modified":"2023-07-17T14:19:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:19:32","slug":"exploring-frances-talent-passport-business-investor-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/exploring-frances-talent-passport-business-investor-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring France\u2019s Talent Passport Business Investor Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Portugal<\/a>\u00a0and Greece may be the preferred options for golden visa investors but there are other investment immigration programs that provide a pathway to permanent residence in the European Union. One underrated program is the French Talent Passport Business Investor visa.<\/p>\n

A foreign investor can settle in France by investing at least \u20ac300,000 in fixed tangible or intangible assets and creating or protecting jobs in France within four years of the investment.<\/p>\n

The applicant can invest personally or through a company they control or a company in which they have 30 per cent shareholding or higher.<\/p>\n

Eligible assets including share capital investments, reinvestment of earnings or loans between affiliated companies. However, financial investments like bank deposits or bonds are not considered eligible.<\/p>\n

Validity<\/h3>\n

This renewable visa has a maximum validity of four years, with actual duration dependent on the nature and duration of investment in the country.<\/p>\n

The investment must be maintained through the validity period of the visa. Renewal will take place only upon submission of proofs of continuation of original investment or proof of a new eligible investment in France.<\/p>\n

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The investor can apply for the French resident card after five years of uninterrupted stay in the country. This card has a validity of 10 years and can be renewed.<\/p>\n

The applicant\u2019s spouse and dependent children can accompany the investor on the same visa. The family can stay and work in France through the validity of the visa.<\/p>\n

Talent Passport Business Investor Program Versus Golden Visas<\/h3>\n

The French program is not a conventional golden visa program that offers fast-track permanent residence without onerous physical presence requirements. However, the minimum investment requirement is low.<\/p>\n

In fact, the French program is cheaper than the \u20ac350,000\u00a0rehabilitated property option in Portugal<\/a>\u00a0or the \u20ac500,000 real estate option in a city like Athens under the Greek program.<\/p>\n

The visa offers full mobility through the European Union, which makes it a smart choice for a global entrepreneur or professional seeking visa-free access to Europe.<\/p>\n

The eligible investments allow the investor to setup his or her own company in France and qualify for permanent residence by doing business in the country.<\/p>\n

The job creation requirement and absence of real-estate purchase option means the program won\u2019t be impacted by political turmoil or concerns about housing bubbles.<\/p>\n

Further, mandatory physical presence requirements ensure little risk for the program\u2019s cancellation or termination due to international pressure.<\/p>\n

Of course, France has a more developed economy compared to other countries in the continent.<\/p>\n

It would be apt to compare the French investor program with the US EB-5 visa. Both programs require the investor to create or support jobs in the country, although the French program does not specify the number of jobs to be created or supported.<\/p>\n

Both programs require the investor to live in the country to maintain status. And both programs have relatively low investment requirements considering the benefits and advantages of permanent residence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Portugal\u00a0and Greece may be the preferred options for golden visa investors but there are other investment immigration programs that provide a pathway to permanent residence in the European Union. One underrated program is the French Talent Passport Business Investor visa. A foreign investor can settle in France by investing at least \u20ac300,000 in fixed tangible…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":56875,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[454],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/France-investment_593425728-scaled.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8hnWW-eNj","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56873"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56873"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56874,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56873\/revisions\/56874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}