Original passport. This must:

• be valid for more than 3 months beyond the validity of the requested visa
• be signed and issued less than 10 years ago
• have at least two blank visa pages

Two original recent 45mm x 35mm colour photographs. These must:

• be taken within the last month
• be taken against a plain light background and printed on photographic paper
• show full frontal face, have a neutral expression and your mouth closed
• have eyes open and free from reflection or glare from glasses
• not have hair in front of face or have a head covering (unless it’s for religious or medical reasons)

DO NOT ATTACH THE PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE APPLICATION FORM

Signed and fully completed original application form. Please see attached: France – Visa Application Form. 

Signed and completed original letter of support from your home employer. This must be signed by a member of your HR, or a member of your management team. If the latter, this person must be at least a manager grade and/or at least the same grade as yourself, and must be aware of your trip.

Please see template attached: France – Business support letter. Alternatively, the letter must include the following information:

• Addressed to the ”The Consulate General of France, London”.
• Letter needs to be on home employer headed paper
• Letter need to be signed by authorised signatory of the home employer
• Purpose of visit
• People / places and organisation to be visited, with contact numbers
• Applicant’s name and nationality
• Start date of employment, job title and annual salary 
• Passport number and DOB
• Start & Expiry date of the passport
• Dates of travel to France
• Validity of visa applied for
• A guarantee to meet maintenance expenses 
• Medical insurance undertaking (if applicable) 

Signed and completed original invite letter from your inviting company. 

Please see template attached: France – Invite letter. Alternatively, the letter must include the following information:

• Addressed to the ”The Consulate General of France, London”.
• Letter needs to be on inviting company headed paper
• Letter need to be signed by authorised signatory of the inviting company
• Purpose of visit
• People / places and organisation to be visited, with contact numbers
• Applicant’s name and nationality
• Passport number and DOB
• Start & Expiry date of the passport
• Dates of travel to France
• Validity of visa applied for
• A guarantee to meet maintenance expenses 
• Medical insurance undertaking (if applicable) 

Proof of valid travel insurance. It must:

• cover any costs of repatriation for medical reasons, emergency medical care and/or emergency hospital care or death during your stay in the Schengen territory.
• be valid for the whole of the Schengen territory and the whole of the stay.
• have a minimum cover is 30,000 EUR (EHIC cards are not accepted as proof of valid travel health insurance).

A clear colour copy is acceptable.

Clear colour copy of confirmed travel itinerary: mentioning applicant’s name and travel dates.

Clear colour copy of confirmed accommodation (hotel, hostel, camping, etc) booking mentioning applicant’s name, travel dates and accommodation address details.

Clear original copies of your last 3 months pay slips. 

Clear original copies of your last 3 months bank statements, as a proof of sufficient funds. These must:

• show a sufficient amount per day of stay, to cover the expenses during the intended stay in Czech Republic and for the return to the UK
• clearly state your name, address

Bank statements which are downloaded from the internet must be stamped/certified by the bank.

Valid proof of UK residence. This must be presented as your valid UK residency visa in your passport / in the form of a valid UK Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) card. A clear colour copy is acceptable.

 This must be valid for at least 3 months beyond the return date of the trip to the Schengen Area.