4 Immigrant Visas for Work, Family and Business for France

Applicant must enclose with visa application the hosting agreement (in French only) signed by the French authorities. Signed by a public or private research organisation or higher education establishment (certified for this purpose), attests to applicant quality as a researcher as well as the purpose and duration of your stay in France.

CERFA form n°14076*01 or 14571*05, duly completed, dated and signed.

If you are not a national of your country of residence, please provide proof of your legal residency in this country (e.g. residence permit, etc.).

Travel document, valid for at least three months after the planned date of return.

"Convention d’Accueil" (Hosting agreement for a researcher or teaching researcher) issued by an accredited organization and stamped by the competent prefecture.

Diploma of a Master’s degree or higher.

Applicant employment contract must be equal to or exceeds 1 year.

Applicant must hold a qualification demonstrating at least three years of higher education awarded by a State-recognised higher education establishment or have at least five years’ comparable professional experience.

Applicant salary must be at least equal to 1.5 times the average gross reference salary fixed annually by decree by the Minister of Immigration (€35,891 since June 26, 2016).

Applicant must have clean criminal record.

Applicant must have sufficient means of subsistence.

https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en_US/web/france-visas/international-talents-and-economic-attractiveness

A degree resulting of at least three years of higher education, issued by a higher education institution recognized by the State in which it is located or any document justifying at least five years of professional experience in a similar field.

CERFA form corresponding to your professional situation, accompanied by the documents listed in this form and sent to you by your employer.

Documents to be provided by the employer: - an updated certificate of registration (Extrait Kbis) or an up-to-date K extract or an artisan card. - proof of payment of social contributions to the body responsible for their collection and to the paid leave fund, if the foreigner's employer is subject to such obligation.

Employment contract with at least one-year validity, with gross annual income of at least €53,836.50.

Your employment contract is equal to or exceeds one year.

You must hold a qualification demonstrating at least three years of higher education awarded by a State-recognised higher education establishment or have at least five years’ comparable professional experience.

Your salary must be at least equal to 1.5 times the average gross reference salary fixed annually by decree by the Minister of Immigration.

https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en_US/web/france-visas/student-trainee

Training agreement, which has been concluded between the applicant, the training establishment, and the host company in France.

Proof of monthly allowance that is equivalent to the basic monthly maintenance allowance that the French government pays to scholarship holders (except the interns taking part in an EU cooperation programme or an intergovernmental scheme).

You must be part of one of the following: training counters organized in their country of residence, an EU cooperation programme, an intergovernmental scheme in the fields of education, youth or culture.

You submit a training agreement, which has been concluded between the applicant, the training establishment, and the host company in France.

You must show proof that you will receive monthly an amount of money that is equivalent to the basic monthly maintenance allowance that the French government pays to scholarship holders (except for applicants from EU cooperation programme or an intergovernmental scheme).

CERFA form with the documents listed on it and sent to you by your employer, employment contract(s) of at least three months duration, over a maximum period of twelve months with company(ies) or establishment(s) whose principal activity involves the creation or exploitation of works of intellectual spirit.

Proof of your financial resources, primarily originating from your activity, for the period of your planned stay i.e.an amount at least equivalent to 70% of the minimum legal wage in France for a full-time worker for every month you stay in France.

Applicant must work as a performer for a period exceeding three months on French territory justified by one or more employment contracts declared.

Applicant must provide proof of financial resources, primarily originating from your activity, for the period of your planned stay i.e. an amount at least equivalent to 70% of the minimum legal wage in France for a full-time worker for every month you stay in France. Example: contract with a gallery, artistic commission, etc.

In addition to the resources generated by your activity, your own resources, up to a limit of 49% of the total resources required, may be also be considered.

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