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Apply for a visa for France
Visa applications submitted by any person who has been a resident in Germany for more than 3 months and has an ordinary passport are examined by the French Consulate in Frankfurt. Only the French authorities are authorized to take decisions about visas for France.
► Before submitting your visa application, please consult general information on the website of the consulate general of France in Frankfurt.
Holders of diplomatic or official passports are seen by the visa section of the French Embassy in Berlin only, please check the "Particular situations" section.
We inform you that it is mandatory to submit your visa application before moving to France, from 6 months to 15 days before starting a trip or a stay.
Important: Processing times vary depending on the nationality of the applicant and on the type of visa, so applicants are therefore asked to arrange their appointment in advance.
To consult the list of requested documents please see the "Do I need a visa?" section.
Who should I contact?
Any person residing in Germany for at least 3 months must apply for their visa trough the French Consulate in Frankfurt by making an appointment.
Holders of an official passport (service or diplomatic) must contact the French Embassy in Berlin.
What are the application fees?
A visa application can only be processed after payment of the application fees (pdf) charged by the French administration. The fees have to be paid only in cash in euros (€).
These fees do not correspond to the visa cost but to the visa processing expenses. A receipt corresponding to the amount paid is given to the visa applicant.
No refund, even partial, will be made in case of visa refusal.
Book an appointment
Visa service of the French consulate in Frankfurt
(By appointment only)
Ordinary passports only
| Monday | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 02:15 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
| Saturday | Fermé |
| Sunday | Fermé |
Diplomatic or official passport
Holders of a diplomatic or official passport have to apply to the France Embassy in Berlin.
(By appointment only)
The specific link to make an appointment will be provided to you by the consulate in due course.
| Monday | 11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 03:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
| Friday | 11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
| Saturday | Fermé |
| Sunday | Fermé |
Practical information
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays :
List of holidays for the year 2026 :
- Thursday, January 1st: New Year's Day
- Friday, January 2nd: Public holiday
- Friday, April 3rd: Good Friday
- Monday, April 6th: Easter Monday
- Friday, May 1st: Labor Day
- Friday, May 8th: Liberation Day
- Thursday, May 14th: Ascension Day
- Monday, May 25th: Whit Monday
- Thursday, June 4th: Corpus Christi
- Saturday, October 3rd: Day of German Unity
- Wednesday, November 11th: Armistice Day 1918
- Friday, December 25th: Christmas Day
Make an appointment
You must make an appointment in order to submit your visa application to the consulate. For families, please make one appointment per person (1 person = 1 appointment, 2 people = 2 appointments, and so on.). Appointments can only be made online, at no cost to the applicant and without the intervention of the consulate.
Click here to make an appointment.
Appointment waiting times
We recommend that you make an appointment sufficiently in advance of your planned departure date to avoid disappointment. A visa application may be submitted from 6 months before the departure date.
Similarly, it is found a flood of applications at the approach of summer. Obtaining an appointment can then exceed a reasonable time, whereas during other periods it is limited to a few days (2 days in general). Accordingly, applicants are encouraged to make arrangements to file their claims with sufficient advance to avoid having to delay their departure.
Security information
When you visit a French Consulate, you must not bring any weapons or dangerous items with you. Luggage and accompanying persons are not allowed too. Security checks will be performed before you are admitted to the premises.
Practical information on the unwound of the appointment.
Personal appearance: Visa applicants must submit their visa application in person to the French consulates.
Remember to bring the following :
- The appointment conformation letter (printed out);
- Your passport with at least 2 blank pages;
- The visa application form, seized online and printed, dated and signed by yourself;
- The file containing all the required documents presented in the same order as on the list of required documents (original + 1 photocopy);
- Payment to cover the cost of the visa and the visa processing fees (cash only).
Please make sure to come with a complete visa application file. The consulate doesn’t make any photocopy for you.
At reception, a visa officer will check whether your application is complete i.e. you have all the documents on the list provided by the French consular authorities.
Submitting a complete application does not guarantee that the consular authorities will issue you with a visa.
Biometrics
In the biometrics booth, your fingerprints will be taken.
Children under 12 years of age are not required to provide the biometric data; the application must be submitted by the child's parent/legal guardian. The photograph in the OACI format (pdf) of the child will be scanned.
Follow your request
You can follow the progress of your request from your France-Visas account, under "My requests".
Collecting your visa
You can collect the decision regarding your visa only by appointment. The specific link to make an appointment will be provided to you by the consulate in due course.
You have also the possibility, at the beginning of your appointment, to leave a bubble envelope -size 20 x 27,5 cm only- (“Luftpolstertasche”) stamped at 6,65€ (No DHL, no UPS, ONLY stamps). No other size will be accepted. Your passport will be sent back at your personal address (in Germany only).
THE CONSULATE DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY IN CASE OF LOST OF THE FOLD BY THE POST
Official passports
Holders of diplomatic or official passports are seen by the visa section of the French Embassy in Berlin only.
Submitting visa applications: Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays afternoon between 02:30 p.m and 04:00 p.m.
Applications must be submitted at least one week before the planned departure.
Incomplete applications won’t be processed.
Collection of the visas: every day, from Monday to Friday between 03:00 p.m and 04:00 p.m. Visas can be collected at least 3 days after the application has been submitted.
Visas issued to holders of official passports (i.e. related to their functions) are free of charge.
If you have any problems with your visa application, please contact the French authorities for assistance by mail to:
Visa section of the French consulate in Frankfurt