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Schengen Tourist or Private Visit — Visa or Visa-Free

FranceShort stays and visits

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

A short-stay visa (uniform Schengen or national visa depending on destination) is required only where the traveller's nationality is subject to a visa.

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  • The page gives no nationality list.

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

The route covers a stay of less than 3 months. The official source does not state a rolling-period rule, validity or entry rules.

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  • No rolling-period, validity or entry rules are stated.

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

Supporting documents are set by the visa assistant and may vary by residence or nationality; mainly proof of sufficient financial resources (cash, traveller's cheques, international bank cards) for the stay and to pay for the return.

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

After checking whether a visa is needed, the application is started online on France-Visas, using the online visa assistant to identify documents. The official source does not state when a stay can be extended or changed.

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  • Extension or change of status is 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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