French Visas
for spouses and children of EC Nationals

French Consulate Accreditation No. A2011/106

 

 

The Bridge at Giverny and Monet's Garden

Processing times: 10 days (normal service)
Certain nationalities are referred to the authorities in France for decision and these will take at least 3 weeks to process
Urgent service 4-5 working days may be available subject to availabilty of appointments- add £30

 

Documents required:

1. PASSPORT with UK Residency Visa valid at least 3 months. Passport should be in good condition with TWO completely blank pages for the visa.

2. TWO passport-sized PHOTOGRAPHS LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD . Photos must be colour, on a white background, identical and of a normal passport size with head in proportion in the frame. Photos must be less than 3 months old and may not have been used on any previous visa application in your passport.

3. 1 VISA APPLICATION FORM completed and signed (kindly note that the form has to be signed in TWO places - one is at box 37 and the other is at the end of page 3), 1 TRAVEL PLAN completed and signed and 1 CLIENT CONTACT SHEET completed and signed (please print off this website and fill in one for each person). Please read our Terms & Conditions. Children travelling alone or with one parent need a PARENTAL AUTHORISATION form from the non-travelling parent.

4. CHILDREN/SPOUSES of EC NATIONALS. Original unexpired EC passport of parent/spouse plus full original Birth Certificate/original Marriage Certificate which needs to be in English or translated and stamped by your Embassy (if you were not married in the UK you may need to take your marriage certificate to your own embassy and get it stamped as authentic).

A child travelling with one parent or alone needs a letter of consent to travel by the non-travelling parent(s), along with the non-travelling parent(s) passport(s) (original plus 1 copy). This will also apply to children whose parents are divorced, separated or never married, unless the father is not named on the birth certificate or the sole parent has a court document giving them sole custody of the child or a death certificate in the case of a deceased parent. All documents must be in English or translated and stamped by your Embassy.

Spouses and children of EC nationals do not need to pay a visa fee (only our service charge) on production of original Birth Certificate/Marriage Certificate & EC Spouse’s passport. (If you cannot produce these original documents please see our information on French Visa Requirements for Other Nationalities as you will need to provide all the documents listed on those pages.)

Please note that if you are divorced from the EC spouse or they are deceased, you will need to pay the fee and supply all documents relevant to your nationality. The same applies to children where the EC parent is not the child’s birth parent.

 

Service Charge:

 

Urgent Service:



£65 per adult
£40 per child (travelling with one parent also paying for a visa)

£30 extra if applying less than 10 days before travel (urgent service may not always be available)
Visa Fee:


Free for spouses and children of EC nationals with original documents detailed above.
Visa Application Centre Fee: (additional fee applicable to all applications lodged after 1/10/2010) 28 Euros (about £25 depending on exchange rate) Applicable to all applications lodged after 1 October 2010. This fee should be added to the Visa fee and service charge to get the total).

Service charge may rise during busy periods. Service charge includes collection and delivery within the Circle Line in London from offices during business hours.

Urgent applications (travel within 1 working day of visa being ready) ADD £20. We may be unable to accept urgent applications or to collect and deliver during busy periods.

Multiple entry visas are issued at Embassy’s discretion.

Fees payable in cash in advance when we receive your documents from you. If you live outside London and are posting your application, please include postal orders (if travelling within 10 days, otherwise cheque is acceptable) payable to Mobile Visa Service Ltd and include a return self-addressed Special Delivery envelope. Please send your passport to us by Special Delivery (insures documents and guarantees next working day delivery), cost £4.50, and call us the day you post it leaving a telephone number. For a very small extra fee the Post Office offers a higher level of insurance for Special Delivery post, which covers for consequential loss. We recommend you consider paying for this extra level of cover. Please ask at the Post Office.