FAQ home
This section aims to answer to Frequently Asked Questions and provide relevant information on procedure applicable to all residents in China who wish to apply for a visa to travel to France.
Do I need a visa?
- Do I need a visa to go to France?
- Do I need a visa to travel in the Schengen area?
- Do I need a visa to go to DOM-TOM?
About visa application process
- What is the VisasFrance visa application procedure?
- How to apply for a visa?
- Where to apply for a visa?
- When to apply for a visa?
- What kind of visa do I need to apply for?
- What are the required documents for a visa?
- Could the Consulate request from me to provide additional documents?
- How can I renew my circulation visa?
- Is my passport valid?
- Can somebody else apply for me?
- How much does a visa application for France cost?
- What are the requirements for the insurance?
- What are the requirements for the photo?
- How can I collect my passport?
- Can VisasFrance send me my passport back by EMS?
- Can someone pick up my passport for me?
- What kind of visa do I need to provide the attestation d'accueil?
- Where can I have a visa application form?
Knowledge
- What is the Schengen area?
- What is a Schengen visa?
- What are the French Overseas Departments, Territories and Territorial Overseas Communities (DOM-TOM-CTOM)?
- What is a short stay visa?
- What is a long stay visa?
- What is the difference between a Schengen visa and a national French visa?
- What is a transit visa?
- What is an airport transit visa and which nationals are concerned?
- What are the nationalities which need a Schengen short stay visa (Visa type B and C)?
- What is the territory jurisdiction?
- What is D.D.T.E.F.P.?
- What is a circulation visa?
- What is an "attestation d'accueil"?
- What is a "protocole d'accueil"?
- What are the countries members of the European Union?
- What are the countries members of Schengen area?