Effective 3rd October 2011, Visa Applicants will have to contact the France Visa Application Centre operated by VFS Global Services Pvt. Ltd located at:

France Visa Application Center
VFS Global Services Pvt. Ltd.
I Floor, Scott Annexe
No. 30, Infantry Road, Bengaluru – 560001
(Next to Medinova Hospital)

To submit their Visa Applications after scheduling an appointment at http://www.vfs-france.co.in. The Visa Applications could either be submitted personally or through an authorised person / agent at the VFS Centre. However, personal appearances by all the applicants are mandatory at the Consulate General of France in Bangalore on the following working day. No Applications would be accepted without prior appointment.

For any further information please contact:
VFS Helpline: +91 120 6641099 (08:00 AM – 12:00 Noon and 01:00 PM – 05:00 PM)
Email: info.francein@vfshelpline.com

Visa applicants who have already scheduled an online appointment or who have been granted an appointment by the visa section, have to apply in person at the Consulate General of France according to their scheduled appointment.

	Kindly do not to use the online appointment system of the Consulate general of France in Bangalore any further.
	In case of any emergency visa requirements due to unexpected travel to France, and in case of the date of appointment is too late, kindly contact the Consulate General of France in Bangalore directly at: visas.bangalore-fslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr Applicants need not contact VFS nor any agent for their exigencies.