France-visas: the official website for visas to enter France
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Tourist stay, studies, work, family reasons … You are not a French citizen, so you may need a visa to come to France. And if so, what type? To find out more about visa application issues, find France-visas online, the official visa website for France.
This site is accessible in several foreign languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, Spanish and Russian) and informs you about all the steps to take when applying for a visa:
check if a visa is necessary for your travel or establishment project in France using the online visa assistant ; complete the visa application form (however, for some countries, access to the online application is not yet possible); make an appointment at the visa center in your country between 3 months and 15 days before departure (in most cases, consular services use service providers to receive visa applicants and file applications ); to present you at the meeting with all the necessary elements (passport, form, photos, proof, means of payment …); follow the evolution of your application which is provided by the visa center in which you have deposited your file and recover your passport.
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