Schengen Rules & Regulations

Schengen States

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherland, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Switzerland.

Schengen Common Visa rule

	If you intend to visit only one Schengen country and if it is France, you must apply for a visa at French Consulate General, Lagos
	If you intend to visit several Schengen countries and your duration of stay remains longest in one particular country, you are requested to apply for visa at Embassy or Consulate of that particular Schengen country where you will stay for longer period.
	If you intend to visit several Schengen countries and duration of stay in those countries are same, you are requested to apply for a visa at the Embassy or Consulate to the first country you enter.

France Visa Categories

Short Stay

	Non-Professionals:- Tourist/Family Visit/Friend Visit/Ordinary Transit.
	Business
	A- Airport Transit
	Overseas French Territories

Long Stay

	Student
	Family Reunion.
	Work Permit
	Dependant of France/E.U. citizen
	Dependant of work permit

Note: Only under short visa category applications are accepted at VFS centre.

Required documents for all visa categories
To ensure your application is processed without any delay please include the following:

	Complete & Signed visa application Form
	Clear copy of your current passport data pages
	Supporting documentation as per the relevant checklist
	Receipt of Visa Application Fee & VFS service charges as applicable (To be collected at the bank implant in the visa application centre)

Applicants are requested to read the requisite documents carefully that needs to be submitted together with your visa application. Please make sure that you have all the documents indicated in the list, since decision could be delayed and deferred if one or several documents are missing.

Visa Application Processing Time
Applicants who have submitted there application at the Visa application centre, Lagos can collect the passport from the application centre after 10 calender days from the date of submission. The collection timing is 11.00AM- 4.00 PM (Monday-Friday except holidays). Applicants’ need to bring their receipt that was issued to them at the time of submission of visa application

For collecting a passport on behalf, a prescribed authority letter (As Given) to be produced at VFS France Visa Application Centre.The print can be taken of this letter after being downloaded and can fill in.
Please be informed,VFS can refuse to handover the passport to a representative if the authority letter is not produced as per the prescribed format.