France

France is a member of the European Union and the Schengen Agreement. European visa policy will be covered in the article about the EU. In brief, a visa to any other signatory state of the Schengen Agreement is valid in France too. No visa is required for citizens of other EU member states, and those of some selected nations with whom the European Union or France have special treaties. Inquire at your travel agent or call the local consulate or embassy of France.

Paris is the capital of France and home to numerous embassies.

Visa requirements
Depending on the length of the stay, as well as nationality, a visa may not be required. Nationals of the following "Schengen Agreement" countries may not require a visa: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal.


 * For a stay of up to 90 days, nationalities exempted from a short stay visa are also exempted from requesting a student visa if the total stay in France does not exceed 90 days.


 * However, if a student decides to stay one day longer or more after the end of the school period, he/she must apply for a temporary long stay visa (up to 6 months) BEFORE leaving for France.


 * If you are studying for longer than 6 months, you’ll need a long stay visa : this type of visa allows its holder to request a temporary residence permit ("Carte de séjour") at a French Prefecture. You must apply within two months after the date of your arrival to France. Living in France for longer than 6 months without a residence permit is illegal.

Types of visa and cost

 * A uniform Schengen visa is issued for Short-stay visits (tourist, business and students), Airport transit, Transit and Long-validity (circulation) visits.


 * Visa application fees must be paid at the time of application. No visa application fee can be refunded, whatever the result of the application.


 * All Schengen visa applications are now charged at €35, irrespective of the duration of stay requested (except for long-stay visas: stays over 90 days). The fee remains payable in Pounds Sterling only, approximately £22-26.

Visa note

 * Under no circumstances may a tourist visa be converted into a student visa. This is true throughout the European Union. International students of all nationalities intending to stay in France for more than 3 months must obtain a student identification card.

France Embassies and/or Consulates

 * Australia

French Embassy in Canberra, Australia 6 Perth Avenue Yarralumla ACT 2600 City: Canberra Phone: (02) 62 16 01 00 Fax: (02) 62 16 01 27 Web Site: http://www.ambafrance-am.org/ Email: mailto:embassy@ambafrance-au.org


 * Norway

Drammensveien 69, N-0271 Oslo Phone: +47 2328 4600 Fax: +47 2328 4671 E-mail: mailto:info.norvege-amba@diplomatie.fr Website: http://www.ambafrance-no.org/


 * United Kingdom

French Embassy in London, England (UK) 58, Knightsbridge London SW1X 7JT City: London Phone: 0207 201 10 00


 * United States

Embassy of France in Washington, U.S.A.     4101 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington DC 20007 City: Washington DC Phone: (202) 944-6000 Fax: (202) 9446166 Web Site: http://www.info-france-usa.org/ Email: mailto:info@amb-wash.fr

Others

Embassy of France in Kabul, Afghanistan - Av. De CherpourChahr e Nao Kaboul Tel: 08 48 15 (ou 16) Fax: 08 48 17

Embassy of France in Tirana, Albania - 14 rue Skenderbeg Tel: 340 54- 342 50 Fax: 344 42

Embassy of France in Algiers, Algeria - 25 chemin Gaddouche - Hydra 1600 Alger Tel: 69 24 88 Fax: 69 13 69

French Consulate General in Algiers, Algeria - 25 chemin Gaddouche - Hydra 1600 Alger Tel: 69 37 37 Fax: 69 17 67

Embassy of France in Andorra La Vella, Andorra - 38/40 Carrer-les-Canals BP 155 Tel: 820 809, 820 239, 820 556 Fax: 860 132

Embassy of France in Luanda, Angola - Rua Reverendo Agostinho Neto 31/33BP 584 Tel: 33 48 41, 33 43 35 Fax: 39 19 49

Embassy of France in Buenos Aires, Argentina - Cerrito 1399 Buenos Aires 1010 Tel: 48 19 29 30 Fax: 43 93 12 35

Embassy of France in Yerevan, Armenia - 8 boulevard Grigor Loussavoritch Tel: 15 10 95, 56 46 67 Fax: 15 11 05

Embassy of France in Canberra, Australia - 6 Perth avenue Yarralumla ACT 2600 Tel: 621 601 00 Fax: 621 601 27

French Consulate General in Sydney, Australia - St-Martins Tower - 31 Market street - Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: 926 157 79, 926 159 31 Fax: 928 312 10

French Consulate in Melbourne, Australia - 492 St Kilda road Melbourne Victoria 3004 Tel: 982 009 21 Fax: 982 093 63

Embassy of France in Vienna, Austria - Technikerstrasse 2, 1040 Vienne Tel: 502 750 Fax: 502 751 68/77

French Consulate in Vienna, Austria - Wipplingerstrasse 24/26A 1010 Vienne Tel: 536 120 Fax: 536 122 53

Embassy of France in Baku, Azerbaijan - 7 rue Rassoul Rza, BP 36, 370 000 Bakou Tel: 93 12 86, 93 71 80 Fax: 98 92 53

Embassy of France in Manama, Bahrain - Diplomatic Area 319 - road 1901 - PO box 11134 - Manama Tel: 291 734 Fax: 293 655

Embassy of France in Dhaka, Bangladesh - Road 108 - House 18 GulshanPO box 22 Tel: 607 083 (ou 84) Fax: 883 612

Embassy of France in Brussels, Belgium - 65 rue Ducale, 1000 Bruxelles Tel: 548 87 11 Fax: 513 68 71

Embassy of France in Cotonou, Benin - Avenue Jean - Paul II BP 966 Tel: 300 225 (ou 26), 300 824 Fax: 301 547

Embassy of France in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 18 Ulica Mehmed Bega Kapetanovica Ljubusaka 71000 Sarajevo Tel: 668 149 (ou 51) Fax: 668 103

French Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 58 avenida Presidente Antonio Carlos CEP 20020010 Rio de Janeiro Tel: 210 12 72 Fax: 240 81 92

French Consulate General in Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1842 avenida Paulista 14 Andar - CEP 01310 - 200 Sao Paulo SP - BP 51530 Tel: 287 95 22 Fax: 283 15 86, 283 23 61

Embassy of France in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - Complex Jalan SultanUnits 301/306 - 51/55 Jalan SultanBandar - Seri Begawan BS 8811 Tel: 220 960 (ou 61) Fax: 243 373

Embassy of France in Bujumbura, Burundi - 60 avenue de l'Uprona - BP 1740 Tel: 226 767 Fax: 221 793

Embassy of France in Phnom Penh, Cambodia - 1 bd Monivong - BP 18 - Phnom Penh Tel: 430 020 Fax: 430 037, 430 038

Embassy of France in Ottawa, Canada - 42 Promenade Sussex - Ottawa ONT. KIM 2C9 Tel: 789 17 95 Fax: 562 37 35

Embassy of France in Praia, Cape Verde - Quartier Prainha da Praia - Ile de Santiago - CP 192 Tel: 61 60 01 Fax: 61 55 90

Embassy of France in Ndjamena, Chad - Rue du lieutenant-Franjoux - BP 431 Tel: 522 575 (ou 76) Fax: 22 855

French Consulate in Ndjamena, Chad - Rue du lieutenant-Franjoux - BP 913 Tel: 52 42 28 Fax: 52 28 55

Embassy of France in Santiago, Chile - Avenida Condell 65 - Casilla 38-D - Providencia - Santiago de Chile Tel: 225 10 30 Fax: 274 13 53

Embassy of France in Beijing, China - 3 San Li Tun Dongsan Jie, Chaoyang District 100600, Beijing Tel: 6532-1274,6501-4868 (Commercial Section),6532-1269 (Cultural and Scientific Section)

Embassy of France in Moroni Hahaya, Comoros - Boulevard de Strasbourg - BP 465 Tel: 730 753, 730 615 Fax: 730 922

Embassy of France in Brazzaville, Congo - Rue Alfassa - BP 2089 - Brazzaville Tel: 815 541 (a543)

French Consulate General in Pointe Noire, Congo - 4 allee Nicolau - BP 720 Tel: 940 002 Fax: 944 637

Embassy of France in San José, Costa Rica - En Curridabat Del Indoor Club - 200 Sur 50 Oeste - BP 10177 - 1000 San Jose Tel: 234 41 67 Fax: 234 41 95

Embassy of France in Zagreb, Croatia - Schlosserove stube 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Tel: 4818110, 4818191, 4817227 Fax: 4816 899

Section for Consular Affairs of France in Zagreb, Croatia - Gajeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Tel: 4872508, 4872517 Fax: 4872 521

Embassy of France in Havana, Cuba - Calle 14 - NR 312 - Miramar - La Havane - Tel: 242 132, 242 308, 242 792 - 242 080 Fax: 241 439

Embassy of France in Nicosia, Cyprus - 6 Ploutarchou street - PO box 1671 - Engonomi Nicosie Tel: 77 99 10 Fax: 78 10 52

Embassy of France in Quito, Ecuador - Calle General Leonidas Plaza 107y Patria - BP CP 536 Tel: 560 789, 562 270 Fax: 566 424

French Consulate General in Cairo, Egypt - 5 rue El Fadl - BP 17174 - Code 11511 Tel: 393 46 45, Fax: 393 44 03

Ambassade de France en République Arabe d'Egypte, 29, avenue Charles de Gaulle B.P. 1777, GUIZA, LE CAIRE - Tel: (202) 567 32 00 - Télécopie: (202) 567 32 01

Embassy of France in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea - Carretera del Aeropuerto - BP 326 Tel: 2005, 2460 Fax: 2305

Embassy of France in Asmara, Eritrea - PO box 209 - Asmara Tel: 12 65 99 Fax: 12 10 36

Embassy of France in Tallinn, Estonia - 20 Toom Kuninga - EE-3001 Tallinn Tel: 311 492 (et 493) Fax: 311 385

Embassy of France in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Quartier Kabana - BP 1464 Tel: 55 00 66 Fax: 55 14 41

French Consulate General in Libreville, Gabon - Rue de la Mairie - BP 2161 Tel: 74 34 20 (ou 21), 75 06 82 Fax: 72 55 87

Embassy of France in Tbilisi, Georgia - 15 rue Goguebachvili - 38008 Tbilissi Tel: 934 210, 999 976 Fax: 953 375

Embassy of France in Berlin, Germany - Kochstrasse 6/7 - D-10969 Berlin Tel: 20 63 90 00 Fax: 20 63 90 10

French Consulate in Berlin, Germany - Kurf,stendamm 211D-10719 Berlin Tel: 885 902 43 Fax: 882 52 95

Embassy of France in Accra, Ghana - 12th road of Liberation avenue - PO box 187 Tel: 774 469 (et 480) - 228 504 Fax: 778 321

Embassy of France in Athens, Greece - 7 L,foros Vassilissis Sofias - Athens 10671 Tel: 339 10 00 Fax: 339 10 09

French Consulate General in Athens, Greece - 5/7 avenue Vassileos Constantinou - Athens 10674 Tel: 729 77 00 Fax: 722 52 45

Embassy of France in Conakry, Guinea - Immeuble "Chavanel" - Babadi Hadiri - BP 373 et 570 - Conakry Ville Tel: 411 605 (et 655) Fax: 412 708

Embassy of France in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau - Bairro da Penha - Avenida 14 de Novembro - CP 195 - 1011 Bissao Tel: 201 610 Fax: 253 142

Embassy of France in Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 337 avenida Juan Lindo - Colonia Palmira - AP 3441 - Tegucigalpa Tel: 236 68 00 Fax: 236 80 51

Consulate General of France in Hong Kong, Hong Kong - 26/F, Tower 2 Admiralty Centre, 18 Harcourt Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong Tel: 25294351

French Consulate General in Mumbai, India - Datta Prasad building 2nd floor10 Nowroji Gamadia Cross road- off. Peddar road Bombay 400026 Tel: 495 09 18, 495 18 70 Fax: 495 03 12

French Consulate General in Calcutta, India - 26 Park Mansion - Park street - PO box 9034 - Calcutta 16 Tel: 245 73 00 Fax: 245 73 01

Embassy of France in Jakarta, Indonesia - 20 Jalan MH Thamrin - Jakarta-Pusat Tel: 314 28 07 Fax: 314 33 38

Embassy of France in Bagdhad, Iraq - Quartier Abu Nawas - Emplacement 102 - rue 55 - Maison 7 - PO Box 118 - Bagdad Tel: 719 60 61 / 62 / 64

Embassy of France in Dublin, Ireland - 36 Ailesbury road - Dublin 4 Tel: 260 16 66 Fax: 283 01 78

Embassy of France in Rome, Italy - Piazza Farnese 67 - 00186 Rome Tel: 686 011 Fax: 686 013 60

French Consulate General in Rome, Italy - Via Giulia 251 - 00186 Rome Tel: 688 064 37, 688 021 52 Fax: 686 012 60

Embassy of France in Tokyo, Japan - 4-11-44, Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku. Post Code:106 Tel: 54208800 Fax: 54208847, 54208917

Embassy of France in Amman, Jordan - Djebel Amman - Mutanabi street - BP 5348 Tel: 464 1273 et 464 1274 Fax: 465 9606

Embassy of France in Almata, Kazakhstan - 173 rue Fourmanova - 480004 Almaty Tel: 58 25 04/08 Fax: 58 25 09

Embassy of France in Nairobi, Kenya - Barclays Plaza (9th floor) - Loita street - PO box 41784 Tel: 21 48 48, 33 97 83/84 Fax: 21 70 13

French Consulate in Mombasa, Kenya - c/o Notco Shipping Division Changamwe Roundabout - PO Box 90262 - Monbasa Tel: 43 52 61 (ou 62) Fax: 43 52 63

Embassy of France in Seoul, Korea - 30 Hap-dong Sodaemun-ku - Seoul 120030 Tel: 312 32 72 (ou 79) Fax: 393 61 08

Embassy of France in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - 43 rue Manas - Appt 6 Tel: 312 66 00 53 Fax: 312 66 00 53

Embassy of France in Vientiane, Laos - Avenue Sethatirath - BP 6 Tel: 21 52 53, 21 52 57 (59) Fax:21 52 50

Embassy of France in Riga, Latvia - 9 boulevard Rainis - LV 1050 Riga Tel: 782 01 35 Fax: 782 01 31

Embassy of France in Beirut, Lebanon - Mar-Takla - Hazmieh Tel: 429 629, 451 611, 456 580 Fax: 424 426

French Consulate General in Beirut, Lebanon - Espace des Lettres - rue de Damas Tel: 616 578 Fax: 616 586

Embassy of France in Tripoli, Libya - Rue Beni El Amar - Quartier Hay El Adalous - PO box 312 Tel: 477 48 91, 477 38 07 Fax: 477 82 66

Embassy of France in Vilnius, Lithuania - Maison Stendhal Didzioji 1 - 2600 Vilnius Tel: 222 979 Fax: 223 530, 224 211

Embassy of France in Luxembourg, Luxembourg - 8b boulevard Joseph II - BP 359 - L-1840 Luxembourg Tel: 45 72 71 1 Fax: 45 72 71 22 7

Embassy of France in Bamako, Mali - Square Patrice Lumumba - BP 17 -Bamako Tel: 21 29 51 Fax: 22 31 36

Embassy of France in Port Louis, Mauritania - 14 rue Saint-Georges Tel: 208 37 55/56 - 208 41 03 - 208 22 82 Fax: 211 05 77

French Consulate General in Nouakchott, Mauritania - Rue Ahmed Ould M'Hamed - BP 231 s Tel: 517 40 (ou 57) Fax: 569 38

Embassy of France in Mexico City, Mexico - Campos Eliseos 339 - 11560 Mexico DF Tel: 282 97 00 Fax: 282 97 03

French Consulate General in Mexico City, Mexico - rue La Fontaine 32 - CP 11560 - Mexico DF Tel: 282 98 40 Fax: 282 98 58

Embassy of France in Kishinev, Moldova - 101 rue du 31 aout - 2012 Chisinau Tel: 22 82 04 Fax: 22 82 24

Embassy of France in Rabat, Morocco - 3 rue Sahnoun Agdal - BP 602 - Rabat Tel: 689 700 Fax: 689 720, 689 701

Embassy of France in Yangon, Myanmar - Pyidaungsu Yeikthabod BP 858 - Rangoon Tel: 281 759, 280 101 Fax: 287 759

Embassy of France in Kathmandu, Nepal - Lazimpat - BP 452 Tel: 412 332, 414 734 Fax: 419 968

Embassy of France in the Hague, Netherlands - 1 Smidsplein - La Haye 2514 BT Tel: 312 58 00 Fax: 312 58 54

French Consulate General in Amsterdam, Netherlands - Vijzelgracht 2 - Postbus 20018 - 1017 HR - Amsterdam Tel: 530 69 69 Fax: 530 69 88

Embassy of France in Managua, Nicaragua - De la Iglesia el Carmen 1 cuadra1/2 Abajo Managua Tel: 226 210, 226 615, 227 011 Fax: 281 057

Embassy of France in Niamey, Niger - Route de Tondibia - Quartier Yantala - 10660 Niamey Tel: 722 432 (ou 433) Fax: 722 518

Embassy of France in Lagos, Nigeria - 1 Oyinkan Abayomi Drive - Ikoyi Tel: 269 34 27 (ou 28/29) Fax: 269 34 30

Embassy of France in Oslo, Norway - Drammensveien 69 - Oslo 2 Tel: 441 820 Fax: 563 221

Embassy of France in Muscat, Oman - PO box 208 - MSQ pc 115 - Mascate - Sultanat d'Oman Tel: 681 800 Fax: 681 843

French Consulate General in Karachi, Pakistan - 12 - A,Mohammad Ali Bogra Road Bath Island Karachi, Pakistan Tel: 5873798, 5873797 Fax: 5873073, 5874093

Embassy of France in Islamabad, Pakistan - G-5,Diplomatic Enclave Fax: (Corner Constitution Avenue & University Road) Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: 278731, 278730, 278733 Fax: 825389, 822583

Embassy of France in Panama City, Panama - Plaza de Francia - AP 869 - Panama Zona 1 Tel: 228 78 24, 228 82 90, 228 00 46 Fax: 228 78 52

Embassy of France in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - Pacific View apartments - 9th floor - Unit 21 - 84 Pruth street - Korobosea - PO box 1155 Tel: 251 323, 253 740 Fax: 250 861

Embassy of France in Asunción, Paraguay - 897 avenida Espana - CC 97 Tel: 212 439, 213 840 Fax: 211 690

Embassy of France in Lima, Peru - Avenida Arequipa 3415 - CC 607 - San Isidro - Lima Tel: 221 75 99, 221 75 12 Fax: 421 36 93

Embassy of France in Manila, Philippines - 16th Floor Pacific Star Building corner Gil Puyat and Makati Avenues, 1200 Makati City, Philippines Tel: +632 857 6900; Consular section +632 857 6999 Fax: +632 857 6951 / 6945 (French nationals)

Embassy of France in Warsaw, Poland - 1 rue Piekna - 00477 Varsovie Tel: 628 84 01/09 Fax: 629 71 76

Embassy of France in Moscow, Russia - 45 Bolchaia Jakimanka - Moscou Tel: 937 15 00 Fax: 937 14 30

Embassy of France in Kigali, Rwanda - 97 avenue du Tchad - BP 309 Tel: 752 06, 758 09 Fax: 769 57

Embassy of France in St Lucia, Saint Lucia - Clarke avenue Vigie - private box G - PO Castries Saint-Lucia W.I Tel: 452 24 62 Fax: 452 78 99

Embassy of France in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Immeuble Saou Al Fayan Quartier Olaya - PO box 94367 Riyad 11693 Tel: 488 12 55 Fax: 488 28 82

Embassy of France in Dakar, Senegal - 1 rue El Hadj Amadou Assane Ndoye - BP 4035 - Dakar Tel: 395 100 Fax: 395 181

French Consulate General in Dakar, Senegal - 1 rue El Hadj Amadou Assane Ndoye - BP 330 - Dakar Tel: 395 262 Fax: 395 260

Embassy of France in Singapore, Singapore - 101-103 Cluny Park Road, Singapore 259595 Tel: 6880-7800 Fax: 6880-7801

Embassy of France in Bratislava, Slovakia - Hlavne Namestie 7 - 81283 Bratislava Tel: 593 47 111 Fax: 593 47 199

Embassy of France in Ljubljana, Slovenia - Barjanska 1 - 61111 Ljubljana Tel: 126 45 25, 126 25 82 Fax: 125 04 65

Embassy of France in Pretoria, South Africa - 807 George avenue Arcadia Pretoria 0083 Tel:429 7000 (et 7008) Fax: 429 7029

French Consulate in Cape town, South Africa - 78 Queen Victoria Street 8001 Cape Town Tel: 42 31 575 Fax: 42 61 996

Embassy of France in Madrid, Spain - Calle de Salustiano - Olozaga 928001 - Madrid Tel: 423 89 00 Fax: 423 89 01

French Consulate General in Madrid, Spain - Calle Marques de la Ensenada 10 - 28004 Madrid Tel: 700 78 00 Fax: 700 78 01

Embassy of France in Colombo, Sri Lanka - 89 Rosmead place - PO box 880 - Colombo 7 Tel: 69 97 50 (ou 52) - 69 88 15 Fax: 69 90 39, 67 73 74

Embassy of France in Paramaribo, Suriname - Gravenstraat 5 - PO box 2648Tel: 476 455, 475 222 Fax: 471 208

Embassy of France in Stockholm, Sweden - Box 10241 - 10055 Stockholm Tel: 45 95 300 Fax: 45 95 313

French Consulate General in Stockholm, Sweden - Box 10315 - 10055 Stockholm Tel: 45 95 320 Fax: 45 95 321

Embassy of France in Berne, Switzerland - Schosshaldenstrasse 46 - BP 300 - 3006 Berne Tel: 359 21 11 Fax: 359 21 92

French Consulate General in Geneva, Switzerland - 11 rue Imbert-Galloix - 1205 Geneve Tel: 319 00 00 Fax: 319 00 72/79

Embassy of France in Bangkok, Thailand - 35, Soi Rong Phasi Kao (Soi 36), Charoen Krung Road, Bangkok 10500 Tel: 2668250-4 Fax: 2367973

Embassy of France in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Tatil building - 11 Maraval road - PO box - 1242 Trinidad and Tobago WI Tel: 622 74 46 (ou 47) Fax: 628 26 32

Embassy of France in Tunis, Tunisia - Les Berges du lac - 2045 Tunis Tel: 860 033 Fax: 86 1815, 860 363

French Consulate General in Tunis, Tunisia - adresse que l'ambassade Tel: 861 777 Fax: 861 480

Embassy of France in Kampala, Uganda - 9/12 Parliament avenue - PO box 7212 Tel: 342 120, 342 176 Fax: 34 12 52

Embassy of France in Kiev, Ukraine - 39 rue Reterska - 252034 Kiev Tel: 228 73 69, 228 03 57 Fax: 229 08 70

Embassy of France in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Angle Delma street et Al Nahyan street -PO box 4014 Tel: 435 100 Fax: 434 158

French Consulate General in Dubai, United Arab Emirates - PO box 3314 - Deira - Dubai Tel: 232 442 Fax: 270 887

Embassy of France in London, United Kingdom - 58 Knightsbridge - Londres SW1X - 7 JT Tel: 201 1000 Fax: 201 1004

French Consulate General in London, Great Britain - 21 Cromwell road - Londres SW7 2 EN Tel: 838 20 00 Fax: 838 20 01

French Consulate General in Washington, United States of America - 4101 Reservoir road NW - Washington DC 20007 Tel: 944 60 00 Fax: 944 61 66

French Consulate General in Washington, United States of America - adresse que l'Ambassade Tel: 944 61 95 Fax: 944 61 48

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