Business Visa

  • 2 Copies of visa application form to be filled completely and signed.
  • Current passport valid for more than 6 months and previous passport.
  • 3 Recent Photographs 35 x 45 Background should be white with 80 % face no spectacles or cap, both ears should be visible and teeth should not be visible
  • Covering letter on Company’s letterhead with Company’s seal and address and contact number (letter should have details like travel dates, passport number, designation, a brief company profile and other details about trip and expenses).
  • Invite letter on Company’s letterhead with seal and address and contact number (letter should have details like travel dates in and out, passport number, designation, a brief company profile and other details about trip and expenses)
  • Updated bank statement for 6 months in original from the bank with stamp and seal
  • Overseas medical policy
  • Compulsory return ticket
  • Last 3 years Income Tax Papers
  • Hotel Confirmation with guest name, check-in, check-out details, payment confirmation details and hotel name and address.
  • Salary Slip for the last 3 months.
  • Authority letter from the applicant.

Tourist Visa

  • 2 Copies of visa application form to be filled completely and signed.
  • Current passport valid for more than 6 months and previous passport.
  • Current passport valid for more than 6 months and previous passport.
  • Two Recent Photographs 35 x 45 Background should be white with 80 % face no spectacles or cap, both ears should be visible and teeth should not be visible
  • Personal letter having Name, Nationality, Age, Passport No, and Date & Place of issue and reason for visit
  • Leave Letter From Company in case salaried
  • Xerox copies of Income Tax Papers
  • Updated bank statement for 6 months in original from the bank with stamp and seal
  • Overseas medical policy
  • Compulsory return ticket
  • Foreign exchange or International credit card
  • Hotel Confirmation with guest name, check-in, check-out details, payment confirmation details and hotel name and address.
  • Salary Slip for the last 3 months
  • Authority letter from the applicant

Work Permit Visa 

  • Visa application form to be filled online completely and signed.
  • Current passport valid for more than 6 months and previous passport.
  • Two Recent Photographs 35 x 45 Background should be white with 80 % face no spectacles or cap, both ears should be visible and teeth should not be visible.
  • The original employment contract of the applicant in English, stamped and signed by the Indian
    company (this document will be retained by the Embassy)
  • The Certificate of Incorporation of the Indian company or Registration Certificate of NGO
  • The Employment Visa Proforma Form filled in English
  • Undertaking written on company letterhead and in English from the Indian company stating that no
    Indian national has the skills/expertise required nor is eligible for the job you are being hired for.
    This letter will have to be in original, stamped and signed.
  •  Undertaking written on company letterhead and in English as per the standard model Income Tax
    Payment Undertaking in original, stamped and signed, your salary must be mentioned on the
    document
  • The applicant’s CV in English
  •  Photocopies of the diplomas or professional certificates justifying the applicant’s expertise in the
    proposed field of work (In French or in English, all foreign diplomas will need to be translated to
    English) If you are teaching French, a diploma confirming you have the qualifications to teach is
    mandatory
  • Declaration form : to be filled by all applicants when submitting any application
  • Xerox copies of Income Tax Papers last 03 years.

Note: Covering letter and invitation should favor ‘To, The Visa Officer, Consulate General of France, Mumbai’

Embassy may ask for Additional documents 

Application Form: France Visa Form

30 Days Exemption business form

Declaration form

Reference business visa and work permit form

Tax undertaking work permit

E-visa proforma work permit

Time Taken: 5-7 Working Days

Visa Time:

Business Hours: 09:00am To 03:00pm (By Appointment)

Collection Time: 09:00am To 03:00pm

Address:

Consulate: Consulate General of France, Wockhardt Towers, 5th Flr, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai 400 051
Email: Visas.Bombay@diplomatie.fr

VFS: 2nd Floor, Urmi Axis Building,Nr. Famous Studio,
Opp. Dr. E Moses Road,Mahalaxmi (West) Tel: 022-67866013

Special guidelines for COVID-19

  •  Affidavit attesting to the effect that the applicant does not have any symptom of COVID-19 infection and they have not come in contact with any confirmed Covid-19 case in the fourteen days immediately preceding their departure
  • Undertaking to undergo an antigen test or a pathological test, if needed, on their arrival in France
  • Undertaking to self-isolate for seven days, if applicable, in a facility designated by the French authorities and an undertaking to undergo a Covid-19 PCR test at the end of this seven-day isolation period
  • For persons aged eleven years and above a negative result for a Covid-19 PCR test carried out less than 72 hours before embarkation.
  • On arrival in France you must download the TousAntiCovid App
  • Failure to furnish these and supporting documents can lead to the airline company denying the traveller access to the mode of transport, or, as may be applicable, the border security personnel refusing entry.