Is it easy to apply for a French visa?

Applying for a French visa is not difficult. French visas are divided into immigrant visas and non-immigrant visas. Non-immigrant visas are mainly "short-term" or "tourist visit" visas. The categories of non-immigrant visas are mainly divided according to the primary purpose of the applicant's visit to France. With very few exceptions, persons visiting France on a non-immigrant visa may only engage in matters in France related to their visa category. French visa application submission office: Applications in Shanghai must be submitted to the French Visa Center in Shanghai, and applications in other areas can be submitted to the consulate. First, you need to make an appointment for a visa. After the appointment, you start preparing the materials. On the day of application, you go to the visa center to submit the materials. After submitting the materials, you wait for the visa result. The visa is issued and you can travel smoothly. If the visa is not issued, the appeal needs to be mailed to the French Appeals Committee, and the appeal must be in French.

You can apply for a French visa by yourself, or you can find a travel agency to apply for it. It usually takes 5-7 working days for an individual to apply by himself; if a travel agency handles the application, it usually takes 7-10 working days from the time the merchant collects the materials to the return of the visa result. Length of stay: 30 days (subject to the issuance by the consulate); Validity period: 30 days (subject to the issuance by the consulate); All applicants must collect fingerprints in person at the visa center of the embassy or consulate where the visa application is submitted (documentation and fingerprint collection cannot be performed separately); fingerprint data will be retained for 59 months and is common among most Schengen countries; applicants need to remember the exact date of the first fingerprint collection.

Legal Basis

"Passport and Visa Regulations of the People's Republic of China"

Article 9 Chinese citizens and foreigners who go abroad for private matters or live abroad People must apply for a Chinese visa when entering, leaving or passing through China's borders, and the specific procedures shall be implemented in accordance with relevant regulations. Chinese citizens traveling abroad on official business can enter and leave the country with a valid passport and do not need to apply for a Chinese entry-exit visa.

Citizens of countries that have signed mutual visa exemption agreements with our country shall apply according to the agreement.

Article 10: There are three types of visas: diplomatic, official and ordinary. In principle, the visa-issuing authority will issue the corresponding visa according to the type of passport. However, if necessary, a visa different from the passport type can be issued.