For Business Travelers

Is applicable in case you are traveling on business / company work. This visa is given for travel of less than 90 days.
Visa fee: 60 euros

Mandatory Documents:

1. Original passport valid for at least six months with minimum 3 blank pages, with two blank pages(face to face) & the last third page can be anywhere in the passport.
   + 1 photocopy of passport first page The passport should be issued less than 10 years ago.
2. The photocopy of Passport photo page and address page of the applicant.
3. Photocopies of valid US,U.K. and previous Schengen visas.
4. One application form with all columns filled in and 2 recent photographs in the size of 3.5 cms x 4.5 cms with white / light background.
   • ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD MENTION THEIR MOBILE NUMBER ON THE VISA APPLICATION FORM.
   • TRAVEL AGENTS AUTHORIZED BY THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE MUST MENTION THE APPLICANTS MOBILE NUMBER ON THE VISA APPLICATION FORM AND NOT THEIR OWN MOBILE NUMBER OR TRAVEL AGENCY NUMBER.
5. Covering letter from the COMPANY mentioning name and designation of the applicant and that of the signatory of managerial or executive level giving brief sketch of applicant's itinerary, name, address and email of the company to be visited
6. Copy of INVITATION LETTER from French company
7. Copy of income tax papers of last one year, last THREE month bank statement updated, last 3 months salary slips 
8. Photocopy of OVERSEAS medical insurance policy + REPATRIATION, evacuation cover (equivalent to 30,000 euros). Insurance should have the validity for at least 10-15days more after the return to India. Please carry your original insurance for verification at the time of submission of visa application form. **
9. Copy of air ticket or PNR (booking printout).
10. Confirmed prepaid hotel reservation. 
11. All applicants except first time traveler (traveling first time to a Schengen country) while applying for a French visa will be required to fill visa insurance undertaking form in addition to the visa application form. 
12. Domestic help at the private service of a foreign national or a French national, accompanying his employer to France for a short stay needs to hold a working permit, like any foreigner going to work, full time or part time, in France.
13. Bank statement of company as well as the applicant for atleast 6 months
14. If employed salary certificate for 6 months.
15. Income Tax return for at least 1 year

Submission of a contract established between the employee and the employer in accordance with the French Labour law, approved by the DDTEFP( Direction du travail, de l’emploiet de la formation professionnelle) center of the employer’s place of vacation is compulsory for application for a visa.

The documents must be arranged in the order given above.

** Please note that original insurance will be seen by the submission officer at the time of submission of visa application form. Online insurance should be certified by the insurance company.Also from 01st November 2007 onwards insurance should cover minimum 30 days even if an applicant stay duration in France is less than 30 days.

Important!

• The French Consulate, kolkata reserves the right to ask the applicant to produce original air ticket and insurance if required.
• Frequent flyers can apply for a one-year visa (longer validity) with an overseas medical insurance policy of one year. The passport must be valid accordingly.
• For applicants going on training, the host organization has to get a clearance from the DDTEFP department of the French ministry in France and photocopy of the DDTEFP has to be attached with the covering letter from the host.
• All faxes must be photocopied and in A4 size paper.
• Each application must be supported by a copy of the requisite documents. If you have received a fax you must photocopy the same and attach it to your application.
• No visa will be issued on additional pages.