Salarié Work Visa
🇫🇷 France visas · Work
What it is
The standard French work visa for employees who do not meet the Talent Passport salary threshold. Requires both a job offer and a work authorisation from French labour authorities (DREETS).
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Valid for up to 1 year, renewable.
- Processing time
- 12 weeks
- Maximum validity
- 1 year
- Extendable
- Yes
- 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 (VLS-TS salarie / travailleur temporaire) app)
- EUR 99
- Application fee (tax paid online when validating the VLS-TS within 3 months o)
- EUR 300
- Application fee (first issuance of the carte de sejour salarie or travailleur)
- EUR 350
- Application fee (renewal of the card (droit de timbre 50 + taxe 200))
- EUR 250
- Application fee (droit de visa de regularisation, only if the renewal applica)
- EUR 180
Key requirements
- Job offer from a French employer
- Employer must obtain prior authorisation from the DREETS (regional labour authority)
- Role and salary must comply with the relevant collective agreement
- Proof of qualifications matching the role
Working on this visa
Card tied to the authorized salaried activity; a new work authorization is needed for each new contract. CDI holders get mention 'salarie', CDD holders get mention 'travailleur temporaire'.
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 3 August 2026.