You must imperatively check on the France Visas website if it is necessary to apply for a short-stay visa to enter the Schengen area, depending on your nationality. Some foreigners are exempt from a short-stay visa to enter the Schengen area.

• More information on the France Visa and Service public websites.

If you need to apply for a short-stay visa Passeport talent - chercheur (passport - researcher talent) to work in France, you will need to provide the Convention d'accueil (welcome contract) signed by your French employer. In order to obtain this document you must be registered on the ALFRED website and have been officially recruited by a university or research centre in France.

You need to apply for the residence card called Passeport talent - chercheur (passport - researcher talent).

• More information on the Service public and Campus France websites.

In order to apply for your residence card, you will need to provide the Convention d'accueil (welcome contract) signed by your French employer. In order to obtain this document you must be registered on the ALFRED website and have been officially recruited by a university or research centre in France.

You need to obtain a visa to enter the Schengen area.

• More information on the France Visa and Service public websites.

To obtain your short-stay visa to work in France as Scientifique - chercheur (scientist - researcher), you will need to provide the Convention d'accueil (welcome contract) signed by your French employer. In order to obtain this document you must be registered on the ALFRED website and have been officially recruited by a university or research centre in France.

You need to apply for a long-stay visa called Scientifique - chercheur (scientist - researcher).

• Find more information on Service public website.

In order to apply for your visa, you will need to provide the Convention d'accueil (welcome contract) signed by your French employer. In order to obtain this document you must be registered on the ALFRED website and have been officially recruited by a university or research centre in France.

When you arrive in France, you must apply for residence certificate called Scientifique (scientist) within two months of your arrival in France at the Prefecture (or sub-Prefecture) of your place of residence. Its duration will be of one year for a first demand.

You must imperatively check on the France Visas website if it is necessary to apply for a short-stay visa to enter the Schengen area, depending on your nationality. Some foreigners are exempt from a short-stay visa to enter the Schengen area.

Your research stay in France is possible only:

• if you are employed by a university abroad, which continues to pay you your salary regularly throughout your stay in France or
• if you benefit from a grant (from your country or from the French government) to carry out a research project in France.

If you meet the above conditions, and can justify you earn equivalent to the net salary of a employed PhD student, you can apply for a short-stay visa called Passeport talent - chercheur (passport - researcher talent). To submit an application under this status, you will need a Convention d’accueil (welcome contract) signed by the French research organisation that invites you to come in France. At the same time, a Convention de séjour de recherche (research stay agreement) must also be completed and signed by your home university, the French research organisation and you.

Important

If the amount of the grant awarded to you for your research stay is less than the salary of a employed PhD student (approximately 1,600 euros per month as of January 1, 2023), you will not be eligible for a Passeport talent - chercheur (passport - researcher talent) visa, but will be able to apply for a Etudiant (student) visa for Etudes (studies) or Visiteur (visitor) visa instead, under condition you have a signed Convention de séjour de recherche (research stay agreement).

• More information on the France visas and Service public websites.

You must apply for a long-stay visa. The type of long-stay visa you apply for will depend on your situation and the funding you have obtained for your research stay.

Long-stay visa called Passeport talent - chercheur (passport - researcher talent)

Your research stay in France will be possible only:

• if you are employed by a university abroad, which continues to pay your salary regularly throughout your stay in France;
• if you benefit from a grant (from your country or the French government) to carry out a research project in France.

If you meet the above conditions, and can justify you earn equivalent to the net salary of a employed PhD student, you can apply for a long-stay visa called Passeport talent - chercheur (passport - researcher talent). To submit an application under this status, you will need a Convention d’accueil (welcome contract) signed by the French research organisation that invites you to come in France. At the same time, a Convention de séjour de recherche (research stay agreement) must also be completed and signed by your home university, the French research organisation and you.

Important

If the amount of the grant awarded to you for your research stay is less than the salary of a employed PhD student (approximately 1,600 euros per month as of January 1, 2023), you will not be eligible for a Passeport talent - chercheur (passport - researcher talent) visa, but will be able to apply for a Etudiant (student) visa for Etudes (studies) or Visiteur (visitor) visa instead, under condition you have a signed Convention de séjour de recherche (research stay agreement).

• Find more information on the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research website.

You need to obtain a visa to enter the Schengen area.

Your research stay in France is possible only:

• if you are employed by a university abroad, which continues to pay you your salary regularly throughout your stay in France or
• if you benefit from a grant (from your country or from the French government) to carry out a research project in France.

If you meet the above conditions, and can justify you earn equivalent to the net salary of a employed PhD student, you can apply for a short-stay visa called Scientifique - chercheur (scientist - researcher). To submit an application under this status, you will need a Convention d’accueil (welcome contract) signed by the French research organisation that invites you to come in France. At the same time, a Convention de séjour de recherche (research stay agreement) must also be completed and signed by your home university, the French research organisation and you.

Important

If the amount of the grant awarded to you for your research stay is less than the salary of a employed PhD student (approximately 1,600 euros per month as of January 1, 2023), you will not be eligible for a Scientifique - chercheur (scientist - researcher) visa, but will be able to apply for a Etudiant (student) visa for Etudes (studies) or Visiteur (visitor) visa instead, under condition you have a signed Convention de séjour de recherche (research stay agreement).

• Find more information on the following websites: French Ministry of Higher Education and Research website, France visas and Service public.

You must apply for a long-stay visa. The type of long-stay visa you apply for will depend on your situation and the funding you have obtained for your research stay.

Long-stay visa called Scientifique - chercheur (scientist - researcher)

Your research stay in France will be possible only:

• if you are employed by a university abroad, which continues to pay your salary regularly throughout your stay in France;
• if you benefit from a grant (from your country or the French government) to carry out a research project in France.

If you meet the above conditions, and can justify you earn equivalent to the net salary of a employed PhD student, you can apply for a long-stay visa called Scientifique - chercheur (scientist - researcher). To submit an application under this status, you will need a Convention d’accueil (welcome contract) signed by the French research organisation that invites you to come in France. At the same time, a Convention de séjour de recherche (research stay agreement) must also be completed and signed by your home university, the French research organisation and you.

Important

If the amount of the grant awarded to you for your research stay is less than the salary of a employed PhD student (approximately 1,600 euros per month as of January 1, 2023), you will not be eligible for a Scientifique - chercheur (scientist - researcher) visa, but will be able to apply for a Etudiant (student) visa for Etudes (studies) or Visiteur (visitor) visa instead, under condition you have a signed Convention de séjour de recherche (research stay agreement).

• Find more information on the following websites: French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and Service public.