Volunteering

Your situation

Visas can be issued for the purposes of volunteering. There are three types of volunteering : civic service, association-based volunteer work and European Voluntary Service (EVS).

Your visa

If part of the European Voluntary Service (EVS), you will receive a temporary long-stay visa (VLS-T) marked "Volunteer".

For the other categories of volunteering, different types of visa will be issued based on how long you will be volunteering :

• If your stay is equal to or less than 12 months it will be marked : "Temporary exemption from a residence permit"
• If it is over 12 months it will be marked : "Visitor"

Preparing my visa application

Assess your situation with France-Visas online support and identify the necessary supporting documents.

Making my visa application

After checking the need for a visa to stay in France, you start your process online.