With Business France

1. Masterclass
Welcome to France, Startupers!
Global Mobility
OCTOBER 18th 2019

2. Settling in France ?
Global Mobility Masterclass
Sébastien Carbon
Director Tech Partnership & Startups
Emma Bonnet
Global mobility advisor
Welcome Office

3. A flagship for all the French
ecosystem of startups (« the French
Tech »)
Events with startups, incubators
Events for the foreign tech talent
Meetings with hypergrowth French startups
A public booster for startups, with
everything the public sector has to
offer
Support in the administrative procedures
Public subsidies
Public technologies and datas transfers
Public services for all your needs

4. Public services for all your needs

5. We facilitate
international investments
in France
We foster export growth
by French businesses
BUSINESS FRANCE
What we do:
We promote France’s
companies, business image
and nationwide
attractiveness
as an investment location
We run the
VIE International
Internship Program

6. New activities (R&D,
Manufacturing…), Finding
new facilities, Access to
networks and ecosystems,
Export support from
France.
Sites identification and
visits, R&D partnerships,
Assistance in negotiating
with local Authorities,
Support for recruiting.
Key industries overview, Tax
& legal framework, Costs
and incentives,
HR and global mobility,
Target research for JV, M&A
or partnerships
EXPANSIONINVESTMENTBUSINESS PLANNING
BUSINESS
PLANNING
INVESTMENT EXPANSION
BUSINESS FRANCE
We facilitate:

7. 1. Welcometofrance.com
Our support for your success in France
2. Your personal path
What do you have to do to enter, stay
and work in France?
3. Recruiting foreign talent
New ways for recruiting talent to help
up grow your business
Welcome to France, Startupers !

8. Welcometofrance.com

9. Multi-year
residence permit
Up to 4 years
Investors, CEO,
start-up,
employees, family
An advantageous
tax system
Up to 50% of the
total remuneration
exempted
For maximum 8
years
Social
Security
41 bilateral
agreements of
social security
International
Education
478 international
programs
16 languages
Welcome to
France
Information
Guidance
Support
France is welcoming talents and their families

10. www.welcometofrance.com
Our support for a soft landing in France
WELCOME TO FRANCE

11. www.welcometofrance.com
WELCOME TO FRANCE

12. Your personal path

13. Settling in France ? Your personal path
Visas and residence permits
Social security and health coverage
Personal tax

14. Flexible tool
10 different categories
Valid up to 4 years
Renewable
Accompanying
Family
Spouses may work
Visa
Talent
Passport
Residence
permit
Visas and residence permits: key to work in
France
Enter in France
@ the French Consulate
Residence permit
Live and work in France
@ the Préfecture
Type of residence permit to
apply for
Depending on the reasons of your stay and
situation A dedicated procedure for Tech actors to obtain a Talent
Passport

15. Investors
3 profiles, 3 procedures
French Tech Visa
French Tech Visa for Investors
Startupers
Employees
French Tech Visa for Founders
French Tech Visa for Employees
French Tech Ticket
A program designed for entrepreneurs from all over the world
who want to create their startups in France
Third season coming soon!

16. Master’s degree or equivalent or 5 years’ commensurate professional experience
An investment of at least €30,000 in the planned business
Existence of a real and serious plan to form an economically viable business in France
« Talent Passport – New Business » multi-year residence permit
You come to France as a Business Creator
Sufficient annual financial means = National minimum wage (SMIC) €18,254.60 as of January
1, 2019

17. An innovative business project
Recognition of the project by a public-sector body
« Talent Passport – Innovative business project » multi-year residence permit
You come to France as a Startuper
Sufficient annual financial means = National minimum wage (SMIC) €18,254.60 as of January
1, 2019
Startupers may benefit from the French Tech Visa for Founders

18. French Tech Visa for Founders
Step-by-step guide

19. Procedure to apply for a Talent Passport

20. Social security and
health coverage
• Coverage for illness,
maternity/paternity, disability and
death
• Coverage for accidents at work and
occupational disease
• Pension
• Family benefits
• Unemployment benefits upon
conditions
Need any help? Reach the social
security hotline !
08 11 36 36 46
One of the top healthcare systems in the world
Affordable healthcare spending
Offers a large and diverse pool of doctors and
healthcare specialists
Universal healthcare system (PUMa)
Accessible to:
- All persons working on a regular basis in France
- All persons residing in France on a stable and
ongoing basis for at least 3 months

21. Registration to social security
Depending on the legal form of your company
You may be considered as an ‘assimilated worker’ (“assimilé salarié”)
registration to the general social security regime
Or
You may qualify as a ‘self-employed worker’ (travailleur non-salarié)
Directors of SA and SAS
 considered as "assimilé salarié“
 same social protection as an
employee
Except unemployment coverage
SAS and SASU directors income simulator
https://mycompanyinfrance.fr/
registration to the self-employment social security

22. Personal Tax
As a French tax resident:
• You will have to declare your own income for personal
income tax purposes in May
• You will be taxed on the income earned worldwide
• Your income tax is calculated for each ‘taxable household’
• Any double taxation will be avoided / 120 totalisation
agreements
As a non-resident:
• You are only taxed on income
from French sources
• You are still required to file an
income tax return with the French
tax authorities at the Service des
impôts particuliers non-résidents
(tax service for non-resident
individuals)

23. Personal Tax
TAX4BUSINESS
One-stop shop for corporate and individual tax questions
Tax4Business is a one-stop contact point for
all your tax issues in France. It
accommodates your needs and guides you so
you can invest within a clear and safe legal
environment
CLARIFYING by making information available on
a dedicated website in English and giving the
opportunity to make inquiries and get answers
in foreign languages.
SECURING by providing, when possible, a
written statement including local as well as
national taxes applicable to an investment
project.
MAKING ITEASIERby being a single
contact point to the various French tax
departments.
tax4business@dgfip.finances.gouv.fr

24. Recruiting foreign
talent

25. French Tech Visa for Employee
EmployeeEmployer (French company)
Meet one of the following criteria (within the last 5 years)
1. Receiving or having received state funding for innovation
2. Backed by VCs (official list)
3. Part of a cohort of a partner Accelerator/Incubator
Online applications for innovative recognition  specific platform
- French employment contract
- Gross annual pay = €36,509.20
- An active link with the economic, social,
international and environmental
development of the company

26. French Tech Visa for Employee
Step-by-step guide

27. Q&A Session

28. Thanks for your
attention !!!

29. Retrouvez la programmation
de French Tech Central
sur le site
french-tech-central.com