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French Tech Visa
The French Tech Visa is a streamlined procedure designed for the French tech ecosystem, enabling international talent in the tech sector to settle in France.
Welcome by Business France
Business France provides the website welcome.businessfrance.fr for international companies and French tech firms. This platform supports international organisations in preparing their plans to establish a presence and expand within France.
What is the Welcome by Business France ?
Business France is the national agency responsible for the internationalisation of the French economy. It is responsible for the international development of businesses and their exports, as well as for attracting and facilitating foreign investment in France. It promotes the attractiveness and economic image of France, its businesses and its regions. It develops, manages and oversees the V.I.E programme, which connects businesses with young talent for international assignments.
Drawing on a team of experts, Business France provides a reliable and comprehensive website aimed at foreign businesses, investors and human resources managers wishing to explore the business environment in France. It offers information on the key stages of setting up a business: business start-ups, taxation, employment law, talent recruitment, social security and procedures relating to international mobility.
The website features simulators and comparison tools to help users understand the business environment, as well as digital guides for setting up a subsidiary in France and recruiting international talent.
In partnership with Mission French Tech, Business France also supports start-ups from the French Tech Next40/120 and French Tech 2030 programmes in recruiting their future international talent.
The welcome.businessfrance.fr/en/ website also features a dedicated section on the tech ecosystem to provide information for international talent.
Do you have a question about the process of setting up a business, obtaining a visa and residence permit, or social security? Find the answers on Business France’s Welcome website.
Why and how should you come to work in France?
The appeal of the French tech ecosystem to international tech talent is well established. To shape the French tech ecosystem of tomorrow, France welcomes people from all backgrounds!
Economic dynamism and a model of technological innovation
In 2026, for the seventh consecutive year, France was once again the European country attracting the most foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, according to the EY barometer. This appeal reflects the economic dynamism made possible by a series of ambitious reforms implemented since 2017.
In 2025, for the third consecutive year, the ESNA report confirmed France’s position as the leader with the most favourable ecosystem for start-up development in Europe. With an overall score of 95 per cent, the report highlights, in particular, France’s excellent performance in terms of access to finance, share options and social inclusion – each of which achieved a score of 100 per cent – as well as the progress made in the speed of business set-up (88 per cent, an increase of 18 points in one year).
The French Tech Mission, spearheaded by the Government, supports this French tech movement
The government has reaffirmed its ambition to foster the growth of French start-ups and to become a major global hub for the French Tech ecosystem on the international stage.
As a government initiative, the French Tech Mission is the French government body responsible for supporting and promoting the French start-up ecosystem.
Based at Station F (Paris), the world’s largest start-up campus, the French Tech Mission implements public policies in support of the start-up ecosystem by creating support programmes rolled out locally and internationally through its network of private and public sector stakeholders.
In particular, it is behind the support programme dedicated to the top start-ups in France, French Tech Next40/120.
A quality of life recognised by all
In France, the quality of life is largely due to various systems that support new talent:
A high-quality social security system with one of the best healthcare systems in the world, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), and affordable healthcare costs.
An attractive tax regime for expatriates, with a dedicated and attractive scheme for a period of up to 8 years.
An internationally recognised and rapidly expanding education system, with more than 27 institutions featured in the 2025 Shanghai Ranking – four of which are in the world’s top 100 – over 1,800 courses taught in English, and a wide range of study programmes open to international students.