France residency by investment.

From
$337k
Permit in
4 mo
Passport in
No
Index score
45

1 open route

The routes to living in France.

Our verdict. France suits an entrepreneur rather than a home buyer: the talent residence card for project holders asks at least €300,000 invested in assets in France, personally or through a company you manage or hold 30% of, with jobs created or kept. A spouse and minor children receive their own cards. The catch is the absence of a clock: France publishes no processing time, four months' silence counts as refusal, the card's term is not published, and property does not count. Tax residents are taxed on worldwide income, subject to treaties. Against Luxembourg's investor permit, which parliament has voted to abolish, the minimum is lower and the French card remains open.

Talent residence card - project holder, economic investment track (carte de séjour pluriannuelle 'talent - porteur de projet', parcours investissement économique)

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checked on service-public.fr, 1 June 2026

Minimum
€300,000 · about $337k
What counts
At least EUR 300,000 invested in tangible or intangible assets in France, personally or through a company you manage or hold 30%+ of; must create or preserve jobs, or commit to doing so (job-creation letter and investment plan required)
Processing
no official processing time; no answer within 4 months counts as implicit refusal
Permit
Not published
Time you must spend there
No rule published
Path to a passport
No set path to permanent residence or citizenship through this route.
Family
spouse and minor children get a 'talent - famille' card through the accompanying-family procedure, without family reunification
Tax
French tax residents are taxed on their worldwide income, subject to tax treaties

Official source · checked 2026-10-20

Residency rules, thresholds and fees change often, sometimes without notice. Everything here is general information, checked on the date shown, not legal, tax or immigration advice: confirm with the official source and a licensed adviser before you act. Continental sells property; we don’t arrange visas or residency.

Short answers

What people ask.

Can foreign buyers get residency in France by buying property?
Not through property alone. The nearest route is Talent residence card - project holder, economic investment track (carte de séjour pluriannuelle 'talent - porteur de projet', parcours investissement économique): At least EUR 300,000 invested in tangible or intangible assets in France, personally or through a company you manage or hold 30%+ of; must create or preserve jobs, or commit to doing so (job-creation letter and investment plan required)
How long does it take?
Talent residence card - project holder, economic investment track (carte de séjour pluriannuelle 'talent - porteur de projet', parcours investissement économique): no official processing time; no answer within 4 months counts as implicit refusal. The permit runs Not published.
Does it lead to citizenship?
No set path to permanent residence or citizenship through this route.

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