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Talent — Direct investment

New CaledoniaInvestment

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What investment option or options qualify?

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The official page lists direct investment in New Caledonia as one of the situations covered by the multi-year Talent card.

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  • NC official page — Talent section
    investissement direct en Nouvelle-Calédonie * représentant légal salarié ou mandataire social d’un établissement établi en Nouvelle-Calédonie * exercice d'une profession artistique générant plus de la moitié de vos

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

The minimum is a direct investment in tangible or intangible fixed assets of at least 35 799 523 f cfp (CFP francs), already made or committed (e.g. certificate of deposit of own funds, loan agreement). The separate government fee is a fiscal stamp of 3 000 FXPF for the residence permit.

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How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

On renewal, where the activity continues, the holder must prove that the investment is being pursued, the amounts committed (initial and additional) and that employment has been maintained. No minimum holding period or physical-presence rule is stated.

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Limits of the record
  • No minimum holding period or physical-presence rule is stated

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

A multi-year 'Talent (famille)' residence card may be issued to the spouse of a foreign national holding a residence permit bearing the 'talent' mention, and to the couple's children. The official source does not state the family members' work or activity rights.

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Limits of the record
  • Work/activity rights of the family members are not stated in the source

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The situation leads to a multi-year 'Talent' residence card; multi-year cards last a maximum of four years. A holder already staying in New Caledonia must request renewal of the residence title within the 2 months before it expires. The official source does not state a longer-term residence or citizenship direction, or what happens to the investment.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state renewal conditions specific to this Talent situation, nor a residence-card or citizenship pathway for it.
  • The link between this situation and the Talent card rests on the Talent situation list cited in the protected R1 answer.
  • The page says nothing about what happens to the investment.

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

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