For a job at a company France officially recognises as innovative, in work tied to its research and development. The salary threshold is the same as the qualified-employee card, and no French degree is needed. Every number on this page is the authority's own sentence, with the page it came from and the day we read it. This page is for people who need a permit to work in France. This page describes the rules; it does not decide on you.
PR
What this route asks for
€39,582/year— talent — entreprise innovante
Read from the authority's own page on , with the sentence it came from below.
Algeria: France applies a different agreement to you
For Algerian nationals, France applies the agreement of 27 December 1968 instead of its own immigration code — the Conseil d'État said so, in a case about a shopkeeper's permit rather than a talent card. The page France sends an Algerian reader to offers a one-year certificat de résidence: no passeport talent, no EU Blue Card. Against that, the EU directive behind the Blue Card covers third-country nationals and names no exception. We searched the official sites on 2026-09-10 and found no page that settles it — so we do not guess. The four routes below are shown with their rules, and whether they are open to your passport is not something this site can tell you.
Il suit de là que les dispositions du code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile qui sont relatives aux différents titres de séjour qui peuvent être délivrés aux étrangers en général et aux conditions de leur délivrance, ne sont pas applicables aux ressortissants algériens, lesquels relèvent à cet égard des règles fixées par l'accord précité. · legifrance.gouv.fr · Conseil d'État, 2e et 7e chambres réunies, 2 mars 2026, n° 500835 · · French, from legifrance.gouv.fr.Official page ↗
Le certificat de résidence portera la mention salarié. · service-public.gouv.fr · Fiche F2215 — Certificat de résidence d'1 an pour Algérien · · French, from service-public.gouv.fr.Official page ↗
This Directive applies to third-country nationals who apply to be admitted, or who have been admitted, to the territory of a Member State for the purpose of highly qualified employment under this Directive. · eur-lex.europa.eu · Directive (EU) 2021/1883, Article 3(1) — Scope · · English, from eur-lex.europa.eu.Official page ↗
Where do you stand on this route? The questions are answered on this device only — nothing is sent anywhere. You get each rule against what you declared, the gap if there is one, and which single change would open more routes.
Every number below is quoted from an official page, and a daily check re-reads every source. On this route — quoted and dated · scored against your answers. Every rule that decides this route is a question you answer: the work tied to the company's research and development is the situation you declare, and the recognition the company itself must hold is the employer question. Both are stated in the authority's words beside your answers.
The rules of this route
A non-EU passport
Who this is for
Citizens of the EU, of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and of Switzerland, can live and work in Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands under free movement — the routes on this site are for other passports. Check registration rules after arrival (e.g. Anmeldung in Germany).
As an EU national you generally don't need a work permit to work anywhere in the EU. · europa.eu · TFEU (the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) art. 45 (free movement of workers) — Your Europe · · English, from europa.eu.Official page ↗
A job offer
Condition
This route asks for a job offer.
Avoir des fonctions en lien direct avec le projet de recherche et de développement de cette entreprise · service-public.gouv.fr · Fiche F16922 — salarié en mission ou entreprise innovante · · French, from service-public.gouv.fr.Official page ↗
Yearly salary
Threshold · 2026
This route asks for at least €39,582/year — the yearly salary for the job you would do.
€59,373/yearEU Blue Card (talent — carte bleue européenne) — another route here
Avoir un contrat de travail qui prévoit une rémunération brute annuelle supérieure ou égale à 39 582 €. · service-public.gouv.fr · talent — entreprise innovante · CESEDA — carte talent-salarié qualifié, parcours entreprise innovante (fiche F16922) · · French, from service-public.gouv.fr.Official page ↗
An employer France recognises as innovative
Condition
This route asks for an employer France recognises as innovative.
Être recruté dans une jeune entreprise innovante ou une entreprise reconnue innovante par le ministère de l'économie · service-public.gouv.fr · Fiche F16922 — entreprise innovante · · French, from service-public.gouv.fr.Official page ↗
Also required — not checked here
Work directly tied to that company’s research and development project
Avoir des fonctions en lien direct avec le projet de recherche et de développement de cette entreprise · service-public.gouv.fr · · French, from service-public.gouv.fr.Official page ↗
The employer must be a young innovative company, or a company France’s ministry of the economy recognises as innovative
Être recruté dans une jeune entreprise innovante ou une entreprise reconnue innovante par le ministère de l'économie · service-public.gouv.fr · · French, from service-public.gouv.fr.Official page ↗