Visa Category

• The Consulate general of France has the right to ask an applicant any necessary complementary information or document.
• Passport: a full national private passport issued less than 10 years ago, valid for at least more than 3 months beyond the validity of the requested visa, with a blank visa page to affix the visa sticker. If you're in possession of one or more previous passports, it is mandatory to bring it and make copies of the first 5 pages of the passport, including all the pages which contain visas or stamps.
• International Travel insurance for a stay in Schengen area (short stay visa), in France (long stay visa) or in the French Overseas Departments or Regions or French Overseas Territories, must cover medical fees and repatriation costs up to 300.000 RMB (30.000 euros). The insurance must cover the whole period of the stay.
  
• For all short stay Schengen visa applications : Applicants are required to fill a Complementary questionnaire (to be completed in French or in English and to be joined to the application form) [see Download visa application forms]
  

Short stay Schengen visa (stay less than three months) :

• Professional visit
  
  
  • Business visit
    
  • Accredited French companies' employees
    
  • Work
    
  • Private domestic worker
    
  • Professional training
    
    

• Tourism

  • Tourism (individual)
    
  • Tourism (ADS group)
    
    

• Family, friend or private visit

  • Family, friend or private visit
    
    
• Studies
  
  
  • Study (general)
    
  • Study / Examination
    
    

• Cultural and scholar exchange for underage

  • Cultural and scholar exchange for underage
    
    
    

• Scientist researcher and relatives

  • Scientist
    
  • Scientist spouse
    
  • Scientist child
    
    
    

• Ascendant of a French citizen or a French citizen's spouse

  • Ascendant of a French citizen or a French citizen's spouse
    
    
    

• Foreign parent of an under age French child

  • Foreign parent of an under age French child
    
    
    
• Marriage in France with a French Citizen
  
  
  • Marriage without settling in France
    
    
    

• Journalist

  • Visa for journalist
    
    
    

• Transit

  • Transit visa
    
    
    
• Airport transit
  
  
  • Airport transit visa
    
    
    

• Re-entry

  • Re-entry visa

Other short stay Schengen visas

Application forms to be submitted directly to the French visa section with prior appointment taken through the FranceVisa Centre.

• French citizen's spouse
  
• Foreign child of French Citizen
  
• EU and European Economic Area citizen's relative
  
  

Long stay Schengen visa (over 3 months) :

• Professional visit
  
  
  • Professional training

   

• Studies
  
  
  • Studies (students to be at least 18 year old in the 3 months following the entry in France)
  • Au pair
    
  • Medical internship (Faisant fonction d'interne)
    
  • Higher education for under age student
    
  • Primary or secondary education for minor
    
    
• Scientist researcher and relatives
  
  
  • Scientist
    
  • Scientist spouse
    
  • Scientist child
    
    
• Ascendant of a French citizen or a French citizen's spouse
  
  
  • Ascendant of a French citizen or a French citizen's spouse
    
• Person who have signed a civil partnership (PACS) with a French citizen
  
  
  • Person who have signed a civil partnership (PACS) with a French citizen
    

• Marriage in France with a French Citizen

  • Marriage with settling in France
    
    
• Visit purpose
  
  
  • Visit visa
    
    

• Employees of French companies (ANAEM procedure)
  

  The Consulate general of France :
  
  - directly receives official ANAEM decisions on account of visa applications
  - sends a notification letter to the applicant listing the required documents to complete the procedure.

• Family regrouping (ANAEM procedure)
  
  The Consulate general of France :
  
  - directly receives official ANAEM decisions on account of visa applications
  - sends a notification letter to the applicant listing the required documents to complete the procedure.
  

• Other long stay visas

  French citizen spouse

  Adoption