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Private Medical Practitioner

FranceStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

Doctors setting up in private medical practice in France, under the self-employed / liberal activity visa category.

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  • Page gives the profile only through headings.

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

Conditions are set by the French Government and linked to nationality, qualifications and registration with the order of physicians; all administrative obligations with French authorities must be completed before applying for the visa.

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What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

For the liberal-profession category generally, sufficient financial resources equivalent to the full-time French minimum wage must be proven.

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  • Stated in the general liberal-profession section, not the private medical practitioner section.

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the business activity the holder may carry out, its restrictions and the family position.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

A long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit is issued and must be validated within three months of arrival. The official source does not state its duration, renewal or longer-term residence direction.

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  • Duration, renewal and longer-term direction not stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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