1. Select Visa Type
2. Select Office/State
3a. Check Requirements
3b. Fill & Print Application
4. Fill Online Order Form
REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. CITIZENS TO OBTAIN A VISA TO ENTER FRANCE
DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL
Please send TDS your current valid and signed passport. It must not expire within 6 months and must have at least two blank visa page. If your passport expires within 6 months, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport.
A copy of the passport (identification page + page mentioning the validity of the passport if not mentioned on the ID page, or extended.
Please send 2 recent professional passport-type photographs.
Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable.
Letter from sending Government Department or Agency.
Visa Cover Letter from the U.S. Department of State.
Letter should specify your name, your position, date and purpose of travel.
Price | Processing Time |
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$50.00 | 3 Business Days |
Entry | Price | Period of stay | Validity | Processing Time |
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Single | Gratis | 90 Days |
90 Days |
3 Business Days |
Application Form
Please forward the completed requirements detailed above to:
TRAVEL DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC.,
925 Fifteenth Street N.W. Suite 300
Washington D.C. 20005
URGENT APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SHIPPED TO TDS USING ONLY THE FEDEX COMPANY
FedEx Return Shipping | ![]() |
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Continental USA Only | Price |
Next Business Day - up to 3 passports | $23.00 |
Next Business Day - 4 or more passports | $26.00 |
Saturday Delivery | $39.00 |
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI | Price |
Next Day Letter (No Saturday Delivery) | $39.00 |
International | Price |
Call for a quote. | Call. |
The visa is usually valid for entry within 90 days of the issue date, for stay of up to 90 days.
Your application will be hand carried to the Embassy, and is usually issued within 3 business days.