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(Valid for) Territorial validity of visa If the sticker is marked “ETATS SCHENGEN”, this visa entitles you to enter the Schengen Area (France plus Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland) · Initials of destination countries if a territorial restriction applies: o either the initial of the Schengen states for which the visa is valid: A (Austria), B (Belgium), CH (Switzerland), CZE (Czech Republic), D (Germany), DK (Denmark), E (Spain), EST (Estonia), F (France), FIN (Finland), GR (Greece), H (Hungary), I (Italy), IS (Iceland), L (Luxembourg), LT (Lithuania), LVA (Latvia), M (Malta), N (Norway), NL (Netherlands), P (Portugal), PL (Poland), S (Sweden), SK (Slovakia), SVN (Slovenia). o or “ETATS SCHENGEN” followed in brackets by a MINUS sign and the codes of the Member States for which the visa is NOT valid; e.g. “ETATS SCHENGEN (- D, S)”. If the sticker is marked “FRANCE + 1 TRANSIT SCHENGEN”, the visa entitles you to transit once through a Schengen state to travel to France. If the mark is “FRANCE”, the visa entitles you only to enter French territory. If the mark is “FRANCE SAUF CTOM”, the visa entitles you to enter France and the DROM territories. If the mark is “DEPARTEMENT D’OUTRE MER (FRANCE)”, the visa entitles you only to enter the département(s) specified in the “Remarques” section below. |
| Remarques |
(Remarks) Various marks may be stamped here: type of visa, category of holder, reason for journey, etc. Examples of most frequent marks: “TRANSIT AEROPORTUAIRE” (airport transit): this visa does not allow you to leave the “international” or “duty free” zone of the airport “CIRCULATION”: this visa allows you to stay as often as you wish in the Schengen Area during its period of validity of use, on condition your stays do not total more than 90 days in each period of 6 months. “Départements français d’Amérique”, “Guadeloupe”, “Guyane”, “Martinique”, “Mayotte”, “Nouvelle Calédonie”, “Polynésie française”, “Réunion”, “Saint-Pierre et Miquelon”, “TAAF” or “Wallis et Futuna”: this visa is valid for the Schengen Area plus the territory specified. “CARTE DE SÉJOUR A SOLLICITER DES L’ARRIVEE” (residence permit to be applied for on arrival): within two months of your arrival you must report to the prefectural authority of your place of residence to apply for a residence permit. “APT A SOLLICITER DES L’ARRIVEE” (TWP to be applied for on arrival): you must apply for a temporary work permit on arrival in France, before starting any paid employment. |
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