Home page The French Embassy in GHANA
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The Visa section 
 
 
 
 
 
The Visa section
 
 
 
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The visa section of the French Embassy is open to the public 
from Monday to Thursday between the hours of 08.30 am and 11.30 am 
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The site "Going to France" will give you informations on the procedure and the documents requested to apply for a visa. This site gives also access to different application forms for short and long stay visa . 
IN ORDER TO PROCESS YOUR APPLICATION, THE VISA SECTION OF THE FRENCH EMBASSY REQUIRES FROM YOU :

 

A - BASIC DOCUMENTS 

  •  a filled and  signed visa application form (in duplicate)
  • a recent identity photograph
  • a valid passport
  • an airline return ticket, with your name
  • proof of regular income, for example bank statement (in duplicate) or traveller's cheques
  • sickness and rapatriation insurance valid for France for the duration of your visit (duplicate)
B - IF YOU TRAVEL FOR BUSINESS, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS : 
  • proof of your business activity such as a letter from your company or from your employer (in duplicate)
  • a letter from a French company inviting you (in duplicate)
  • a confirmed hotel reservation (in duplicate)
C - IF YOU TRAVEL FOR TOURISM OR FOR A FAMILY VISIT, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS : 
  • a confirmed hotel reservation
  • an "attestation d'accueil" signed by your friend or relative in France
D - IF YOUR VISIT IS FOR OTHER PURPOSES OR FOR A LONG PERIOD TIME, THE VISA SECTION WILL TELL YOU WHICH DOCUMENTS MAY BE REQUIRED FROM YOU IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC DOCUMENTS. 
 
 
 
Please note that :

 

 Countries represented in GHANA by the French Embassy for visas are : 

  • Central African Republic
  • Djibouti
  • Gabon
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
  • Austria
 Applicants have to come personally to the visa section and may not be represented.