France Visa Requirements for Indians

Personal Documents

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  Valid Passport

  Must not be older than 10 years and must be valid for at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa and should be along with all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, Passports with observation and passports of 20-year validity are NOT acceptable.

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  Signed Visa Form

  1 Visa Application Form to be filled at https://france-visas.gouv.fr/ (Manual Forms NOT accepted at all). This form needs to be printed and signed by the applicant at the appropriate places (along with the Barcode pages - PLEASE SEND FULL PRINT OF THE FORM).

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  Receipt of Visa Application

  The two-pager document with barcode needs to be printed and given along with the visa application.

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  Passport Copy

  Photocopy of Passport front and last page copy and Photocopy of valid USA, UK, and Previous Schengen Visa.

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  Passport Size Photos

  2 Recent Coloured Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) should be: dimensions (35mm x 45mm), On matte finish paper, with White background

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  Signed Cover Letter

  Addressed to The Visa Officer, Embassy of France with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause. Details of all Applicants with name, passport number (if applicable).

Travel Documents

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  Hotel Confirmation

  Hotel voucher as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone number, and Email Id).

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  Air Ticket Reservation

  Return ticket, covering all the sectors.

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  Day to Day Itinerary

  Daily Schedule of the trip.

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  Travel Insurance

  It should be as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.

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  Travel Insurance should have special condition: The geographical area for this policy stands changed to worldwide.

Proof of Funds

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  Bank Statement

  Latest Personal Bank Statement (Original) last 3 months i.e. sealed and signed by Bank Authorities.

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  Applicants above 18 years of age

  Also need to provide their personal bank statement. If they don't have a bank statement then the reason should be mentioned on the cover letter.

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  Income Tax Return

  Personal ITR For Last 3 years.

Occupation Proof

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  If you are an Employee

  Last 3 months salary slips. NOC from Company.

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  If you are proprietor/owner of the company

  Company’s Original Bank statement of last 3 months stamped from bank, company’s ITR of Last 3 years, company proof (GST/ Incorporation certificate/Partnership Deed etc).

  Cover letter on company’s Letterhead.

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  If you are a student

  Leave letter issued from school and school ID.

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  If you are retired

  Proof of retirement and pension statements for the last three months.

  Proof of Regular Income Generation of regular income by ownership of property or business.

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  If you are sponsored

  Proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation by completing a national form of the Schengen State concerned (see the website of the Member State of destination).

For Honeymooners

For Minors

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  If minor is accompanied by one parent/traveling alone, provide a NOTARIZED NOC from other/both parents with their passport copy.

  If minor traveling with parents or without parents, then consent letter is mandatory.

Note:

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  IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

  The Embassy reserves the right to ask for additional documents and/or for a personal interview. All Schengen Embassies have stopped accepting the passports which are handwritten or have any observation on the front data page. Hence, all such passport holders are requested to get a fresh passport booklet to apply for Visa.

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  Photo Appearance

  The photograph must be a full-face front view in which the visa applicant is facing the camera directly. The face should cover about 80 percent of the photo area. The photograph MUST be in color and have only a white background. Photos with dark, busy, or patterned backgrounds will not be accepted. In general the applicants head including both face and hair should be shown from the crown of the head to the tip of the chin on top and bottom and from hairline side-to-side. It is preferable that ears be exposed. Sunglasses or other wear which detracts from the face are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons an eye patch.

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  For example.

  A photograph depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.

Medical Requirement

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  Travel Insurance as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.

Mondy Provides Premium Services for Schengen as listed below:-

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  Appointment Taking

  Documentation Assistance and Scrutiny

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  Visa Fee Preparation

  Meet and Assist For Biometric

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  Submission

  Dispatch of Passports

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  Important Note:

  Kindly note that in case of any shortcoming in visa form or documents, the applicants would be asked to take a fresh appointment and visit again. Hence, WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND TAKING EXPERT SERVICE OF Mondy TO AVOID ANY SUCH HASSLE OR RE-VISIT FOR VISA SUBMISSION.

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  Documents

  Please do send us your passports and documents at least 2 days in advance so that we may check documents, take the appointment, and prepare the documentation for visa submission.

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  Following travelers are exempted from Biometric

  Children under 12 years of age

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  Persons for whom the collection of fingerprints is physically impossible

  Sovereigns and other senior members of a royal family, Heads of State and members of the national Governments (with their official delegations and spouses) if they travel for official purposes.

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  Airport Transit Visa (ATV) is NOT required to transit through the international zone of French Airports. However, regular short-stay visa is needed to leave French airports and visit France.