Researcher, Entrepreneur & Qualified Employee
Talent Visa Kit
One visa category covers three very different paths to France, research, business creation and qualified employment. This kit gives you the right letter for yours, a CV built around what the officer must verify, and a guide that keeps every document telling the same story.
What's inside
Cover letter template, Researcher (talent-chercheur)
A formal French letter built around your hosting agreement: your research record, the project and laboratory you're joining, your specific contribution to the team, and your funding.
Cover letter template, Project holder (talent-porteur de projet)
A formal French letter that mirrors what the administration checks: the project and what makes it innovative, the market and plan behind it, your financing and your anchoring in France, with every figure aligned to your business plan.
Cover letter template, Qualified employee (talent-salarié qualifié)
A deliberately sober French letter covering your contract, your salary against the regulatory threshold, your degree, including the comparability statement for foreign diplomas, and the track record behind your hiring.
Visa-oriented CV template
A clean, text-first CV in French with an eligibility block near the top that surfaces exactly what the officer must find, degree, experience, and the salary, financing or hosting agreement for your profile. Keep the lines that match your category and delete the rest.
Plain-English user guide
The current names of the categories after France's recent reform, a side-by-side comparison of the three profiles, how to use each letter, the most common pitfalls, and a final checklist before you file.
The three cover letters and the CV are written in French, as French authorities expect. The guide is in English.
A glimpse of the files
One category, three profiles
France merged its former « passeport talent » routes into the carte de séjour « talent », and the three profiles most people fall under each have their own conditions and their own letter. This kit includes all three, so you file under the one that truly matches your situation.
Researcher
You're joining a French university or research organisation, with a hosting agreement (convention d'accueil) endorsed by an accredited host.
Project holder
You're creating a real, serious and innovative business in France, with documented financing and a plan to match.
Qualified employee
You've been recruited by a French employer on a contract and salary that meet the qualified-employee conditions.
Who it's for
- You're a researcher heading to a French laboratory or university
- You're launching a business or innovative project in France
- You've been hired by a French company as a qualified employee
- You want your letter, CV and supporting documents to be consistent with each other
What's not included
- Legal advice or representation
- Writing or reviewing your business plan
- ENIC-NARIC applications or sworn translations
- Any guarantee of visa approval
Format & delivery
- Format
- Editable Microsoft Word (.docx)
- Delivery
- Instant download link by email
- Updated for
- Current application cycle
- Shipping
- None, 100% digital