Working in France
The Talent Passport gives four-year permits with family included, and French tech hubs now hire in English for senior engineering roles. Aerospace and energy carry the deepest sponsored demand outside Paris.
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Primary visa route
Talent Passport
Potential residence pathway
Potential permanent residence route after 5 years
Typical salary band
EUR 48,000 - 85,000
Rent, one bed city centre
GBP 1,300/mo
Effective tax
About 30% after social charges
Healthcare
Universal public cover once registered
Job market notes
- Talent Passport covers qualified employees, researchers and startup founders.
- Salary threshold is set as a multiple of the national reference wage.
- Basic French materially widens your options outside the tech sector.
Living there
- Monthly living cost, one person
- GBP 1,550
- Rent, one bed city centre
- GBP 1,300
- English at work
- Moderate
- Family rights
- Family joins on the same multi-year permit
Main hiring cities
Paris · Lyon · Toulouse · Bordeaux · Lille