Important Information: Visa Application Fees
To apply for a visa, you will have to pay visa fees and service fees.
- The visa fees are collected on behalf of the Consular Authority.
- Handling Charges are collected online before booking the appointment.
- The service fee is collected for the processing of your visa application at the Visa Application Centre on call.
Attention: Payment of the visa fee, handling charges, and service fees do not give any guarantee or right that a visa will be granted. The visa fee, handling charges, and service fee are all non-refundable and non-transferable if the visa application is denied by the Embassy staff or if the applicant decides to terminate his or her application.
Visa type |
GBP |
Short stay Schengen visa (less than 90 days) |
66.65 |
Short-stay Schengen (less than 90 days) for the minor child of 6-12 years old |
33.28 |
Short-stay French visa (less than 90 days) for French Overseas Departments and Regions (DROM). |
49.92 |
Short-stay French visa (less than 90 days) for French Overseas Departments and Regions (DROM) minor child of 6 to 12 years old |
29.12 |
Short-stay Schengen visa (less than 90 days) - Negotiated tariff Schengen and DOM |
29.12 |
Short-stay French visa (less than 90 days) for French Overseas Territories (CTOM) |
7.49 |
Long-stay French visa (over 90 days) - full price |
82.36 |
Long-stay French visa (over 90 days) - half price |
41.60 |
Transit Visa |
66.56 |
Service Charge |
30 |
Handling Charge |
49/69 |
Notes
- The visa fee is mandatory for all visa applications unless you are within the exemption categories.
- The visa fee, only collectible in GBP, may change as a result of currency fluctuation.
- The visa fee is fixed in EUR but payable only in GBP. The exchange rate between these currencies is decided by the French Consular Authority and is updated periodically, therefore the amount you are requested to pay may differ from those quoted above.