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Apply for a visa for France

Visa applications submitted in Azerbaijan are examined by the French Embassy in Baku. Only the Embassy is authorized to make decisions regarding visas.

Applicants residing in Azerbaijan must submit their visa application, upon appointment, through Capago, the service provider in charge of collecting visa applications under the authority of the French Embassy in Baku.

What are the application fees?

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Visa fees

Fees (pdf) are collected by the Administration to process your application. The applicable fees are indicated in Euros (€) and payable in local currency (AZN) only. Visa fees are non-refundable, even if your visa is denied.

Service fees charged by the service provider Capago

Standard service fees are in Euros and collectable in local currency only. They currently amount to 30 € (around 62 AZN) for Azerbaijani citizens and 32 € (around 66 AZN) for third-country citizens, per submitted application. They are non-refundable unless the applicant decides not to submit their application before the biometric data is collected.

Additionnal optional services. You can subscribe when you schedule an appointment on CAPAGO website.

Payment methods:

  • Cash
  • Bank cards (American Express and Diners are not accepted).

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Appointment waiting times

Waiting times vary depending on the number of applicants and the season. Applicants are therefore asked to arrange their appointment at least:

  • 15 days prior to departure for a short-stay visa
  • 1 month for a long-stay visa

Applications can be submitted up to 6 months before your planned departure date.

Schedule an appointment

When you have all the documents required for your application, you can make an appointment on our service provider Capago website.

Group applications

Travel agencies / groups (minimum 10 pax) who wish to schedule a group appointment are requested to send the details of the group, including but not limited to: the applicants’ name, passport number, expiry date, travel dates (onward and return), destination and purpose of the journey, in a tabular format along with the group coordinator name and contact details to Capago at least 20 working days before the group departure date.

CAPAGO Visa Application Centre in Baku

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Contact details

609 Jafar Jabbarli street
Globus Center, 14th floor
AZ1065 Baku
Azerbaïdjan

Email

infofrance-az@capago.eu

Call center

(+994) (0) 12 310 07 10

Website

https://fr-az.capago.eu/en

Submitting applications

(Appointment only)

Monday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

Collecting passports

Passports are returned exclusively by post.

Practical information

Preparing for your visit to the Centre

When you are making an appointment i.e. via the call center or on the CAPAGO Azerbaijan website, you will be asked to provide an email address where you can receive the appointment confirmation letter.

Attendance in person

Visa applicants must submit their visa application in person at a CAPAGO Center. However, if you meet the following conditions, you can entrust your application to a third-party to submit it on your behalf or send your application:

  • You are applying for a short-stay Schengen visa;
  • You have been granted a Schengen visa in the previous 59 months;
  • Your biometric data (photograph and fingerprints) have already been taken for a previous visa;
  • You have a copy of your old Schengen visa.

If you authorize a third-party to act on your behalf, do not forget to give him/her the power of attorney document duly completed and signed by you.
Remember to bring the following

The appointment confirmation letter (printed out);
Your passport with at least 2 blank pages. The passport number must be identical to the one mentioned on the appointment confirmation letter;
Payment to cover the cost of the visa and the visa processing fees.
The file containing all the required documents presented in the same order as on the list of required documents;

If your visa application is incomplete (i.e. missing documents), you may choose not to submit your application until you have all the required documents and come back to the Centre at a later date and after making a new appointment. You will not have to pay any visa processing fees if you decide not to submit your application at this time.

However, if you do decide to submit an incomplete application, you will be asked to sign a document indicating that your application is incomplete and that certain documents are missing.

Submitting a complete application does not guarantee that the consular authorities will issue you with a visa.

Biometrics

All visas issued by France are biometric visas.

Any visa applicant aged 12 or older is required to file their first visa application in person. The following biometric data will be required: a photograph, scanned or taken at the time of submission of application, and 10 fingerprints, taken flat and digitized.

However, it is also possible to have your previous biometric data re-used if you were issued a Schengen visa within at least the previous 59 months.

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 ISO/IEC format (pdf) of the child will be scanned.

Weekly closure on Saturday and Sunday.

Public holidays in 2026:

  • Thursday, January 1st: New Year's Holiday
  • Friday, January 2nd: New Year's Holiday
  • Tuesday, January 20th: National Mourning Day
  • Friday, March 20th: Novruz holiday
  • Monday, March 23th: Novruz holiday
  • Tuesday, March 24th: Novruz holiday
  • Friday, May 8th: Victory Day over Fascism
  • Wednesday, May 27th: Feast of the Sacrifice
  • Thursday, May 28th: Republic Day
  • Friday, May 29th: Feast of the Sacrifice
  • Friday, June 26th: Armed Forces Day
  • Friday, December 25th: Christmas
  • Thursday, December 31st: Solidarity Day

Security information

When you visit a CAPAGO Centre or a French Consulate, you are not allowed to carry or have any weapons or dangerous items on you. Use of a mobile phone or smartphone, camera or any other video recording device, is prohibited. Security checks will be performed before you are allowed to enter the premises. Any person found to be carrying dangerous items will not be allowed to enter the visa center premises.

Only the visa applicants, authorized representatives and accompanying third parties (for instance those providing assistance to a person with disabilities, or interpreters) will be allowed to enter the visa center premises, provided they pass the prior security checks.

Tracking your application and collecting your passport

Tracking your application

After your appointment and submitting your application at the center, you can track the progress of your application on CAPAGO website.

Collecting your passeport

No passport is returned in Capago center. You can opt for Capago courier service or submit your own prepaid self-addressed envelope (subject to prior authorization to obtain from the Embassy).

Official passport holders

Diplomatic or service passport holders may submit their visa application:

  • at Capago visa center without prior appointment between 9am and 12pm from Monday to Friday
  • at the French Embassy in Baku upon appointment (to be requested through visas.bakou-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr).

Official passports must be produced with a verbal note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating the destination, purpose and date of the journey.

Diplomatic passports holders are exempted of both visa fees and Capago standard service charge.

Schengen Representation

France handles short-stay visa applications on behalf of Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden). Applicants are requested to produce documents written or translated in French or English.

For more information on entry and stay in those countries, you may check:

Airport Transit

Russian nationals transiting through a French airport without entering Schengen area must hold an airport transit visa when departing from an airport located in Azerbaijan.

If you have any problems with your visa application, please contact CAPAGO for assistance: Email

Call center : (+994) (0) 12 310 07 10