I have an appointment to bring back documentation for my application for Titre de Sejour as a Profession Liberale. (I do have a lawyer helping me with the application process). For my next appointment, I was told to bring bank statements to show "sufficient means to support myself'. This is very vague!

My biggest client paid me 60k USD at the start of the year for 6 months. I've been living on that and some smaller gigs since January. I have renewed with this client, but I have not yet received the payment. If it does not come in time, this could leave me with a balance of as little as $7k USD, but with contracts and due invoices to show for much more.

Since I am applying to be a self-employed person and not just a visitor, what should I expect the minimum financial requirements to be? I can't find information on this anywhere.

 

I am a US citizen, not a family member of an EU citizen. I am not applying for a visitor visa, I am opening a business here so will be receiving income of about $15,000 USD per month.

 

Thus my question. The requirement is "sufficient means". I don't know what that means for my circumstance. The only information I can find is for a visitor visa, where you are not allowed to work. That is not the kind of stay card I am getting. I'm opening a business. Therefore, I don't know what my bank balance should reflect for this circumstance.