Schedule an appointment online at : www.my-europe-visa.com
The application files will be given at the CAPAGO South Africa’s counter Located : Inanda Greens Business Park, Wierda Gables building Block B (ground floor) 98 Albertyn Avenue, CNR Katherine Street 2246 SANDTON.
To get more information, you can visit the website www.my-europe-visa.com And call CAPAGO South Africa’s CALL CENTER at
+27 (0) 87 742 28 30
Or send your questions to infofrance_jnb@myeuropevisa.com
There is a fee for the scheduling of an appointment.
In order to apply for a visa for France, non South African people must have a resident permit (or study permit, work permit...) valid at least 3 months after the date of their return.
France requires faces to remain uncovered in all public spaces : public highways, public transport, shops and shopping centres, educational establishments, post offices, hospitals, clinics, courts, government buildings, etc.
To get more informations about the law, click here.
| Type of visa | Visa Fee | Visa issuing time (working days) | ||
| Schengen Short Stay visa (less than 90 days) | 60€ | 7 days | ||
| Airport Transit visa | 60€ | 7 days | ||
| Short stay visa (less than 90 days) for French territories called DOM* | 60€ | 7 days | ||
| Short stay visa (less than 90 days) for French Polynesia, Wallis et Futuna, TAAF, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, New Caledonia and Mayotte | 9 € | 7 days | ||
| Long Stay visa | 99€ | 15 days | ||
| Visa for countries represented (Central Africa, Togo, Djibouti) | 60€ | 7 days |
* Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana, Reunion, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélémy.
Click here to download the application form for a Schengen visa.
Click here to see the size of picture asked for a Schengen visa.
Short Stay Visa
Long Stay Visa
Visa DOM-TOM
Click here to know all the French territories.
Visa for countries represented by the French authorities in South Africa.
The countries concerned are Central African Republic , Togo and Djibouti.
Diplomatic visa
All the details given here only concern Short Stay visa (less than 90 days). For Long Stay visa, please contact the French Consulate.
The issuing of the Schengen visa is based on commom rules followed by 25 countries ( Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland).
A Schengen visa allows its holder to move freely in all the member states of the European Union who signed the Schengen agreement within the validity of the visa (from to 1 90 days valid for 6 months).
You must apply at CAPAGO’S desk if :
- you spend more time in France than in any other Schengen country during your trip,
or
- the duration of your trip in France is the same as in the other Schengen country(ies) and you enter France first.
Click here to know where you have to apply in South Africa.
Short Stay Visa :
It can be valid from 1 to 90 days for 6 months.
It can be a single or multiple entry visa.
Circulation visa : 90 days to spend every 6 months, during an overall period of 1 to 2 years or to 5 years maximum
Airport transit Visa* :
South African passports holders do not need this visa as long as they stay in the international zone at the airport. For other nationalities, please contact the Consulate.
*Before coming to the French Consulate, make sure you have your visa for your main destination country if necessary.
You must take an appointment with CAPAGO’S desk. Appointments are only in the afternoon.
There are various Long Stay visas :
- Study Visa.
- If you want to work in France, there are several types of permit. Click here to get more information on professionnal immigration.
If you have skills or abilities academically or professionaly recognized, you can benefit from the new system set up by France to promote skills exchanges. The “Skills and talents” permit facilitates indeed the movement of foreign citizen who are likely to contribute in a significant and lasting way to the economic development or to the influence of France and country of origin, in intellectual, scientific, cultural, humanitarian or sports fields. This permit, valid three years, is granted upon the presentation of a project providing benefits to both France and the country of origin. The “skills and talents permit” gives you a right to work within the field of your project and allow your family members (spouse and minor children) to stay in France. Your spouse will be issued with a “private and family life permit” allowing him/her to work.
You need a specific visa to go to Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion, Guyana, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, St. Pierre and Miquelon or Mayotte. The application form to fill is the same as the Short Stay visa for France.
This visa issued does not allow entrance to Shengen area.
The French Consulate is competent for issuing visas for Togo and Djibouti.
South African people holding an official passport (diplomatic or service) do not need a visa if their stay in France does not exceed 90 days.
Proof of sufficient funds
You need to prove that you have at least 55€ available per day. If you have the "attestation d’accueil" (certificate of board and lodging), you need to prove that you have at least 30€.
Minors
For children under 18 years old travelling alone, an authorisation form completed and signed by both parents is required. If the chlid travels only with one parent, the other parent must still produce this authorisation form. It has to be signed and stamped by a Commisionner of Oaths.
The amount of money requested for children during their trip is the same as this for adults.
Spouse of French citizen
Visa fee is free if you bring the copy of your "Livret de Famille", the original and the copy of your french marriage certificate, the original and the copy of your spouse’s passport or "carte nationale d’identité", your round trip air-ticket, and 2 recent passport-size photographs in colour.
Spouse of French citizen do not need to bring other documents, apart from the application form.
Family members of an European Union citizen
Visa fee is free if you bring the original and the copy of your marriage certificate, the original and the copy of your spouse’s passport, your round trip air-ticket, a proof that you enter France (if you don’t go there by plane), medical insurance, and 2 recent passport-size photographs in colour.
For children, the visa fee is free until they are 21 years old. If they travel alone, the original and the copy of the Unabridged Birth Certificate is requested. The authorisation form signed by the parents is also requested.
Family members of an European Union citizen do not need to bring other documents, apart from the application form.
Under section 17 of the Community code visas : “ the State or States concerned shall maintain the opportunity for all applicants to lodge applications directly from their consulates, according to their conditions “ by contacting 011 778 56 03.
