# I am Algerian: which residence permit do I need to set up a company in France?

Updated : 2026-10-24 · Source : https://legalrapide.fr/en/reponses/algerien-creer-societe-france/

Algerians fall under the Franco-Algerian agreement. **From Algeria**, you can set up a company in France and run it without a French residence permit. **To live in France** and carry on a commercial, craft or industrial activity there, you need a **one-year residence certificate marked "profession non salariée"** (self-employed occupation), or a 10-year residence certificate, which allows any professional activity.

## The "profession non salariée" certificate
- For a commercial, craft or industrial activity lasting more than 3 months in France.
- Conditions: registration in the national business register (or with a professional order) and compliance with the rules governing the activity.
- Valid for 1 year, renewable.

## With LegalRapide
At LegalRapide, applications from founders of other nationalities are reviewed case by case, because opening the bank account and the company address service depend on our partners' checks.

## Sources
- [Service-public: can a foreign national set up a business in France?](https://entreprendre.service-public.gouv.fr/vosdroits/F22494)
- [Service-public: how can a foreign national run a company in France?](https://entreprendre.service-public.gouv.fr/vosdroits/F36405)