VISA APPLICATION IN REPRESENTATION OF SOME AFRICAN STATES

I)  General regulation

On the legal basis of bilateral agreements, heads of French diplomatic mission and consular posts are authorized to deliver exclusively short stay visas as representatives of some African States which are listed below, on their request, if they are not represented in the applicant’s living country:

-          Burkina Faso (ex Haute Volta)

-          Central African Republic

-          Ivory Coast

-          Republic of Djibouti

-          Gabon

-          Mauritania

Nota: the maximum length of the authorized short stay visa is 90 days. The French representation cannot issue short stay professional visa.

II)  Specificities for China

Under current regulation in issuing short stay and long stay visas, particularly regarding the countries which are mentioned in paragraph I, the French diplomatic mission and consular posts established in China are neither authorized to represent these African States nor authorized to deliver short stay visas for the following reasons:

1)      French representation is not authorized in China for:

v      Burkina Faso (ex Haute Volta)

v      Ivory Coast

v      Republic of Djibouti

Nota: Chinese citizens or foreigners who wish to travel to one of these 3 countries must imperatively submit their visa application at the nearest diplomatic mission or consular representation of the concerned country

2)      The following countries have a Diplomatic representation in Beijing :

v      Central African Republic

v      Gabon

v      Mauritania

Nota: Chinese citizens and foreigners living in the consular district of Shanghai and who wish to travel to one of these 3 countries must imperatively submit their visa application at the Diplomatic mission of these countries in Beijing .