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This portal helps you gather the information you will need before submitting your visa application online.
The visa wizard will help you determine, depending on your situation, the visa requirements, as well as the visa fees and required supporting documents.
If you have stayed in the Schengen Area within the past 6 months please use the Visa Calculator tool to determine the precise number of days remaining for your authorized stay. (online calculator ).
In addition to providing important general information, this link offers specific pages related to your place of residence, so that you can access the most accurate information for your visa application.
To submit a visa application, you must provide at least the following :
Important : Documents in languages other than French or English may be required to be translated into French.
Make sure you allow enough time before your departure date to schedule an appointment to have your application reviewed.
Check on the average appointment waiting time to ensure that you are able to submit your application three months to two weeks prior to your departure date for a long stay visa, and 6 months to two weeks prior to your departure date for a short stay visa.
In most cases, the consular services use external service providers to receive visa applicants and collect their documents. The consular services nonetheless remain fully responsible for processing and making decisions on visa applications.
You will find all the necessary details to make an appointment on the country of application page.
You must attend your appointment with all the required documents. Also bring a copy of each document, including the passport and a copy of its ID pages.
The service provider (or consulate) will receive you, review your application, collect the visa fee, collect your biometric data (photo and fingerprints) and keep your passport and the copies of all your supporting documents in order to forward them to the consulate.
The visa application process will take approximately 20 minutes at the visa centre.
All visas issued by France are biometric visas.
Any visa applicant aged 12 or older must submit his or her visa application in person. The following biometric data will be required: a photo (scanned or taken during your appointment), and ten fingerprints.
If you hold a biometric Schengen visa issued in the past 59 months, your previous biometric data can be re-used.
Visa application fees are composed of :
Your fingerprints were previously collected as part of an earlier application less than 59 months before the date of your current application.
NOTE: To confirm whether someone else can apply for a visa on your behalf, please contact your visa centre
You can track the progress of your application. For details, go to our track the progress of your application page.
You will be notified when your passport is ready for collection from the visa centre where you applied. Visa applications are generally processed within 15 days. This period can be extended up to 45 days in particular cases if the examination of the application justifies it.
In some instances, the passport can be sent by postal services.
Where are you submitting your visa application?
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