After I get my visa

• Arrival in France
  
  Once you arrive in France, if you have a 'short stay' visa, you should be prepared to present the following documents to the border police:
  
  
  • Your passport with the visa
    
  • Documents that justify your stay in France and/or Schengen States
    
  • Documents that prove your financial means during your stay as well as the means to go back to your country
    
    
    
• Discover France
  
  To help you prepare for your trip to France, we suggest the following websites for information on
  France and its regions.
  Profile of France (website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
  French Tourist Office
  
  To help you find an address in France
  try www.pagesjaunes.fr or www.pagesblanches.fr
  
  To find a place to stay
  The internet makes it easy to find a place to stay in Paris. There are many choices within your budget and you can make your reservations online. Just type 'hotels paris' or 'paris accomodations' or use your imagination in finding your own keywords. You can also start with these: www.placestostay.com - www.france-hotel-online.com
  
  For students traveling to France
  Youth hostels are a more economical choice than hotels for students with school or university ID. Start your search here: Maison de la Jeunesse et des Etudiants (M.I.J.E) - www.mije.com.
  
  The official website of the Paris tourist office
  www.paris-touristoffice.com
  
  The Chinese Embassy in Paris
  www.amb-chine.fr
  
  The website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  www.france.diplomatie.fr
  
  City Halls and Town Halls
  www.paris.fr
  
  Air France
  www.airfrance.com.cn
  
  Paris Metro
  Everything that you always wanted to know about public transportation in Paris, and more. You can even buy a metro ticket by email. See the actual Parisian metro map - www.ratp.fr
  
  Organize your own itinerary,
  find historical sites, museums, cathedrals and churches, shop like a native Parisian and discover a wide selection of typical, or atypical, bars and cafés - www.paris.org
  
  Weather reports
  for Paris and throughout France - www.meteo.fr
  
  La Bibliothèque Nationale de France (National Library of France)
  www.bnf.fr
  
  
• Justifying your return to China
  
  The Consulate may ask you to justify the date when you returned to China by appearing personally at the Visa Section and producing the following papers:
  
  
  • your passport with the stamps " exit from France " and " entry into China "
    
  • and the stub of the boarding pass (bearing your name)

  
  Not appearing at the Consulate, or not producing the requested papers when requested to do so, will be taken into consideration by the Consulate for a new application submitted by the same person or mentionning the same sponsor.
  
  Therefore, the Consulate is advising you to:

  • have your passport stamped by the border police as you leave France (or by the border police of another country where the Schengen agreements are in force)
    
  • have your passport stamped when you return to China
    
  • to keep the boarding pass(es) of the return flight