What to know before applying

• > Do I need a visa?

  Being exempted from a visa depends on a foreigner’s nationality and eventually on getting a residency document for France or for a country covered by the Schengen agreements. For short stays, European regulations (...)

• > Where to apply?

  Jurisduction, Address of the Consulate General, Hours of operation.

• > How to contact us?

  How to reach the Consulate General of France in Vancouver.

• > Processing fees

  Rates, method of payment

• > How to apply?

  Personal appearance As visas delivered are now biometric, personal appearance at the Consulate General of France in Vancouver is compulsory, for all applicants above 12 years old. The biometric system requires the (...)

• > The processing of the application : the interview and the processing (...)

  1. Where and how to apply Procedure An application is formally lodged by providing the following elements: a recognised valid passport with at least 2 available blank visa pages (no stamp, no mark); an application (...)

• > Website of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

• > Documents needed when entering France

  What do you need to cross the French border? Whether or not you are required to obtain a visa before travelling, even if you are an Canadian citizen, you may be requested to show the following elements to the French (...)

• > Translators

  Translators in British Columbia The Consulate of France in Vancouver does not offer translation or certification services. You can find a contact address on the website of STIBC (the Society of Translators and (...)

• > How to read my visa sticker?

  When your visa application is approved, a sticker visa will be placed in your passport. Text Meaning Valable pour: (Valid for) Territorial validity of visa If the sticker is marked “ETATS SCHENGEN”, this (...)

• > Making an appointment

  

  Please read carefully the entire "what to know before applying?" section before making an appointment. Below, you will find the link to the website so as to make an appointment. How to make an appointment? (...)