# French Tech Visa for Founders, France

<a href="https://lafrenchtech.com/en/how-france-helps-startups/french-tech-visa/visa-for-founders/">https://lafrenchtech.com/en/how-france-helps-startups/french-tech-visa/visa-for-founders/ </a>.

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: <a href="https://lafrenchtech.com/en/how-france-helps-startups/french-tech-visa/visa-for-founders/">https://lafrenchtech.com/en/how-france-helps-startups/french-tech-visa/visa-for-founders/</a>.

Your <a href="https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en_US/web/france-visas/family-of-foreign-national-residing-in-france">spouse and family can join you</a>, 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.