Profession Libérale Visa

1. Visa12 months
2. Renewrenewable
3. Permanent residencyafter 5 years
4. Citizenshipafter 5 years

• Leads to residency 5 years
• Leads to citizenship 5 years

Country

France

Visa name

Profession Libérale Visa

Local name

VLS-TS entrepreneur/profession libérale

Program type

Freelancer visa

Status

Active

Initial duration

12 months

Max duration

—

Income requirement

$2,088/month ($25,061/year)

Application fee

$392

Tax status

Standard

Application method

embassy, in country

Can apply in-country

Yes

Multiple entry

Yes

Schengen access

Yes

Can open bank account

Yes

Renewable

Yes

France has no digital nomad visa. This is the long-stay route and residence card "entrepreneur/profession libérale" for a principal self-employed activity in France: commercial, industrial, craft or liberal. It is not a permit to work remotely for a foreign employer with no French activity. On 23 June 2026 the Interior Ministry said that profile is non-active and should hold visitor status. The activity must be registered at the business-formalities one-stop shop, be economically viable, and match the applicant's qualifications or experience. A regulated profession needs its licence or registration with the relevant order. For a liberal profession, Service-Public asks for proof that the activity can produce at least €1,867.02 a month. That is the gross full-time SMIC from 1 June 2026 (hourly €12.31). The published annual gross SMIC is €22,404.20. Twelve times the rounded monthly figure is €22,404.24; the annual amount shown is the published €22,404.20. A new commercial, industrial or craft activity is judged on a viability opinion and a business plan, not on that monthly line alone. Continuing a commercial activity must show resources from the activity of at least €1,867.02 a month. Creation of a liberal activity also needs the foreign-labour platform's opinion. The card lasts up to one year. After that first card, a four-year card is available if the applicant has followed the republican integration contract, has A2 French and has passed the civic exam for a multi-year card, unless they are over 65. A one-year card cannot be renewed more than three times in a row for the same reason. There is no published four-year cap on the total stay. Five years on this card, or on a long-stay visa that counts as a residence permit, can lead to the EU long-term resident card, with B1 French, the civic exam, health insurance and stable resources of at least the gross SMIC. Absences in those five years cannot exceed six consecutive months or ten months in total. From 1 May 2026 the long-stay visa that counts as a residence permit carries a €300 tax. The first residence card is €350 (€50 stamp plus €300 tax), about $392 at the ECB euro reference rate of 1.1186 on 8 October 2026. Renewal of a one-year card is €250. A multi-year card is €350. A late filing, other than force majeure or a still-valid visa, adds a €180 regularisation-visa fee. The separate consular visa fee was not confirmed. The $392 figure is the first card, not a total of every charge. Spouse and minor children are not included on this card. Family reunification is possible after 18 months in France with a card of at least one year. Over the previous 12 months the household must average €1,867.02 gross a month for 2 or 3 people, €2,053.72 for 4 or 5, and €2,240.42 for 6 or more. There is no numeric cap. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens do not use this card. Algerian nationals use the residence certificate under the Franco-Algerian agreement. Someone abroad applies at the consulate. Someone already holding a long-stay visa or a residence permit applies at the prefecture. Tax residence, under the rules in force on 1 January 2026, is any one of a household in France, a principal stay of at least 183 days, a principal activity in France, or the centre of economic interests in France. A tax resident is taxed on French and foreign income, subject to treaties. The 2026 scale on 2025 income, per family-quotient part, is 0% to €11,600, 11% to €29,579, 30% to €84,577, 41% to €181,917 and 45% above that. Naturalisation generally requires five years of residence, B2 French, the civic exam and stable resources, and it is discretionary. USD amounts use the 8 October 2026 ECB rate. The 9 October fixing was not yet in the daily file.

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1. Oct 10, 2026
   • Name Profession Liberale Visa Profession Libérale Visa
   • Official page https://www.service-public.fr/ https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F35795
   • Maximum stay (months) 48 not set
   • Monthly income (USD) 1966 2088
   • Annual income (USD) 23544 25061
   • Application fee (USD) 270 392

   2 more changes

   • Monthly income (local currency) 1820 1867.02
   • Annual income (local currency) 21840 22404.2

   removed the 48-month maximum; the first card is one year and a four-year card can follow, with no published cap on the total stay Source