Welcome to TLScontact French Visa Application Centre in Chongqing
The TLScontact application procedure, established in conjunction with the Consulate General of France in Chengdu, aims to provide the best visa application service. Our aim is to help you prepare your visa application and assist the Consulate General of France in Chengdu in processing applications in a timely manner.
Notice
Update: Validate your VLS-TS long stay visa
Applicants (≥12 years old when submitting the visa applications) have to go through the biometric data capture step for any new long stay visa application or visiting the DROM-CTOM, even if they already submitted their fingerprints for a previous visa application.


News
Self-service insurance | 14 October 2018
Due to a regulation of the European Union (Decision 2004/17/CE of December 22nd 2003), it is necessary for visa applicants to be in possession of travel insurance valid in the Schengen area. TLScontact offers self-service insurance in Chongqing center. Fo...
Visa exemption NOW for New Caledonia with approved travel agencies | 24 May 2018
From now on, all Chinese tourist traveling through an approved agency are now exempt from visa for New Caledonia for stays of less than 15 days. It means besides Polynesia and Reunion, New Caledonia becomes third destination, where Chinese Tourist can vi...
Simplified Visa Policy: France is always more attractive! | 01 November 2016
Since 1 November, under the new immigration law of 7 March 2016, France is again relaxed its visa allocation policy.
“For stays of less than 90 days: Temporary Work Permit is no longer required for the following travelers:
Researchers and scientists
Pr...
Notice | 07 June 2016
From June 1st 2016 on, the French citizens’ spouses can apply the visa and have the biometric data captured directly in Chongqing visa application centre, with both visa fee and service fee free.
Application procedure
Kind Reminder:
Regardless of the lo...