Please provide proof of hotel/Airbnb/guesthouse/lodge booking confirmation. All traveller's names have to reflect on the bookings and dates should cover the entire duration of travel.

Provide an invitation letter declaring proof of accommodation with a private host. The following are required with an invitation letter: A signed host declaration form (if applicable), a copy of the host's identity card or passport (copy of the information page), and the inviter's proof of residence.

Provide confirmed cruise booking. Cruise itinerary should reflect the traveller's details and the entire cruise route and destinations.

Duly complete all required sections, print and sign the form.

Duly complete, all sections of the online application form. Please highlight and right-click the link https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en_US/web/france-visas/, to complete the form, print and sign.

Please complete and sign the collection authorisation form to allow a third party to collect your passport from the Embassy or Application centre after they made their decision.

Provide a colour copy of national identity card.

Please provide a certified copy of the marriage certificate and certified copy of the passport of the spouse with proof of their legal stay in the South Africa (employment letter or work permit).

If applicable: Please provide a certified copy of the marriage certificate of the applicant and certified copy of the ID of the spouse.

Provide a certified colour copy of the inviter's identity document or passport information page (if not a citizen of the country of application).

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Provide confirmed bookings of Round Trip flight ticket from South Africa to a Schengen state. All transfers (flight/ferry/train/bus/taxi) showing entry & exit from Schengen states between each other must be provided. Name of the applicant must appear on all proof of transport. All confirmed car rental bookings must equally be provided. If the applicant is being collected by EU resident abroad, a copy of the EU's drivers licence, car registration details and a short letter of confirmation of pick-up and drop-off details will be necessary.

A certified copy of their full, unabridged birth certificate (displaying the father and mother's names), a certified authorisation letter from both parents stating that they are giving consent for the child/children to travel out of South Africa, and certified copies of both parents' passport information pages.

If applicable, please save, fill in accordingly, and have certified.

Provide a copy of the inviting party passport information page or ID

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Please provide a valid passport with at least 6 months validity with a minimum of two blank pages available (preferably adjacent to each other). Travellers are encouraged to have many blank pages to avoid inconveniences such as mistaken stamping or if there will be entering through multiple immigration points that require stamping. Passport should be in good condition with no tears or stains.

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Two recent colour passport size photos (35x45). Photographs should have a white background: 1. Both ears must be visible. 2. No smiling or teeth showing. 3. No Glasses, 4. Ensure that photo does not have any red-eye effects. You may not use photo older than six months and that have been used for a previous visa.

Latest three months' personal bank statement showing the amount available in the account, the name of the applicant and stamped by the bank. All bank statements in Afrikaans must be accompanied by a signed and stamped visa letter from the bank on bank letterhead, in English, confirming the account holder has enough funds to travel.

Provide the latest three months' bank statement of sponsor and letter from sponsor attesting to the fact that they will sponsor the Employee/College student on their trip abroad. The bank statement should have a clear name and details of the account holder. If the bank statements are in the name of a company for a sole proprietor or a trust, then the applicant/sponsor must provide company registration documents or trust documents showing that they are a member of the company or the trust.

Provide a signed professional letter from the inviting company or host on a company letterhead showing that the applicant is being invited to business meetings. Dates and locations of meetings must be stated along with complete details of the applicant (full names and passport number), and available contact details of the host/inviter (full names, contact number, email address and full physical address) + the host's ID or passport. The inviter should express who is responsible for covering the cost of the trip.

Provide a letter from your employer on a company letterhead, signed by a manager, confirming employment and that the applicant will resume his/his position after the trip. The applicant's full name (as per passport), gender, date of birth. designation, and passport number must reflect on the invitation letter along with the purpose of visit. The letter should indicate their monthly salary, employment start date, specific places that will be visited, arrival and departure dates, purpose of the trip, and a statement confirming who is covering the costs of the trip.

If self-employed: Provide a certificate of incorporation from the company in South Africa.

All non-South African passport holders should provide a certified copy of their SA resident's or work permit.

Provide a certified copy of work/resident’s permit to be in SA, a certified copy of marriage certificate if married to an SA passport holder, certified copies of children’s birth certificates, a police affidavit from partner confirming you will be traveling to the Schengen country and will return back, a police affidavit from yourself explaining why are traveling to Schengen country, proof of residence in South Africa, a daily itinerary of what you will be doing in the Schengen country(s), and a leave approval letter from employer.

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Provide a signed and stamped letter on letterhead from the institution that that applicant attends.

If the applicant will visit a French citizen or a temporary resident in France, THE ORIGINAL ATTESTATION D'ACCUEIL and a copy must be provided. (An “Attestation d’Accueil” is a document required if you are going to France and planning to stay with friends or relatives for a period of less than three months. An “Attestation d’Accueil” form, otherwise known as a certificate of board & lodging, must be obtained by your host in France if you are planning to stay with them. Your host may obtain this document from either their local town hall or their local police station and send the original document to South Africa). If the applicant is invited by someone who owns a home/property in France but is not resident in France, the title deeds of that property and a letter of invitation must be provided. If the applicant owns a home/property in France, the title deeds of the property must be provided.