Move to France

France student long-stay visa

This visa is for a course of study lasting more than three months. It serves as a residence permit once validated after arrival in France.

Fee

€50 per person

Decision

About 6 weeks

France job-search or business-creation residence permit

This route allows eligible graduates of French institutions to spend one year in France looking for work or creating a business linked to their studies. Graduates who have left France apply for a long-stay visa serving as a residence permit (VLS-TS); those still in France apply for a residence card.

Fee

€99 per person

Decision

2 weeks to 6 weeks

France Temporary Worker long-stay visa

This visa is for salaried work in France under a fixed-term contract. It is valid for up to 12 months and must be validated within three months of arrival. ([france-visas.gouv.fr](https://www.france-visas.gouv.fr/activite-salariee))

Fee

€99 per person

Decision

2 weeks to 6 weeks

France national or international reputation talent residence permit

This route allows eligible non-European nationals to live in France and undertake employed or self-employed professional activity. For a planned stay of at least one year, the applicant seeks a multi-year residence card; for a shorter stay, a long-stay visa serving as a residence permit is sufficient.

Fee

€99 per person

Decision

2 weeks to 6 weeks

France Talent – Qualified Employee residence permit

This permit allows a non-European national to live and work as an employee in France. It covers qualified employees, employees of innovative companies and employees moving within a company group; the card is valid for the length of the employment contract, up to four years.

Fee

€99 per person

Decision

2 weeks to 6 weeks

France EU long-term resident card

This is a renewable, 10-year residence card for eligible non-European nationals who have already lived lawfully in France. It permits work in France and residence for more than three months in another EU country without a long-stay visa, although a residence permit is required in that country.

Fee

€350 per person

Decision

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France permanent resident card

This is an in-France renewal route, not a visa for moving to France. It gives a right to continue living and working in France, subject to conditions.

Fee

€350 per person

Decision

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ESSEC Scholarship — Master in Management

ESSEC Business School

A €10,000 scholarship.

Future Leaders of Africa

HEC Paris

Up to €15,000 towards tuition fees.

HEC Foundation Excellence Scholarship

HEC Paris

Up to €15,000 off tuition fees.

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