Is this your first visa application? Take a few minutes to read through all the steps of the visa application before starting. Before you start, you should have: Your passport; Original and photocopy of your supporting documents; 2 photos in ISO/IEC format; Downloadable guides (PDF) are available to help you complete your application ...

Your visa; You must apply for a long-stay "visitor" visa. You will be issued with a long-stay visa serving as a residence permit (VLS-TS). This visa is subject to an online validation procedure after you arrive in France.

Seek information and check if you need a visa or not. 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 the duration of your stay does not exceed 90 days per 180-day period, you will be issued a short-stay uniform Schengen visa or national visa depending on your destination. If your presence in France requires an airport stopover, please ensure that you do not need an airport transit visa .

Apply for a visa in India to visit France. Visa applications submitted in India are examined by the French consulates in Mumbai (Bombay), Puducherry, Kolkata (Calcutta), Bengaluru (Bangalore), and the visa section of the Embassy of France in Delhi; only the Consulates and the Embassy are authorised to take decisions about visas.

Apply for a visa in Australia to visit France. Visa applicants living in Australia have to submit their application in Australia at one of the VFS GLOBAL centers regardless of their location, in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaïde by appointment only.

Submit your application at a visa centre for France, in Canada. The reception of visa applicants is provided by VFS Global Centers in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa. Visa applications submitted in Canada are examined by the French Consulate in Montreal.

This visa is commonly referred to as a "circulation visa". It enables you to make as many stays as you wish in France, provided that you abide by the cumulative time limit of 90 days per period of 180 days, for the duration of its validity.

Depending on your nationality, a visa is required when intending to travel to France. All visas must be applied for prior to departure at the nearest French Embassy or French Consulate in the applicant’s country of residence.

To begin, please visit the following website: https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr/particuliers/#/ You will need to provide: The information on your visa; The date on which you entered France; Your residential address in France;