You must apply for a card if the proposed stay is at least 1 year. If the length of stay is less than 1 year, a long-stay visa valid as residence permit (VL-TS) ) mention talent passport – european blue card
Terms
Reminder : you must have long-stay visa mention talent passport – european blue card
You can get a residence card talent passport – european blue card – exercise of an activity as an employee
You must have:
A degree attesting to at least 3 years of higher education or 5 years of comparable professional experience
A minimum 1-year employment contract
A gross annual remuneration of at least €53,836.50
Please note : this card is also granted if you have stayed at least 18 months in another EU countries under cover of European Blue Card
Approach
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You live abroad You live in France
Parts to be supplied:
Your long-stay visa
Your passport (pages on civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
1 birth certificate with filiation or 1 full copy of birth certificate
If you are married: marriage certificate (full copy or extract with filiation)
If you have children: birth certificates of your children with filiation
Proof of domicile less than 3 months old1 photos
Form cerfa 15615
Employment contract with a company established in France
Entitlement to resources greater than or equal to €53,836.50
Bac +3 level diploma or any document that demonstrates at least 5 years of comparable level professional experience
Documents completed by your employer
If your file is complete, you receive a receipt waiting for the prefecture to respond.
Issuing the card
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Your request is accepted Your request is denied
Warning : if your receipt expires and you do not have a response from the prefecture, the processing time may be extended. In this case, you can obtain the renewal of your receipt at the foreign office of your prefecture.
Cost: you must settle €225 (stamp duty of €25 + tax €200 ) by tax stamps ..
Proof of payment of stamp duty and tax is required when the card is delivered.
Card Delivery: the card is given to you by the prefecture or sub-prefecture of your home (depending on the place where your application is filed).
Duration
The card is valid for the same duration as the contract of employment, up to a maximum of 4 years.
Stay with your family
Your family can benefit from the simplified procedure accompanying family
The “accompanying family” includes the person you are married to and your minor children. The simplified procedure allows them to come to France for the duration of your stay, without doing the family reunification procedure.
They must obtain a long-stay visa from the French consulate of their country of residence.
This procedure is applicable even if your family arrives in France after you or if you get married after your arrival in France.
If your family members are already in France on long-stay visas, your spouse must apply for a residence card at the prefecture where he or she lives. Your minor children are exempted from the residence card until their majority.
Parts to be supplied:
Your residence cardTheir long-stay visa
Their passport (pages on civil status, validity dates and entry stamps)
1 marriage certificate extract or 1 birth certificate extract with filiation
1 proof of residence less than 3 months old
1 photos
Proof of payment of tax and stamp duty (cost is the same as for your card)
Your spouse and adult children receive a multi-year residence card talent family passport
The duration of this card is equal to the remaining validity period of your stay. It entitles the holder to exercise any professional activity.
