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Long-stay visas are national visas issued for stays exceeding 90 days in a Schengen member state.
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§ 1Basis
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§ 2Procedure
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7 steps in this stage
Long-stay visas are national visas issued for stays exceeding 90 days in a Schengen member state.
A long-stay visa has a maximum validity period of one year.
Holders of a long-stay visa are allowed to travel within the Schengen area for up to 90 days per 180-day period.
Source · Ministère de l'Intérieur · Circuler avec un visa de long séjour dans l'espace Schengen
A commission placed with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the Interior is responsible for examining administrative appeals against long-stay visa refusal decisions.
Source · Légifrance
The VLS-TS is valid for a stay between 3 and 12 months in France.
Source · Ministère de l'Intérieur · Les différents types de visas de long séjour en France
A long-stay visa for schooling a minor in France is valid for a duration of 4 to 11 months.
Source · Ministère de l'Intérieur · Le visas pour scolariser un mineur en France
Holders of a long-stay visa can travel within the Schengen area for up to 90 days per 180-day period during the visa's validity.
Source · Ministère de l'Intérieur · Circuler avec un visa de long séjour dans l'espace Schengen
5 steps in this stage
A valid email address is required for the online validation of the long-stay visa.
Source · Ministère de l'Intérieur · Vous venez d’obtenir un visa de long séjour
Information from the visa is required for the online validation of the long-stay visa.
Source · Ministère de l'Intérieur · Vous venez d’obtenir un visa de long séjour
The date of entry into France must be communicated for the online validation of the long-stay visa.
Source · Ministère de l'Intérieur · Vous venez d’obtenir un visa de long séjour
An address in France is required for the online validation of the long-stay visa.
Source · Ministère de l'Intérieur · Vous venez d’obtenir un visa de long séjour
A payment card is required to pay the residence permit issuance tax for the online validation of the long-stay visa.
Source · Ministère de l'Intérieur · Vous venez d’obtenir un visa de long séjour
4 steps in this stage
The holder of a VLS-TS must validate their visa online within 2 months of arrival in France.
Source · Ministère de l'Intérieur · Les différents types de visas de long séjour en France
Filing an appeal with the appropriate authority is a mandatory prerequisite for a contentious appeal against a visa refusal decision.
Source · Légifrance
The holder of a VLS-TS must validate their visa online within 2 months of arrival in France.
Source · Ministère de l'Intérieur · Les différents types de visas de long séjour en France
Certain long-stay visas require the holder to apply for a residence permit within 2 months of arrival.
3 steps in this stage
EU citizens are exempt from the requirement to hold a long-stay visa to enter France.
ICT employees exercising intra-European mobility rights are exempt from the visa requirement.
Algerians are not concerned by the VLS-TS, as long-stay visas are governed by the Franco-Algerian agreement of 1968.
Source · Ministère de l'Intérieur · Les différents types de visas de long séjour en France
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§ 4Sources
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