Application for a visa to France: explanations for filling out the form

It is possible to issue documents for entry into France on your own. From this article you will learn how to fill out the application for a visa to France. Each item will be described in detail.

All forms must be completed:

Latin;
capital letters;
in English or French;
if the questionnaires are filled out on a computer and the boxes are not ticked where necessary, after printing they can be put by hand.

How to fill out an application for a short-stay visa (Schengen)

Photo of the application form for Schengen Sample filling, part 1 Sample filling, part 2

Download for a short-term visa to France in PDF and Word format.

Point by point explanation:

1. The surname is indicated in accordance with the current international passport.
2. The surname that is on the birth certificate is indicated.
3. The name must match the passport.
4. First, the day is written, then the month and year of birth. Both hyphen and slash are used: 01-01-2000 or 01/01/2000.
5. The place of birth is written as in the birth certificate.
6. The country of birth is Russia, including for those born before 1991.
7. Stamped as in the birth certificate.
8. Indicate your gender.
9. Put down marital status. If you were married or married, but divorced at the time of submission of the dossier, then you need to check the corresponding box, you cannot mark single / not married.
11. The column remains empty.
12. It is indicated, the validity period, by whom it was issued.
13. Enter the number of a valid passport.
14. Indicate the date of issue of the passport.
15. Put the number up to which the passport is valid.
16. Indicate the department that issued the passport.
17. You can indicate both the actual address and the address of registration, it is better to indicate the cell phone.
18. Those with Russian citizenship put a tick next to the NO answer.
20. The name and address are taken from a certificate from work or from the place of study.
21. The purpose of the trip is determined based on the documents that you have, if there is an invitation from relatives, then you can safely put “visiting relatives”, if you just want to travel and have a hotel reservation, then write “tourism”.
23. If the flight has a transfer, but you do not leave the airport, also indicate France.
24. What kind of visa to issue will be decided by the specialists of the EC, but if there are fresh French visas, then most likely they will give a visa for multiple entries.
26. Only visas of the Schengen countries issued within three years and their validity periods are listed.
27. If, starting from September 14, 2015, you underwent a biometrics procedure for, check the box, if you don’t remember the exact date, leave an empty space.

Questionnaire for a child

10. It is enough to indicate the name of one of the parents and the country of residence.
11. The column remains empty.
12. The series and number of the international passport, the validity period, who issued it are indicated.

19. Indicated according to a certificate of employment, if the minor attends a school / higher educational institution - “student”.

22. France is indicated as the country of destination.
23. If the flight has a transfer but does not leave the airport, also indicate France.

25. The number of days is based on the ticket.
26. Only visas of the Schengen countries and their validity periods are listed.
27. If, starting from September 14, 2015, you underwent a biometrics procedure for obtaining a Schengen visa, check the box, if you do not remember the exact date, leave an empty space.
28. If France is the end point of the route, then the column remains empty.

29, 30. Filled out based on the ticket, or hotel reservations if you are traveling by car.

32. The legal address is indicated.

Filling out an application for a long-term visa

To apply for such a visa, you need:

Completed OFII form ().
Two questionnaires for a long-term visa (). Completed in French or English.

Photo form OFII. OFII filling pattern. Photo of the application form for a long-term visa.