carte de séjour « entrepreneur/profession libérale »
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | carte de séjour « entrepreneur/profession libérale » as of 2026-06-01[1] service-public fiche F35795. Issued first as a carte de séjour temporaire and then, on renewal, as a carte de séjour pluriannuelle bearing the same mention. |
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| Official name (English) | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Legal basis | CESEDA arts. L. 421-5 to L. 421-6 as of 2026-06-01[1] |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2026-06-01[1] Carte de séjour temporaire, then carte de séjour pluriannuelle on renewal. |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | Not established from a qualifying source |
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| Criminal-record condition | Not established from a qualifying source |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | up to 1 year as of 2026-06-01[1] |
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| Renewable | Yes as of 2026-06-01[1] Renewable while the issue conditions continue to be met. At the end of the first temporary card the holder may apply for a four-year carte de séjour pluriannuelle. A carte de séjour temporaire may not be renewed more than three consecutive times on the same ground. |
| Renewal duration | 4 years as of 2026-06-01[1] The carte de séjour pluriannuelle that follows the first temporary card is valid four years. A renewed carte de séjour temporaire remains valid a maximum of one year. |
| Work rights | self-employment only as of 2026-06-01[1] |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Yes as of 2026-06-01[2] Time on a temporary or multi-year "entrepreneur/profession libérale" card counts toward the five years required for the carte de résident de longue durée-UE. |
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Requirements
| Business plan required | Yes as of 2026-06-01[1] |
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| Endorsement required | Yes as of 2026-06-01[1] An opinion (avis) of the platform responsible for foreign labour (plateforme en charge de la main d'oeuvre étrangère) competent in the department is required, for both the commercial/industrial/artisanal and the liberal limbs. The Arrêté of 13 May 2026 fixes the list of documents needed to request that economic-viability opinion. |
| Own means requirement | 1 × statutory national minimum wage, gross per month as of 2026-06-01[1] |
Process
| Where to apply from | Not established from a qualifying source |
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Physical presence
| none stated | to keep the permit as of 2026-06-01[1] |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Not established from a qualifying source |
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Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 2 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 2 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2026-06-01 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-06-01 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-11 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Carte de séjour « entrepreneur/profession libérale » d'un étranger en France (fiche F35795)
Direction de l'information légale et administrative (DILA), Premier ministre — Service Public · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-01 · Accessed 2026-08-10 · Archived copy - [2] Carte de résident de longue durée-UE (étranger en France depuis 5 ans) (fiche F17359)
Direction de l'information légale et administrative (DILA), Premier ministre — Service Public · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-01 · Accessed 2026-08-10