ICT Posted Worker Multi-Year Residence Card (Salarié Détaché ICT)
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ICT Posted Worker Multi-Year Residence Card (Salarié Détaché ICT)
ICT Posted Worker Multi-Year Residence Card (Salarié Détaché ICT)
France · Work
What it is
French multi-year residence card allowing an intra-corporate transferee ("salarié détaché ICT") to stay and work in France while posted by their group.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Valid for up to 3 years; not renewable.
- Processing time
- See the French consulate or prefecture.
- Maximum validity
- 3 years
- Extendable
- No
- Dependants
- Conditional
- How to apply
- Mixed
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (long-stay visa (visa de long sejour / VLS-TS salarie detache)
- EUR 99
- Application fee (issuance of the carte salarie detache ICT (taxe 300 + droit )
- EUR 350
Key requirements
- Posted to France within the same group of companies
- Employment contract with the originating entity
- Meets the ICT conditions
Working on this visa
Posted worker: employment contract remains with the group company abroad (no French contract); mission as senior manager (cadre) or expert within the same group.
Bringing family
Spouse and adult children receive a carte 'salarie detache ICT (famille)' valid for the remaining period of the principal's stay; minor children are exempt from a card until majority.
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 3 August 2026.