Carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention « talent » (renommée nationale ou internationale)
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention « talent » (renommée nationale ou internationale) as of 2026-08-10[1] |
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| Official name (English) | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Legal basis | Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile (CESEDA), article L. 421-21 as of 2026-08-10[1] |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2026-08-10[1] |
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 4 years as of 2026-08-10[1] Statutory ceiling of four years (L. 421-21). Ceiling, not a fixed term. |
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| Renewable | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Work rights | full as of 2026-08-10[1] L. 421-21: "Cette carte permet l'exercice de toute activité professionnelle." The only talent card in this record carrying unrestricted work rights. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Yes as of 2026-06-01[2] Multi-year "talent" cards are listed among the titles whose time counts toward the carte de résident de longue durée-UE (F17359), which does not distinguish this limb. |
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Requirements
| Job offer required | No as of 2026-08-10[1] L. 421-21 states no employment or contract condition; the test is established national or international renown, or a capacity to contribute significantly and durably to France's economic development, spatial planning or international standing, together with coming to France to pursue an activity in a scientific, literary, artistic, craft, intellectual, educational or sporting field. |
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| Labour-market test | No as of 2026-08-10[1] No employment-situation test is stated; the card is not employment-based. |
| Qualification requirement | none as of 2026-08-10[1] No qualification condition is stated in L. 421-21. |
| Job-search route | No as of 2026-08-10[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 2026-08-10[1] |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Yes as of 2026-08-10[1] L. 421-22 extends the « talent (famille) » card to the spouse and children of holders of the cards at arts. L. 421-13-1 to L. 421-21, which includes this one. |
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| Eligible relations | spouse, minor child as of 2026-08-10[1] L. 421-22: spouse aged at least 18, and children of the couple who entered France as minors. |
| 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 | 2 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 2 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2026-06-01 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-08-10 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-11 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] CESEDA, Livre IV, Titre II, Chapitre I, Section 2 « Étranger talentueux » — articles L. 421-7 à L. 421-25 (texte consolidé)
Secrétariat général du Gouvernement — Légifrance · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-10 - [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