Visas for France, without the guesswork
Short stays in France run on the shared Schengen rules — one C visa covers all 29 countries. Everything else is national.
How France takes applications
Official portal: France-Visas (mandatory online start for every application) →
Application centres: 대부분의 국가에서 TLScontact(2025년 4월 VFS로부터 미국 업무 인수); 아프리카 일부 지역에서 Capago.
Good to know about France
- 모든 프랑스 신청 — 단기 또는 장기 체류 — 은 France-Visas 포털에서 시작합니다. 센터는 France-Visas 참조번호 없는 방문자를 거부합니다.
- 프랑스 해외 영토(DROM-CTOM: 레위니옹, 과들루프, 프랑스령 폴리네시아 등)는 솅겐에 속하지 않습니다 — 특별 면제 조건이 없는 한 별도의 프랑스 해외 비자가 필요합니다.
- 'France except CTOM'으로 표기된 프랑스 솅겐 비자는 태평양 영토에는 적용되지 않습니다.
Staying longer than 90 days
장기 체류는 VLS-TS(거주 허가에 준하는 장기 체류 비자)를 이용하며, 입국 후 3개월 이내에 온라인으로 확인해야 합니다 — 첫 해에는 도청 방문이 필요 없습니다.
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단기 체류 비자 (C) — 관광 및 방문
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단기 체류 비자 (C) — 비즈니스
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국가 장기 체류 비자 (D)
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디지털 노마드 비자 (국가)
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