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EU-Family Facilitated Short-Stay Visa

FranceShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Whether a short-stay visa is needed depends on the traveller and is checked with the France-Visas visa wizard; family members who need one are issued a short-stay visa.

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Limits of the record
  • No nationality matrix is given on the page.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

It lets the family member of an EU/EEA/Swiss national (spouse, descendant under 21 or dependent, dependent ascendant, or those of the spouse) enter France and, on arrival, apply for a residence permit at the prefecture to settle.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Family members who do not need a visa can enter and stay in France for three months, during which they request a residence permit. The official source does not state the maximum stay, validity or entry rules for visa holders.

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Limits of the record
  • Maximum stay and validity for visa holders are not stated on the page.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel and passport evidence.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The application is started online on France-Visas after checking whether a visa is needed; for stays over three months or settling in the French overseas departments/territories or collectivities, the embassy or consulate must be contacted. The official source does not state when a stay can be extended or changed.

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Limits of the record
  • Extension or change-of-status rules for the short stay are not stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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