Is the Talent Passport PR?
No. It is a multi-year renewable residence for work or a venture. A ten-year card or nationality still needs residence and French.
パスポートアトラス
フランス travel, immigration and PR
France layers Schengen tourism, the VLS-TS long-stay visa and the Talent Passport. PR and nationality follow years and assimilation — not a passport-for-investment product.
観光移民
Openness rank
#101
Entry openness
93
ビザ免除
93
Briefing updated
2026-09
国プロフィール
首都
Paris
人口
68.7 million
面積
547,030 km²
通貨
Euro EUR
言語
French
時区
UTC+01:00
外国生まれ人口
9.2 million · 2024
移民比率
13.8%
民族・エスニシティ
Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities
外国生まれ人口は国連の国際移民ストック（世界銀行経由、多くは2024年）。民族構成は各国の公表分類。肌の色での国勢調査は少数です。目安であり公式ではありません。
査証と移民ルートパスポート免除リスト書類と証明写真Visa siteImmigration site
このガイドの対象
For Schengen trips, study in French, intra-company moves, and Talent Passport salary or founder tracks.
渡航と滞在
Schengen 90/180. Visa-exempt passports face ETIAS / EES on the EU timetable. If France is the main destination, Chinese passports file a Schengen visa with France. Short-stay visas have no work right.
就労・滞在の道
Long stays are usually VLS-TS, validated with OFII after arrival. The Talent Passport covers well-paid employees, researchers, founders and artists. Ordinary employees need labour-market steps. Graduates may obtain a job-search / business residence.
永住と国籍
A resident card often follows about five years of lawful stay, tax and integration. Naturalisation is often around five years (shorter for some study or spouses), with French and an assimilation interview. Investor residence is not a fast passport.
Time to PR：Usually after 5 years’ lawful stay
主要パスポートの入国
よくある質問
Can you job-hunt in France on a Schengen visa?
Interviews yes, employment no. Paid work needs a long-stay work or Talent status, often after leaving or a prefecture conversion where allowed.
Does a Chinese passport need a visa?
On this site’s matrix the result is “ビザ必要”. confirm length of stay with the destination. The port and mission are authoritative.
Does a US passport need a visa?
On this site’s matrix the result is “ビザ免除”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.
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イタリアHandbooks summarise public sources so you can cross-check the visa matrix and policy playbooks. They are not legal advice. Quotas, stay lengths and visa-free lists move — confirm with the destination government and its missions before you travel or file.