Must the entry time of French multi-year visa be within three months after issuance?

The multiple-entry short-term Schengen visa issued by France for 1 to 5 years can only be renewed within 3 months before or 1 year after the visa expires.

To apply for a multiple-entry visa for one to five years, the passport must be valid for more than 15 months from the date of visa application. For example, the passport is valid for only three years, and you can only get a visa for two to three years at most.

/kloc-a multiple-entry visa of 0/to 5 years is a short-term Schengen visa, which allows applicants to enter the country multiple times and is valid for 1 to 5 years. Multiple entry visas grant the holder the right to stay for up to 90 days within 180 days.

According to French visa practice, the first applicant can often get a three-month multiple-entry visa, and the second applicant is expected to get a one-year multiple-entry visa. Therefore, if you apply for a short-term tourist visa in France for the third time, it is hoped that you can update it to a five-year multiple-entry visa. However, the specific time limit is issued by the visa officer according to the actual situation, and it is not always available.

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Generally speaking, foreigners who want to come to France must obtain a visa unless they are visa-free. Before leaving the country, you should apply to the French embassy or consulate of the country in charge of the application (most commonly the country where you live).

Generally speaking, foreign citizens who want to come to France must have a visa unless they are visa-free. Before departure, the visa must be applied to the French embassy or consulate in charge of the visa in the country where the applicant has the right to submit the application (usually the country where he legally resides).

The type of visa required depends on the time and reason of stay: travel, professional reasons, study/training, family reasons.

Stay time is less than or equal to 90 days.

1. The required visa type is short-term residence visa. ?

The laws and regulations for issuing short-term residence visas vary according to the French territory you plan to stay in:

2. For territories in Europe, France issues a unified Schengen short-term residence visa according to the regulations of Schengen area? ;

3. For non-European territories, France issues national short-term residence visas;

4. If you only transit through the French airport without leaving the "international" zone, please use the visa assistant to confirm whether you need to apply for an airport transit A visa.

5, continuous residence for more than 90 days.

6. Is the required visa a long-term residence visa? .

The visa corresponds to the time and purpose of the stay.

Issued in accordance with the Entry and Exit Code. Aliens and Aliens Act "(? Laws and regulations on long-term residence visas in the Law on Entry, Residence and Asylum of Foreigners (French version).

French visa official website-general information