France Long Stay Visa info

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A couple of useful bits of info for those of us who are thinking about a Long Stay French Visa to visit our boats.

As many will know the long stay visa is managed by TLSContact on behalf of the French Embassy https://fr.tlscontact.com/gb/splash.php

They have clarified the insurance requirements when applying for a visa. This is from their news page:

Health insurance for Long-stay Visitor visa (more than 90 days):
1. Temporary Long Stay Visitor visa “VLS-T” (duration of stay 90-180 days/year)

  • UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) or valid European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) are now accepted. Please provide a copy of your GHIC or valid EHIC.
  • If you don’t hold a UK-GHIC or valid EHIC, you will need to provide a private health insurance, which must cover full requested long stay visa, up to 6 months (VLS-T).
2. Long Stay Visitor visa “VLS-TS” (duration of stay over 180 days/year)
  • Please provide a private health insurance which must cover the full requested long stay visa, up to 1 year.
Very good news for the 3 - 6month visa. I also emailed them asking about a multiple entry visa & received this reply:

Dear Customer,
Thank you for your inquiry.
Please be informed long stay visa are always multiple entry visa

Hope this is useful
 
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