Required documents for “entrepreneur/profession libérale” visa application

sofiat
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Hello,

I’m about to submit my application for this visa, but there has been a recent decree and changes, so I’d like confirmation that I’m sending the correct documents. After extensive research, I’ve come up with the following list of documents for APPLYING ONLINE and CHANGE OF STATUS.

Does my list include everything I need to submit? Are some of the items unnecessary?

1. Current residence permit (valid titre de séjour)
2. Passport (identity pages)
3. Proof of residence (less than 3 months old - utility bill, lease)
4. One recent ID photo (35mm x 45mm format - digital file)
5. Formulaire à joindre obligatoirement à une demande de titre de séjour (mandatory residence permit application form)
6. Business registration proof (statuts, Kbis extract, URSSAF documents)
7. CERFA 11768*09 - “Déclaration de début d’activité personne physique profession libérale et assimilée et artiste auteur” (PO PL form)
8. Written business plan and multi-annual budget (detailed financial projections including economic viability proof)
9. Tax compliance certificate (bordereau de situation fiscale)
10. Financial guarantee (bank guarantee OR credit balance attestation from French bank account)
11. Proof business generates minimum wage income (contracts, financial statements)
12. CV/Resume
13. Educational diplomas (relevant degrees and qualifications)
14. Professional qualifications/certificates (any relevant credentials)
15. Professional liability insurance certificate (mandatory coverage)
16. Email du Ministère de l’Intérieur - “Demande d’avis sur un projet d’activité - Clôture de votre demande” - proof my business is a liberal activity
17. Contrat d’engagement à respecter les principes de la république
18. Confirmation de la validation de l’enregistrement de votre VLS-TS (VLS-TS validation confirmation)
19. OFII medical certificate (when collecting permit - not needed for online application)

Also could you please answer my questions below about some specific documents?

#3. Proof of residence - I have included a lease contract and a contract for assurance habitation (in the name of an unspecified tenant) - both older than 6 months old - and a supporting letter from the owner confirming I’m the tenant and some quittances de loyer and proof of wire transfers for rent payment that are less than 3 months old. Does this meet their requirements?

#5. Formulaire à joindre obligatoirement à une demande de titre de séjour - I have filled it out by hand on my iPad without printing it out. Do I need to print it and do it with pen and paper? Or is pen and paper only needed for the signature?

#7. CERFA 11768*09 - Same question about using iPad vs doing it with pen and paper

#9. Tax compliance certificate (bordereau de situation fiscale) - Is this mandatory? My immigration lawyer never mentioned it. I’m having trouble signing into impots.gouv.fr to get it - is there another place I can find it? Would Urssaf “Déclaration mensuelle de chiffre d’affaires” and proof of payments for versement libératoire, or Urssaf attestation de vigilance, work as a substitute?

#15. Professional liability insurance certificate - Is this mandatory? My immigration lawyer also never mentioned it. For context, I currently teach exclusively online. If it is necessary to have insurance, can you suggest a very affordable option?

Thank you very much! I have exactly two months until expiration of my current visa, so I hope to send this off as soon as possible!

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