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Procedure
In order to schedule an appointment, please click "schedule an appointment" on our website or call us at +86 21 33303600 (From Monday to Friday, between 8 am to 3 pm, except holidays).
HOW TO APPLY FOR A VISA TO FRANCE
Step 1: consult our website, ring our call center or come to the France Visa
Application Center (FVAC) to get full details about the visa procedure
Step 2: schedule an appointment through our call center or through our website
Step 3: submit your application in the FVAC
The presence of the applicant is mandatory at least once on
submission of the visa application file, at the exception of holders of
official passports (diplomatic and service passports) and of Public Affairs
passports (PAP)
Step 4: track your visa application status on our website or through our call
center
Step 5: pick up your passport in FVAC (or sent by courier if previously
requested)
NOTIFICATION TO VISAS APPLICANTS:
Upon retrieval of your passport, please check carefully the following points:
In case of visa approval:
Check carefully the following informations on your visa sticker:
- that the picture on the visa sticker corresponds to your picture
- that the validity dates of the visa correspond to your demand
- that your name and first name are correctly spelled
- that the passport number mentioned is the correct one
In case of visa refusal:
In case of visa refusal, please check that a refusal letter is inside your envelope and that a refusal stamp has been apposed on the last page of your passport.
If you find any mistakes on your visa sticker or if you can not find refusal letter or apposed stamp on your passport, please inform without delay one of our officer IN THE Visa Application Centre
Thank you for your cooperation!
1) Visa to go to France
The Schengen visa is issued by the consular representation of the country of
the main destination.
For tourism, the competent consulate for issuing the visa is the consulate of
the country where the tourist has the longest stay. In case of equal length of
stay, the competent consulate is the consulate of the country of the first
entry.
In case the trip involves business and tourism, the competent consulate for
issuing the visa is the consulate of the country where the business will take
place, even if the length of the tourist stay is longer than the length of the
business stay.
A Schengen visa allows its holder to enter the following countries: Austria,
Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary,
Island, Italy, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland
Since the 19 December 2011, Lichtenstein is fully part of the Schengen Area countries. The Schengen short stay visas delivered by the Swiss authoritiessince the 19 December 2011, give full access to the entire Schengen Area countries.
A unique Schengen short stay visa allows his bearer to move freely in 26
European countries.
2) Visa to go to French Overseas Departments and Regions, French Overseas
Territories and French Overseas Territorial Communities
| French Overseas Regions/Departments |
| French West Indies Islands of Martinique |
| Guadeloupe |
| St. Barthelemy |
| St Martin |
| Guyana |
| Reunion Island |
| French Overseas Territories |
| French Polynesia ( Tahiti) |
| New Caledonia |
| Wallis and Futuna |
| Southern Antarctic French Territories |
| Clipperton Island |
| Overseas Territorial Communities |
| Saint-Pierre and Miquelon |
| Mayotte |
The visa applications must be submitted at least 15 days before the date of
departure for French Overseas Regions/Departments and at least 17 days
before the departure for French Overseas Territories and Overseas Territorial
Communities. The documents required are the same as those needed for a
visa valid to go to Mainland France.
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