Visa appointment date may be up to six months before the visa start date
This section comprises a number of sub-pages. Each section is discussed here
Please see the new page added in January 2024 here.
The online process is complicated and has multiple steps on two different websites.
There is a summary page which includes an overall diagram here.
There is a document to guide you through the France-Visas website (Steps 2-5) and another document for the TLS website (Steps 6-10). They are available on the Guidance page here.
Be sure to pick the correct length visa on the France-Visas website, most people will want 3-6 months. There is more information here.
The visa has a minimum income requirement, sometime referenced as 'minimum resources' as savings may be taken into account. This is set out here.
Though EHIC/GHIC are deemed by the French Authorities as adequate medical cover for a VLS-T visa there are other insurance aspects to consider. These are discussed here.
The documentation pack is crucial to the success of your visa application and short-cutting can easily cause delay, inconvenience, or the application being refused. Guidance is given here.
1 in 4 people had their photographs rejected in the period January to September 2021. There is guidance on what is required here.
For many people this will be a long day or require overnight travel. There is more information here
Updated 12/01/2024