# France Titre Talent: One 4-Year Status for Experts, Founders and Investors

> The French titre talent after the 2024 reform: tracks for qualified employees, French Tech founders, investors from €300k and researchers; family with work rights and the impatrié regime for up to 8 years.

Author: Мария Плотникова — юрист, Family Office (https://wiki.private.law/authors/plotnikova)
Last modified: 2026-07-03T10:48:00.000Z
Canonical: https://wiki.private.law/en/france-titre-talent
Topics: migration
Jurisdictions: france
Product tags: residence-permit
Semantic tags: residence-permit

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**Lawyer, Family Office**

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The titre talent (formerly passeport talent) is France’s multi-year residence permit for those the country counts as “talent”: qualified professionals, founders, investors, researchers and artists. The immigration law of 26 January 2024 consolidated the categories and simplified the track map, but the logic stands: one status of up to 4 years, no separate work permit, family included.

## The Main Tracks

For employees — the qualified-worker track (a master’s-level degree or experience plus a salary above a SMIC-linked threshold). For founders — the French Tech Visa: acceptance into an accredited incubator/accelerator or recognition of the project as innovative — with no minimum capital. For investors — direct economic investment from €300,000 (personally or via a company, with job commitments). Plus researcher (a hosting agreement with a university or lab) and artistic tracks.

## Family and Horizon

The spouse and children receive the “famille” status simultaneously, skipping family-reunification procedures; the spouse works without restrictions. After 5 years of residence the resident card opens up, then citizenship (with language and integration). Understand the nature of the status: it is for living in France, not a dormant residency — real presence is expected.

> ⚙️ The tax bonus for movers is the impatrié regime (art. 155 B CGI): up to 8 years of partial exemption on the relocation premium and part of foreign passive income. It works only for those hired into or transferred to France — structure the employment before the move.

## Where the Route Wins

The French track wins when the family genuinely relocates to Europe: one status for everyone, 4 years without renewals, schools and infrastructure, a clear EU-citizenship horizon. For a backup base without relocation, look instead at the [Greek](https://wiki.private.law/en/greece-golden-visa) or [Portuguese](https://wiki.private.law/en/portugal-golden-visa) golden visas — they require no presence.

> 🧭 Compare the French track with the UK Global Talent, Singapore ONE Pass and Europe’s golden visas in the [talent & investor visa picker](https://wiki.private.law/en/visas).

> 🍓 Titre talent is one four-year status for the whole family with work rights and tracks for experts, French Tech founders, €300k investors and researchers. The bonus is impatrié for up to 8 years; the price is real life in France and the French tax base once the regime ends.

*This material is an expert overview, not individual legal advice.*

**Related links: **[Talent & investor visa picker](https://wiki.private.law/en/visas) · [UK Global Talent](https://wiki.private.law/en/uk-global-talent) · [Portugal Golden Visa](https://wiki.private.law/en/portugal-golden-visa) · [Greece Golden Visa](https://wiki.private.law/en/greece-golden-visa) · [Tax residency: the basics](https://wiki.private.law/en/tax-residency-basics)

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## Factual claims

- Lawyer, Family Office
- The French track wins when the family genuinely relocates to Europe: one status for everyone, 4 years without renewals, schools and infrastructure, a clear EU-citizenship horizon.