How to apply for the "renewal of multiple entry visas for one to five years" signed by France?

If you have a short-term multiple-entry Schengen visa issued by France for one to five years, and the validity of the visa expires in three months or expires within one year, you can apply for visa renewal. The advantage of visa renewal is that you don't need to prepare a lot of visa materials, such as hotels, air tickets and so on.

first, judge whether your visa is a multiple-entry short-term Schengen visa

Just open your passport law tab and see if there is a graphic word below, and if there is one, you will be qualified

second, judge whether it is within the applicable time limit

To apply for this service, you need to be within three months of validity or one year after it expires (there is a webpage that says it is invalid for three months, but it is actually one year, and the loan has expired). You can't handle

3. Materials to be submitted

1. Two recent photos of development: 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm color recent photos on white background (within the last 6 months).

2. Original short-term Schengen visa application form

3. Supplementary questions on Schengen visa application

4. Original medical insurance

5. Letter of certification issued by the employer (English document, Or English translation is attached to the Chinese document)

6. Statement of multiple-entry visa application from one year to five years

Statement on the issue of a circulation visa

I unsigned, m/ms .................................................... in the event that the Embassy / Consulate

General of France in … … … … ( China) issue a circulation visa, acknowledge that I have been

informed of the necessity to be able to provide supporting documents regarding my accommodation

and my means of livin G as well as insurance every time I cross an external border of the schengen

area.

I .............................................................................................................................................. I hereby declare that I have been told that if I get a one-year to five-year multiple-entry visa (visa de

circulation) issued by the French embassy/consulate general in (China) ........................................................................................................................

location:

date: year, month, day

signature

7. The original passport has at least two blank pages of visa for use because of a private passport or other valid travel documents. Passports cannot be issued for more than ten years. Applicants should ensure that the last page of their passports has been signed.

if you choose to have your visa application submitted by someone else, you must provide.

8. Entrusting the visa application power of attorney, original

9. Agent's ID card or passport, original

It can be seen that there are few materials needed for visa renewal, which is very convenient. When you fill in the basic information when booking visa time online, you will be given the choice whether to apply for renewal of multiple-entry visas for one to five years.

* The above information is for Shanghai Consulate, and other consulates should be similar.