Different Types of Visas
To identify the type of visa that you need, please check : What type of visa do you need for your stay?
Long-stay visa for spouse of French national
Long-stay visa for private studies
Long-stay visa academic/scientific visa
Long-stay student visa « candidate for competitive examinations »
Long-stay visa for school pupil
Long-stay visa for au pair students
Long-stay visa for salaried workers
Long-stay visa for family members of salaried workers
Long-stay visa for salaried artists under contract
- Long-stay visa for French overseas departments and regions (DROM) and autonomous regions in the Americas (CTOM) (Saint Barthélémy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Long-stay visa for countries and French autonomous regions (CTOM)
Important note
When you arrive at French immigrations, apart from your valid passport bearing a visa (except nationals qualifying for a visa waiver), you should also be in a position to produce the following:
supporting documents for your stay in France (if visiting for touristic purposes: hotel reservation, subscription to a package tour, etc.; for professional purposes: attestation letter from employer, invitation letter from a French organisation, etc.; for a private trip: "Attestation d’accueil” issued by the competent French Town Hall and signed by the host who will provide the applicant’s accommodation)
financial proof of subsistence in France (cash, traveller’s cheques, valid international credit card, etc.
guarantee of return to your country of origin (confirmed air ticket, etc.).
Reminder:
A Schengen visa does not authorise you to enter a French overseas department or autonomous territory.
Nationals from a State that is not a Member of the European Union or the European Economic Area, or from Switzerland, irrespective of whether they require a visa to enter the Schengen Area, must mandatorily take a travel medical insurance policy of not less than 30,000 Euros. The policy must cover medical and hospitalisation expenses for the entire period of valid stay on Schengen territory as well as repatriation costs.