Consulate General of France in Pondicherry , India

Coronavirus Update:
The {Country name} have recorded {the figures total} as the total number of confirmed cases for covid-19 with 193,828 active cases. According to the {country's disease control agency}, nearly 400,242 have recovered from the virus, whereas about 13,558 have died from it.

Government is taking steps to initiate the process of vaccination. After collecting aggregates from all over the statistical reports of the number of corona patients, the government is planning to start the first phase of vaccinating COVID-19 in December. The first phase of this vaccination will be provided to {20 percent population}. Later on, keeping in view the results of 1st phase, next phases will then be initiated to cover more of the population than 20 percent only. According to recent analysis, it is stated that the number of vaccine doses that would be available in 2021 are {999999} in total. The number of patients already vaccinated are {343} in total. Very soon a large number of populations will be provided by the vaccine to cure COVID-19 in the following months.

Working Hours:
The Consulate is open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and closed on Saturday, and Sunday. The Consulate remains closed on France and India public holidays as well.

Before visiting the Consulate for citizenship, passport, civil acts registration, or notary related documents or services, an appointment is necessary. For other consular services, kindly book an appointment before visiting the Consulate.

How to Book an Appointment?
The France Consulate in India has introduced an innovative "online appointment system." This system aims to organize the visa application systems, quickly process submissions, and documents, and offer efficient consular services. The service is available 24/7, and with helpful features like automatic queuing and user-friendly steps for booking an appointment, it has turned out to be an effective system.

Anyone can use this system to book an appointment with the France Consulate in India. There are no charges applied for using this service. An online appointment system's benefit is that applicants can easily book appointments for multiple consular services, change the date or time of visit, or even cancel the appointment conveniently.

The online appointment system currently offers three modes of booking, namely Initial Appointment, Change an Appointment, and Cancel or Delete an appointment.

Consular Services:
The Consulate offers a wide range of consular services to citizens residing or visiting India and people wishing to visit for tourism or investment purposes.

The Consulate can facilitate various services, including the issuance of passport and visa, document legalization, identity verification, birth, marriage, and death certificates, and emergency travel documentation.

In case you are a France citizen and have lost your passport or ID card, you can contact the embassy to obtain a new passport and ID card. You may also apply for emergency travel documents in case of damaged, lost, or expired passports. If you are traveling, the embassy will ensure that your desired documents are issued before your visa expires. If a minor or underage person requires emergency travel documents, the embassy will need a written application from a guardian or parent to issue a new ID card or passport.

It is worth noting that the Consular Section of the India Embassy in France has started issuing a visa. However, only British citizens can currently apply for a visa to India.

Please note that citizens of countries categorized as visa-exempt to enter India by the France government cannot apply for a visa. Moreover, the fourteen-day self-isolation rule is no longer applicable, but visitors will have to show a negative COVID-19 test report upon arriving. The test report must not be more than three days older than the date of departure.

Visa Services:
The embassy aims to offer superior service quality to applicants who have requested a visa to enter India. The visa centers can facilitate applicants in all sorts of issues, from verification of support documents to submission or collection of documents and understanding the visitors' rules after entering France.

Visa Types Granted By France Are;

• France Tourist Visa
• France Business Visa
• France Journalist Visa
• France Film Visa
• France Conference Visa
• France Medical Visa
• France Transit Visa
• France Visa
• France Missionary Visa
• France Diplomatic/Official Visa
• France Student Visa
• France Entry Visa
• France Employment Visa

You can book your appointments to visit the Consulate by contacting them through phone call/ email or check schedules on their official website. It is mandatory to contact before visiting the Consulate because the office hours may vary.