• Passport with 2 blank pages valid for at least 3 months from when applicant return to the UK
  UK residence permit valid for at least 3 months from when you return to the UK (category C visas are not accepted).
• UK residence permit (original and copy) must be valid for at least 90 days beyond the return date of the trip to the Schengen Area.
• Two recent passport size photographs (not older than 1 month) taken against a white background.
• Completed and signed visa application form (will be completed by us; see Next Steps below)
• Recent original bank statements for the last 3 months with the latest one less than one month old containing sufficient funds to travel (£50 per day, positive balance, not overdraft).
• Proof of accommodation fully paid, if possible, in the name of the applicant. Should come directly from the hotel.
• Return ticket fully paid, in the name of the applicant.
• Itinerary covering the whole stay in France and Schengen countries (download).
• Travel Insurance (get travel insurance; must include name; region covered; duration of cover and details of what medical costs are covered. It must also specify that repatriation cost of at least €30000, in the event of injury or death, is included).
• Original recent employment letter confirming the start date of employment and the applicant's position and payslips for the last three months.
• If you are Self-employed, Students, Family members of EU nationals, or Housewife, please get in touch with us to assist you with other the requirements.
• Completed GAN Visa Order Form which is in the download visa package.

• France Tourist Fee

  France Visa Consular Fee

  £72
  

• France Visa Fee for Citizens from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Georgia, Cape Verde, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Serbia and Ukraine

  France Visa Consular Fee

  £

• Visa Centre Fees

  France Visa Centre Fee

  £93

Processing Time and Handling Fees

We charge a handling fee additional to the Schengen embassy visa fee, for our validation service to ensure all of your documents are in order.

• Express Service; Currently about 2 weeks from the appointment day 

  Process time and Handling Fee

  £288 + VAT

• Passport collection after the decision is made

  GAN Service Fee

  £24 + VAT

• Photograph print

  GAN Service Fee

  £10 + VAT

• For certain nationalities the processing time may take up to 15 working days.
• You should apply for a France Schengen tourist visa in UK only;
  1. If France is the only Schengen country you plan on visiting
  2. France is your main destination (the country you will be staying the longest in)
  3. France is the first Schengen country you are visiting (when spending an equal amount of days in Germany and another Schengen country)
• All applicants must provide a separate set of documents even if applying as a family.
• The mission reserves the right to request additional information and/or documents which are not on the documents required list.
• The duration, number of entries and issuance of visa are at the sole discretion of the France Consulate in London.