General Visa Application Process Information

The Embassy will not consider any documents sent via mail or fax. Applicants need to have a complete packet of documents when coming to the visa section.

1. You may only submit your application to the visa section upon prior scheduled appointment which can be done:

• Over the telephone: (+38) 0 44 594 96 20 / (+38) 0 50 1179030 or
• Over the website www.francevac-ua.com
• Mailing or faxing the documents to the visa section is forbidden.

Important information: All minors must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian at the time of application submission. Visa application forms of such minors must be signed by a parent/legal guardian.

2. Submission hours of the visa section are 8.30-13.00, Monday through Friday (upon appointment).

3. Short term visas may be issued the same day in case a complete packet of documents is submitted by the applicant and there are no obstacles for issuing a visa. Visa Section staff may request additional documents based on the specifics of the application.

For those who are not citizens of Ukraine visa processing time may be longer due to additional interviews being required.

4. Visa application processing time to the Oversees territories is up to 10 days due to interviews required.

5. Long term visa application process takes several weeks from the application date.

Due to the Embassy procedure, the reasons for short term visa refusal are not being stated.

6. Starting 1st January 2003, based on the European Union Council decision, the fee for issuing a visa is substituted with the fee for considering the application, which is paid at the moment the application is launched. In case of refusal, the fee is not refundable.

Attention

Starting July the 1st 2006, the visa fee is paid in euros only.

• Short term and transit visa:35 € (Effective 1st of January 2007 the visa fee for short term visa for all nationals except nationals of Ukraine, Russian Federation, Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina will be 60 €)
  
• Visa to certain African countries: 35 €
• Long term visa: 99 €
• Visa for adoption: 15 €
• Short term Oversees Territories visa (TOM/CTOM): 9 €
• Short term Oversees Departments (DOM): 35 €

7. Citizens of CIS under the age of 18, spouses of French nationals and European Union citizens, scholars of French government, scientists are exempted from visa fee.

8. Passport can not be valid for more than 10 years and must contain at least 2 blank pages.

To find out new information about Visa Facilitation Agreement click here

Do I Need A Visa?

Please visit the section Discovering France (in English) at the Ministry of External Affairs web-site for visa requirements to France.