France Reciprocity Schedule


Visa Classification Fee Number of Applications Validity Period
A-1 None Multiple 24 Months
A-2 None Multiple 24 Months
A-3 [1] None Multiple 12 Months
B-1 None Multiple 120 Months
B-2 None Multiple 120 Months
B-1/B-2 None Multiple 120 Months
C-1 None Multiple 60 Months
C-1/D None Multiple 60 Months
C-2 None Multiple 12 Months
C-3 None Multiple 60 Months
D None Multiple 60 Months
E-1 [2] None Multiple 60 Months
E-2 [2] None Multiple 60 Months
F-1 None Multiple 60 Months
F-2 None Multiple 60 Months
G-1 None Multiple 60 Months
G-2 None Multiple 60 Months
G-3 None Multiple 60 Months
G-4 None Multiple 60 Months
G-5 [1] None Multiple 24 Months
H-1B None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-1C None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-2A None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-2B None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-2R None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-3 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-4 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
I None Multiple 60 Months
J-1 [4] None Multiple 60 Months
J-2 [4] None Multiple 60 Months
K-1 None One 6 Months
K-2 None One 6 Months
K-3 None Multiple 24 Months
K-4 None Multiple 24 Months
L-1 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
L-2 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
M-1 None Multiple 60 Months
M-2 None Multiple 60 Months
N-8 None Multiple 60 Months
N-9 None Multiple 60 Months
NATO 1-7 None Multiple 12 Months
O-1 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
O-2 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
O-3 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-1 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-2 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-3 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-4 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
Q-1 [6] None Multiple 15 Months [3]
R-1 None Multiple 60 Months
R-2 None Multiple 60 Months
S-5 [7] None One 1 Month
S-6 [7] None One 1 Month
S-7 [7] None One 1 Month
T-1 [9] N/A N/A N/A
T-2 None One 6 Months
T-3 None One 6 Months
T-4 None One 6 Months
T-5 None One 6 Months
TD [5] N/A N/A N/A
V-1 None Multiple 120 Months
V-2 None Multiple 120 Months [8]
V-3 None Multiple 120 Months [8]

Note: The euro/dollar rate for Consular fees is set by Embassy Paris for all posts in countries where the euro is used. Please check the Embassy Paris Intranet site at to obtain the latest rate. Do not use the daily market rate or any other rate.

Documents

Note: If it is claimed that an original record was made in a territory devastated during the war, positive proof of the non-existence of the record may be obtained from the appropriate authorities in the form of a letter or certificate.

The form of a document often varies according to the district in which they are issued. They are sometimes typed, but frequently written in longhand, and all of them, except military discharge, bear appropriate fee stamps, as well as the signature and seal of the issuing authority. Fraud in the issuance of such documents is rare.

The foregoing information applies to all departments of France, regardless of location.

Birth Certificate

Available.

  • For persons born in France, ‘Extraits de Naissance’ are obtainable from la Mairie (Office of the Mayor) at the place of birth.
  • For French nationals born in a foreign country, they are available from the Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, Service de l'Etat Civil, 20 Allee Brancas, 44 - Nantes.
  • For French nationals born in a French colony, they may be obtained from the Direction des Archives de France, Section Outre-Mer, 5 Bd. Barthou, BP 1056, 44035 Cedex Nantes
  • A request for a certificate should contain the applicant's full name at the time of birth; date and place of birth; father's full name; mother's full name at the time of applicant's birth and applicant's place of residence. A request should be accompanied by a self-addressed (unstamped) envelope.

Marriage Certificate

Available. (Extrait d'Acte de Marriage) May be obtained from the office of the Mayor (la Mairie) of the town in which the marriage took place. A request for such record should be accompanied by a self-addressed envelope and an amount sufficient to cover return postage. Payment for the return postage should be by money order.

Divorcer Certificate

Available. (Extrait de Divorce) The document is obtainable from the Office of the Mayor (la Mairie) where the marriage took place. A request for this record should be accompanied by a self-addressed envelope and an amount sufficient to cover return postage.

Copies of Divorce Judgment (Jugement de Divorce) may be obtained from the Greffe du Tribunal Civil where the judgment was pronounced. A request for a Divorce Judgment should be accompanied by a self-addressed envelope and an amount sufficient to cover postage. Payment for the Judgment de Divorce and the return postage should be made by money order.

Death Certificate

Available. (Acte de Deces) Obtainable from the Office of the Mayor (la Mairie) of the place where the death occurred. A request for such record should be accompanied by a self-addressed envelope and an amount sufficient to cover return postage. Payment for the return postage should be made by money order.

Adoption Certificate

Available. A ‘Droit de Greffe’ is obtainable from the Court (Tribunal de Grande Instance or Tribunal du Domicile) where the adoption was granted. Payment outside of France should be made by an international postal money order and should include return postage. A self-addressed envelope should be included.

Police Record

Available. Extraits de Casier Judiciaire may be obtained by any person, regardless of nationality, who has resided in France at any time, provided such residence occurred after the age of 15 years. Persons born in France may obtain the certificates from the Greffe du Tribunal de Grande Instance at their place of birth. Persons born outside of France may obtain them from the Ministere de la Justice, Casier Judiciaire National, 107, rue du Landreau 44079 Nantes Cedex 1.

The applicant should furnish his/her full name, and any other names (including maiden), by which known, date and place of birth, father's full name, mother's maiden and married names, and place of residence.

Court Record

Available except for convictions which have been amnestied. The "Jugement" states the essential facts of the case and gives the conviction and sentence imposed, but is not a description of the entire court proceedings. If further information is required, the "grosse de jugement" should be requested. Both documents may be obtained from the Greffe du Tribunal or Palais de Justice where the conviction took place.

Military Record

Available. A military record (Certificat de Position Militaire for the Army and the Air Force and Etat Signaletique des Services for the Navy) is available to all adult male French citizens whether or not military service has been performed. A self-addressed envelope and a money order to cover the return postage should accompany the request.

Military records for the Army and the Air Force are obtainable from the Bureau de Recrutement et de la Statistique of the military district to which the person was called to report for military service, and for the Navy from the Ministere de la Marine, Paris, in the case of officers and from the Bureau Maritime du Matricule, Toulon, Var, in the case of enlisted men.

Military records are not available to persons who are not liable to military service. In the case of a person exempted from military service, the medical report can be obtained only if the personal doctor of the applicant contacts the doctor (majeur) of the Bureau de Recrutement where the applicant received his exemption.

Titre de Voyage

(Convention of July 28, 1951). The French document for refugees resident in France whose status is covered by the Geneva Convention of July 28, 1951, is written in French and English. The former "Titre d'Identite et de Voyage" requiring a return visa is now issued only to a very limited number of stateless residents or to refugees who are not covered by the Convention. Issuance of Nansen passports and types of "Titre d'Identite et de Voyage" other than the aforementioned has been discontinued.

Special Clearance and Issuance Procedures

Clearance requests in immigrant visa cases must be sent not only to the consular post located in the applicant's area of residence, but also to the Embassy.

Clearance requests in nonimmigrant visa cases need only be sent to the office concerned. Clearance requests involving outside checks require 1 month for French Guiana cases, 2 months for Guadeloupe, and 3 to 4 months for Martinique.

Visa Issuing Post

Paris, France (Embassy)

2, avenue Gabriel
75008 Paris

Tel:33-1-43-12-22-22

Fax:01-42-61 61 40

Visa Services

All categories for France, except for the following French Overseas Departments and Territories: