Business Immigration · Europe
France
The French business-residence routes we advise are Talent Passport tracks: Business Creator, investor, and French Tech / innovator — not a remote SAS filing. Means are briefed around SMIC of about €22,404; Business Creator is €30,000 plus professional credentials; the investor track is at least €300,000 in assets. Attestation quality decides more files than branding.
- Programme
- French Tech / Talent Passport — Business Creator
- Path
- Startup · Form company · Invest
- Capital / threshold
- Means test around SMIC, about €22,404. Business Creator: €30,000 plus credentials.
- Relocate / visit
- Yes
This overview is general information, not legal advice. Immigration rules, fees, and eligibility criteria change. We verify current requirements with licensed counsel before any engagement. Residence and visa decisions are made by host-country authorities and are never guaranteed.
Country overview
About France
For clients in Pakistan, France is a Talent Passport corridor. The programmes we brief are Business Creator, investor, and French Tech / innovator. Registering a French company is not a titre de séjour. Relocate is yes, through the consular channel applicable to residents of Pakistan.
Thresholds we brief: a means test around SMIC of about €22,404; Business Creator at €30,000 plus professional credentials; and an investor track of at least €300,000 in assets. French Tech and innovator files turn on the quality of the attestation, not on a logo. We do not add capital floors beyond those figures.
The prefecture and the consular post assess the matching category. We work the business narrative with licensed French counsel. Formation, tax, and immigration remain separate. A paper company without the matching Talent Passport category is not leave to remain.
SMIC, attestation practice, and consular instructions change. Requirements are set by the host government and are verified with licensed counsel before engagement. Outcomes are decided by French authorities and are not guaranteed.
Who this is for
Designed for founders and investors who can meet the live Talent Passport means or capital tests (SMIC-level means of about €22,404, Business Creator €30,000 plus credentials, or investor of at least €300,000 in assets) and who can produce a serious attestation. A poor fit for formation-only buyers.
Timeline
Typically several months from a complete attestation and funds file to a consular decision, then prefecture steps. Dates are not guaranteed.
Programme rules, fees, and capital thresholds are set by the host government and change. Figures on this page reflect our latest review and are verified with licensed counsel before engagement.
Residence programmes
What we brief for Pakistani founders
Programme rules, fees, and capital thresholds are set by the host government and change. Figures on this page reflect our latest review and are verified with licensed counsel before engagement.
French Tech / Talent Passport — Business Creator
Startup · Form company
Requirements
Means test around SMIC, about €22,404. Business Creator: €30,000 plus credentials.
Relocate / visit
Yes
Talent Passport — Investor / Innovator tracks
Invest · Startup
Requirements
Investor: at least €300,000 in assets. Innovator/French Tech: attestation quality is the gate.
Relocate / visit
Yes
How we work
From briefing to a filed application
Briefing
Business Creator, investor, or French Tech / innovator is selected against live rules, credentials, and capital — not against a brochure.
File preparation
Means (about €22,404 SMIC), the €30,000 or €300,000 figures as applicable, professional credentials, and attestation quality are built with counsel.
Counsel filing
The applicant files from Pakistan. Licensed counsel owns the legal submission. Visa and card outcomes are not guaranteed.
After grant
If admitted, the holder must run the activity the titre de séjour describes. A company extract is not the card.
Key considerations
What this corridor is not
- French company formation is not a Talent Passport.
- Means around SMIC of about €22,404; Business Creator €30,000 plus credentials; investor at least €300,000 in assets.
- Attestation quality is a material gate on French Tech / innovator files.
- Outcomes are decided by French authorities and are not guaranteed.
Also available
Company formation
Forming a France company is a separate mandate from residence. If the immigration plan requires a local entity, we coordinate that workstream on its own terms. Formation does not grant the right to live in France.
Frequently asked questions
What capital and means figures do you use?
Means around SMIC of about €22,404; Business Creator €30,000 plus credentials; investor at least €300,000 in assets. We do not add other capital floors.
Is a French SAS enough?
No. Formation is not immigration. The Talent Passport category and attestation are the residence route.
Do you guarantee French Tech?
No. Visas, cards, and incubator attestations are decided by the relevant bodies and are not guaranteed.
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