France Business Visa Visa

Valid Passport

Handwritten passports, Passports with observation and passports of 20-year validity are NOT acceptable.

1 Visa Form to be filled ONLINE WITH BAR CODE PAGE 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).

Undertaking Form

(Signed by Applicant) available in visa forms section of our website.

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

Two Photos 35mm x 45mm, White Background, 80% face covered and without Spectacles (Photo Should not be old more than 6 Months).

Addressed to Consulate General of France, Pondicherry) Letterhead with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause .

Confirmed Hotel Bookings

Confirmed Air Tickets

Travel Insurance

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

Bank Statement

Income Tax Return

If you are an employee

NOC from Company.

Company’s Original Bank statement of last 3 months Stamped from Bank.

Company proof (GST/ Incorporation certificate/Partnership Deed etc).

For applicants going on training purposes the invitee organization must get a clearance from the DDTEFP department of the French ministry in France and photocopy of the DDTEFP must be attached with the covering letter from the invitee.

Covering letter

Invitation Letter

Copy of Company Registration Certificate

Company’s bank statement

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

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.

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.

Sunglasses or other wear which detracts from the face are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons an eye patch, for example.

Mondy provides very premium services for Schengen as listed below:-

Documentation Assistance and Scrutiny

Meet and Assist For Biometric

Dispatch of Passports

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.

Following travelers are exempted from Biometric

Persons for whom the collection of fingerprints is physically impossible

Biometric will be valid for a period of 59 months, hence, the travelers who have undergone biometric for Schengen country after 2nd November 2015, will NOT NEED to undergo biometric for their next Schengen travel in next 59 months.

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.

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.