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to visa applicants
From Friday
February 26th 2010 on, the following categories of visa applicants,
who until now were submitted their visa applications directly at the
Visa Section of the Consulate General of France in Shanghai, are
invited to go to the France Visa Application Centre –
21st Floor, Plaza 336, No 336 Xizang Zhonglu, Shanghai
200040/appointment to be
taken online on the following website http://www.vfs-france.com.cn
or by calling the Call Centre at (021) 33 30 36 00 – to submit
their applications :
-
Foreign
spouses and children of French Citizens
-
Foreign
spouses and children of EU and EEE Citizens
-
French
and Chinese Governments’ grants holders (students)
-
Scientists （The visa fee exemption is only applicable for short stay visa applications）
-
Direct
foreign descendants under 21 years old or dependants of French, UE
and EEE Citizens
-
Direct
foreign ascendants dependants of French, UE and EEE Citizens
This
provision, which is a continuation of the outsourcing policy
implementation made by the French authorities, aims to provide those
categories of visas applicants with the best possible quality of
reception, attention and comfort and is accompanied by :
- the exemption of service
fee charges (usually billed by the company VFS)
- the exemption of visas fee
(which those applicants already benefited from)
As
a consequence, a visa applicant belonging to
one of those categories will not pay any fee during his/her
submission of a visa application at France Visa Application
Centre at the exception, if applicable, of extra optional
services (such as photocopies, EMS couriers, translations, etc)
which will still be paid by applicants.
In
addition, and in approval with the Consulate General of France in
Shanghai , the service fee charged by
the company VFS will be increased from 200 RMB to 210 RMB from Friday,
February 26th 2010 on, except for the categories
above mentioned which benefit from an exemption.
· Visa
application for a Non EU citizen who have signed a civil partnership
(PACS) with a French citizen
The
Decree n°2009-477 of April 27, 2009 has introduced, from June 1st,
2009 on, new dispositions regarding long-term visa (e.g visa valid
more than 3 months). From this date on, the following categories of
visa applicants can be issued a long-term visa serving as resident
permit (LTV-RP) directly by the Consulate general of France :
foreign spouse of a French citizen willing to settle in France
(LTV-RP valid one year), students, employees and visitors (length of
stay in France from 91 days to 1 year).
In accordance with
this decree, a non EU citizen who have signed a civil partnership
(PACS) with a French citizen and who is willing to settle in France
with his/her partner must apply a long term visa “Visit – Settle of
a non EU citizen (who is of age)”.
Furthermore, if this
person wishes to go to
France and stay less than
3 months, she will have to apply a short stay Schengen visa for a
“private visit” purpose.
Reminder
regarding the validity of the passport when applying a short stay
Schengen visa or a long term visa
Please
remind the following rule when applying a short stay Schengen visa
or a long term visa: the passport must be valid for at least more
than 3 months beyond the validity of the requested
visa.
For example :
For a “Long Term Visa
–Resident Permit” issued on August 5th, 2009 and valid 12 months
è the
visa is valid until August 4th, 2010 è the
passport itself must at least be valid until November 4th,
2010.
Applicants having a passport which does not fit this
requirement have to renew it or extend its validity before applying
a visa.
· * ATTENTION
: *
According
to the decree Nr. 2008-1176 of November 13th 2008 related to
the competence of the consular area, immediately applicable; the
Consulate General of France in
Shanghai can only issue, apart from
exceptional cases duly justified, visas to foreign nationals
ordinarily residing in their consular area. Which means, foreigners
residing in the Municipality of Shanghai, Province of Anhui,
Jiangsu or Zhejiang
In order to verify the
applicant's effective attachment to the consular area of Shanghai,
applicants are invited to present, when they'll apply for a visa,
the original and copy of one of the following document : hukou,
identity card, residence permit or temporary residence permit issued
by the competent authorities of Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu and
Zhejiang.
Applicant who do not belong to the consular
district of Shanghai are pleased to contact the diplomatic mission
or consular post on which they depend :
Embassy of France
in Beijing
The whole territory of the People's Republic
of China, except area from the General consulate of Shanghai,
Guangzhou, Hongkong, Chengdu, Shenyang and
Wuhan.
Consulate General of France in
Canton
Provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, Hainan, Autonomous
Region of Guangxi Zhuang
Consulate General of France in
Hongkong
Whole territory of the Special Administrative
Regions of Hongkong and Macau
Consulate General of France
in Chengdu
Province of Sichuan,Yunnan and Guizhou,
Chongqing Municipality
Consulate General of France in
Shenyang
Provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and
Heilongjiang
Consulate General of France in
Wuhan
Provinces of Hubei, Hunan and
Jiangxi
· Long-term visa serving as
resident permit (LTV-RP)
The
Decree n°2009-477 of April 27, 2009 has introduced new dispositions
regarding long-term visa (valid for 91 days and up to 1 year), which
will enter into effect on June 1st, 2009. From this date on, the
following categories of visa applicants will be issued directly by
the Consulate general of
France a long-term visa
serving as resident permit (LTV-RP):
- foreign spouse of a
French citizen willing to settle in
France (LTV-RP valid
one year);
- study visa applicants
except under age students willing to have higher education or
minors willing to study in primary or secondary schools (LTV-RP
valid from 91 days to 1 year);
- employees and
temporary employees (labour contract from 91 days to 1
year);
- visitors willing to
stay in
France more than 91
days and less than 1 year.
This new
visa LTV-RP, issued to applicants willing to stay in
France for at least 91
days, will have the following specifications:
- free movement
within France, French Overseas departments and
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon islands (but not in the other French
overseas territories);
- serves as a
resident permit and allows a duration of stay in France,
French Overseas departments and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
islands (but not in the other French overseas territories)
within the validity of the visa.
New
procedure from June 1st, 2009 on
Submission of a LTV-RP
application in
China:
No major
change in the procedure of LTV-RP submission is to be pointed out
except that applicants, who belong to one of the above-mentioned
categories of visa applicants and wish to stay in
France more than 91 days,
will have to provide the following mandatory document :
- form
OFII (Office Français de l’Immigration et de l’Insertion –
French Office for immigration and integration of immigrants).
Applicants
will have to fill in this form (information requested on the first
part of the form) and give the original document when submitting
their visa application. If the Consulate general of
France issues the visa,
the original form, stamped by the French Consulate, will be returned
to the applicant.
After
the arrival in
France:
The
French Office for immigration and integration of immigrants (OFII)
becomes the main interlocutor of the foreigners arriving in
France. Applicants who
have been issued a long-term visa serving as a resident permit
(LTV-RP) will have to keep all the documents issued by the OFII in
order to prove, in case of control, that they are legally staying in
France. Holder of a
LTV-RP will have to send to the local OFII representation , within 3
months from the date of his arrival in France, by mail with notice
of receipt (accusé de réception), the original OFII form stamped by
the Consulate general of France. He/she will then receive by mail an
official notification from the local OFII representation to complete
his registration (give his address, pay a mandatory residence tax
and, if necessary, have a medical
examination).
How
to renew a resident permit
At least
2 months before the end of the LTV-RP validity, the holder of such a
visa will have to book an appointment at the relievant local
prefecture – office for immigrants – to submit a file in order to
renew his/her resident permit.
- The
Campus
France centre changed
his location. Here is the new adress : Changning district, 155
Wu Yi road, Building Shixing, 4F, 200050
SHANGHAI.
- Resident permit for
skills and talents
This
permit has been created for the Chinese citizens with capability to
develop their special skills into full play or the ones with
competent preeminence to promote the mutual economic development
between
FRANCE
and
CHINA. The candidates are
supposed to provide the detailed projects in order to get such
permit.
This permit prefers some fully-developed and
competent scholars and personals in the fields of economy, culture,
sports, science, intellectual or charity etc. The basic requirements
includes : the bachelor degree with three-year working experiences,
the master degree with one-year working experiences or the doctor
degree.
We prefer the candidates to provide the related
forcible materials concerning the introduction on their professional
programs to get this permit for the smooth examination and
endorsement by the French Ambassador.
The documents that
should be prepared includes : (in duplicate)
1.
Self-recommendation letter presenting in details on the professional
program and elaborating what the mutual benefits lie in for
FRANCE and
CHINA. The professional
program should be one of the following three options:
Industrial,
commercial or craft
(entrepreneur) in this case, investments' volumes cannot be less
than 300,000 €uros or create equally at least more than two job
positions( including the candidates).
The freelance (
prestigeous authors, translators, high-level sportsmen, artists, etc
...)
The senior employees: (high-income getters)
2.
Details from the candidate: personal adress, telephone number, and
e-mail.
3. Resume.
4. The highest school records and
related documents with notarization that can prove the competence of
the candidates to carry out the planned programs.
5. The tax
rolls paid by the candidates in their residence countries.
6.
The innocence-prove certificates drew up by the residence countries
the candidates settle down for three years.
7. If the above
projects concern the senior employees, they need to hand on the
complementary documents as followed:
(a) The
letters proved by French company to classify the reasons of
employing the candidates and the details about the positions they
get.
(b) Working Contract ( the concerned CERFA excel of the
working position can be downloaded on http://www.travail-solidarite.gouv.fr/formulaires/55.html).
The job category in the working contract is supposed to accord with
the candidate's qualification, experiences, specialized fields and
diplomas.
The
candidates who are qualified with the above requirements can submit
the documents directly to the General French Consulate in
Shanghai to apply for
talent resident permit. This kind of visa belongs to long stay visa.
The Consulate will offer the receipt to prove the acceptance of the
application.
The candidates can go through on the website of
French
Visa
Application
Center or dial 33303600 to
make the appointment (9:00 to 17:00 Mon to Fri).
The
procedures in the process of applying for the talents resident
permit visa:
1. Fees
for application: equate to 99 €uros ( in line with the
floating currency rate, and the Consulate will not accept
Euros)
2. Fill up three Long-Stay visa application forms
completely and sign the names
3. Six identity photos with clear
background (33mm x 44mm)
4. Notarial birth certificate. If
necessary, marriage notarial certificate and the notarial birth
certificate of the candidates' spouses and children.
5. The
original passport and the first five pages of passport copies, all
the pages with visa stamps and all the ones with seals.
6. Hukou
original and copies of all the details in it.
7. The resident
permit issued by government of
Shanghai,
Anhui,
Jiangsu,
Zhejiang.
8. Bank deposit
original and copy.
9. Bank statement original and copy.
10.
Booking flight ticket copy
11. Schengen medical reimbursement
insurance original and copy.
Suppose
the candidates family wants to apply for such kind of visa : they
need to provide other documents as üfollowing:
- üMarriage
certificate original, copy and translation
- Family
relationship notariazation of the children and accredited by
Waiban üif it's
necessary.
- Bank deposit
original and copy if it's
necessary.
The
family members with this permit needn't apply for Family Regroup
visa. They will get the certificate entitled "private and family
life" and they can work in
France.
If it is
necessary, we will ask to the candidate to give a presentation on
the details of his program and project, and after that the Consulate
will put forward the evaluation.
It will take 1 month
to examinate the documents in the whole procedures.
Once the
French Consulate approves the application, the visa with 3-month
validity will be offered.
- The issued
letter of "talent resident permit".
- The sample
letter signed by the candidate with the date to guarantee
that after he gets the permit he will finally go back to his
own country.
After
arriving in
France, the permit holder
must go to the local police station to apply for the resident
permit. Before getting 3-year valid "talent resident permit", the
candidate has 6 months to handle the medical attestation proved by
ANAEM.
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ATTENTION:
Ø
- Two sets of
documents require the originals. All the materials in
Chinese need the translation in French or
English.
Ø
- Incomplete
documents will be rejected/refused.
Ø
- The Embassy will
not guarantee the every success of the visa application even
if the complete documents are provided.
Ø
- The
rights of asking other information and materials are
reserved by the Embassy.
