France Tourist Visa

From Chennai Consulate

France
Chennai
tourist

Get complete information on how to apply for your France Tourist visa from Chennai. This comprehensive guide includes required documents, visa fees, processing time, eligibility criteria, and step-by-step application instructions. Over 100,000+ Indian travelers trust Mondy for visa services.

france tourist visa requirements from chennai consulate - documents checklist
Required documents for France Tourist visa application

Processing

15 working days

Approx.

Consulate

chennai

france

Validity

6-24 months

Typical

france tourist Visa Documents Required

To apply for your france tourist visa from chennai, you'll need to submit the following documents to the consulate. Make sure all documents are valid and meet the specifications.

1
Personal Documents

  • 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.
    Signed Visa Form
  • 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).
    Receipt of Visa Application (a two-pager document with barcode) needs to be printed and given along with the visa application.
  • Undertaking Form
    Declaration Form
  • (Signed by Applicant) available in visa forms section of our website.
    Passport Copy
  • Photocopy of Passport front and last page copy and Photocopy of valid USA, UK, and Previous Schengen Visa.
    Passport Size Photos
  • Two Photos 35mm x 45mm, White Background, 80% face covered and without Spectacles (Photo Should not be old more than 6 Months).
    Signed Cover Letter
  • Covering letter with brief detail about the travel, applicant Designation and proper entry and exit date addressed to `To, The Visa officer, `To Consulate General of France, Pondicherry.

2
Travel Documents

  • Confirmed Hotel Bookings
    Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone number, and Email Id).
  • Confirmed Air Tickets
    Return ticket, covering all the sectors.
  • Day to day Itinerary
    Daily Schedule of the trip.
  • 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.
  • Travel Insurance should have special condition: The geographical area for this policy stands changed to worldwide.

3
Proof of Funds

  • Bank Statement
    Latest Personal Bank Statement (Original) last 3 months i.e. sealed and signed by Bank Authorities.
  • Income Tax Return
    Personal ITR For Last 3 years.

4
Occupation Proof

  • If you are an employee
    Last 3 months salary slips.
  • NOC from Company.
    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.
  • If you are a student
    Leave letter issued from School.
  • School ID.
    If you are retired
  • Proof of retirement.
    Pension statements for the last three months.
  • Proof of regular income generated by ownership of property or business.
    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)

5
For honeymooners

  • Marriage certificate or Marriage Card
    Copy of marriage certificate is required.
  • Engagement /Marriage Photograph
    2-3 photographs of the bride and groom together are required.
  • Note
    If bride or groom is not employed, then the Financials of the parents are required (Check According to the above-mentioned occupations).

6
For Minors

  • If minor is accompanied by one parent/travelling alone shall provide a NOTARIZED NOC from other/both parents with their passport copy
    If minor travelling with parents or without parents then consent letter is mandatory.

7
Visa Agent Documents

  • Authority Letter
    In case biometrics not needed and Mondy is submitting the application on behalf of the applicant.

8
Note

  • 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.
    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, for example.
    A photograph depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.
  • Mondy provides very premium services for Schengen as listed below:-
    Appointment Taking
  • Documentation Assistance and Scrutiny
    Visa Fee Preparation
  • Meet and Assist For Biometric
    Submission
  • Dispatch of Passports
    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.
    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.
  • Following travelers are exempted from Biometric
    Children under 12 years of age
  • 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.
  • 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.

9
Medical Requirement

  • 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.

Required Forms

FRANCE VISA FORM
FRANCE DECLARATION FORM

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