North Macedonia

Closed weekly on Saturdays and Sundays.

Closing days in 2026 :

• Thursday, January 1st
• Tuesday, January 6th
• Wednesday, January 7th
• Monday, January 19th
• Tuesday, January 27th
• Friday, March 20th
• Friday, April 10th
• Monday, April 13th
• Friday, May 1st
• Monday, May 25th
• Monday, August 3rd
• Friday, August 28th
• Tuesday, September 8th
• Monday, October 12th
• Friday, October 23th
• Tuesday, December 8th
• Friday, December 25th

Practical information on the progress of your appointment

Personal Appearance: Visa applicants must appear in person to submit their file to consular services.

Preparing for your visit

The following elements must be met before your visit to the visa service:

• Your valid passport. The date of expiry must be at least 3 months after the date of expiry of the visa applied for;
• The application form, printed, dated and signed, with a recent identity photograph, in accordance with the ISO/IEC standard (pdf).
• The list of supporting documents;
• The supporting documents appearing on the list, assembled in the order of the list and checked off on the list;

The above documents must be supplied in duplicate: a first file consisting of the originals, the second consisting of photocopies in A4 format.

• The cash amount (denars) of the visa fee.

We remind you that only the visa service agents are authorized to ask you for additional documents and that no external intermediary is approved with regard to visas.

Biometric data collection

All visas issued by France are biometric visas.

All visa applicants over 12 years of age must present themselves in person when submitting their first application. The following biometric identifiers are collected on this occasion: a photograph, scanned or taken at the time of the request, and 10 fingerprints, taken flat and digitized.

It is however possible to retrieve your biometric data, if a previous biometric Schengen visa was issued to you less than 59 months ago.

Children under 12 years old are exempt from biometrics, the file must be presented by one of the child's parents or by the person having parental authority, however the child's presence is mandatory when filing. The ISO/IEC (pdf) compliant photograph of the child will then be scanned.

Follow your request

You can follow the progress of your request from your France-Visas account, under "My requests".

Pick up your passport

Your passport can only be collected by yourself or by a duly authorised third party.

Official passports

Holders of official passports (diplomatic or service) are welcomed without appointment from Monday to Friday from 09:30 to 12:30.

Passports are collected daily, Monday to Friday, upon notification by the visa officer.

Important: incomplete applications will not be processed.

The visa application for holders of diplomatic or service passports must be made at least 15 days before the desired departure date.

Visas issued to official passport holders in the course of their duties are free of charge.

Representation of other Schengen States

France represents Portugal and Iceland.

Visas for studies: Campus France procedure

The Espace Campus France is an information and orientation service on studying in France and thus helps students to define their project and build a path to success. The ECF offers students a full range of services and tools throughout the development of their project.

• Information on studying in France;
• Documentary space;
• Online dialogue via e-mail;
• Dematerialized pre-registration request and assistance in the constitution of the file;
• Individual interview.

The processing fee per Campus France Macedonia is 6,037 denars.

If you have any problems with your visa application project, the consular services are at your disposal to answer your questions by e-mail: visas.skopje-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr