carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention « talent-porteur de projet » — parcours projet économique innovant
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention « talent-porteur de projet » — parcours projet économique innovant as of 2026-06-01[1][4] CESEDA art. L. 421-16, 2°. service-public labels the limb "talent-porteur de projet – parcours projet économique innovant". |
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| Official name (English) | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Legal basis | CESEDA art. L. 421-16, 2° (conditions: arts. R. 421-34-1, R. 421-34-2 and R. 421-34) as of 2025-06-16[1][2] R. 421-34-1 amended and R. 421-34-2 created by Décret n° 2025-539 of 13 June 2025, art. 3, in force 16 June 2025. |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2024-01-28[1] Carte de séjour pluriannuelle under L. 421-16. |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | Not established from a qualifying source |
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| Criminal-record condition | Yes as of 2021-05-01[2] CESEDA art. R. 421-34, which applies to the card issued under L. 421-16: compatibility of the activity with public safety, health and order, and absence of a decision banning commercial activity in France. |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | up to 4 years as of 2026-06-01[1][4] |
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| Renewable | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Work rights | own activity only as of 2026-06-01[1][4] L. 421-16: commercial activity connected to the economic project that justified issue. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Yes as of 2026-06-01[3] Multi-year "talent" cards count toward the five years required for the carte de résident de longue durée-UE. |
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Requirements
| Business plan required | Not established from a qualifying source |
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| Endorsement required | Yes as of 2026-06-01[2][4] |
| Innovation criterion | Yes as of 2026-06-01[1][4] L. 421-16, 2°: the applicant must show an innovative economic project recognised by a public body. |
| Own means requirement | 1 × statutory national minimum wage, gross (annualised total) per year as of 2026-06-01[2][4] CESEDA art. R. 421-34-2 (created by Décret n° 2025-539 of 13 June 2025): resources at least equal to the full-time annual gross SMIC; service-public states EUR 22,404.20. No minimum project financing is prescribed for this limb, unlike the business-creation limb's EUR 30,000. |
Process
| Where to apply from | Not established from a qualifying source |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Yes as of 2026-06-01[4] Spouse and minor children use the simplified "famille accompagnante" procedure and receive a multi-year "talent-famille" card without going through family reunification (regroupement familial). |
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| Eligible relations | spouse, minor child as of 2026-06-01[4] |
| Family may apply at the same time | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Family members' work rights | Not established from a qualifying source |
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Verification
| Sources cited | 4 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 4 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2021-05-01 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-06-01 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-11 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile, sous-section 4 « Création d'entreprise et investissement » (art. L. 421-16)
Secrétariat général du Gouvernement / DILA — Légifrance · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2024-01-28 · Accessed 2026-08-10 · Archived copy - [2] Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile, sous-section 4 « Création d'entreprise, projet économique innovant et investissement » (arts. R. 421-33 à R. 421-36)
Secrétariat général du Gouvernement / DILA — Légifrance · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-06-16 · Accessed 2026-08-10 - [3] 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 - [4] Carte talent : carte de séjour pluriannuelle d'un étranger en France (fiche F16922) — porteur de projet: conditions, pièces, coût, durée, famille
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