TL;DR
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. Sources (2)
Service-publicService-public: can a foreign national set up a business in France?Service-publicService-public: how can a foreign national run a company in France? - 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.
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