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French Tech Visa for Founders, France

https://lafrenchtech.com/en/how-france-helps-startups/french-tech-visa/visa-for-founders/ .

If you are a tech entrepreneur, there is an accelerated visa scheme that can help you join the ecosystem.

To be eligible for the French Tech Visa for Founders, you must first have:

  • Financial resources or a gross annual salary amounting to the French minimum wage (€19,074 as of January 1st, 2019) for the yea 2020
  • Get formally admitted by one of our French Tech Visa Partner Incubators or Accelerators, etc.) through their regular selection process.

The full list here: https://lafrenchtech.com/en/how-france-helps-startups/french-tech-visa/visa-for-founders/.

Your spouse and family can join you, but they will have to apply for a residence permit. The working spouse must prove they have adequate funds to support everyone and proper accommodation. This is determined by the local prefecture.