Key Benefits:
The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs and the Minister of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Solidarity Development,
Considering the code of entry and residence of foreigners and the right to asylum;
Vu le Decree No. 2008-1176 of 13 November 2008 relating to the functions of the heads of diplomatic missions and the heads of consular posts in respect of visas,
Stop:
Implementation third paragraph of Article 1 of the Decree of 13 November 2008 referred to above, are competent, excluding any other authority, to issue visas outside the scope of their consular district:
– in Germany: the head of consular post in Frankfurt, for the consular exchanges of the diplomatic mission and consular posts in Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Sarrebruck and Stuttgart;
– in Algeria: the head of the consular post in Algiers, under the consular exchanges of consular posts in Annaba and Oran, with regard to long-term visas issued in the proceedings under the French Immigration and Integration Board;
in Austria: the head of the diplomatic mission for the consular exchanges of diplomatic missions in Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic;
– in Belgium: the head of consular post in Brussels, under the consular exchanges of consular posts in Antwerp, Liège, Amsterdam and Luxembourg, as well as the consular district of the diplomatic mission in the Netherlands;
in Brazil: the head of the diplomatic mission under the consular district of the consular post in Recife;
– in Canada: the head of consular post in Montreal, for the consular exchanges of consular posts in Moncton, Halifax and Quebec;
– in China: the head of the diplomatic mission, under the consular district of the consular post in Shenyang;
in Egypt: the head of the consular post in Cairo, under the consular district of the consular post in Alexandria;
- in Spain: the head of consular post in Madrid, under the consular exchanges of consular posts in Barcelona, Bilbao and Seville;
— in the United States: the head of consular post in Houston, under the consular district of the consular post in New Orleans;
- in Gabon: the head of consular post in Libreville under the consular district of the diplomatic mission in Sao Tome and Principe;
- in Greece: the head of the diplomatic mission, under the consular district of the consular post in Thessaloniki;
in India: the head of the consular post in Bombay, under the consular district of the consular post in Bangalore; the head of the diplomatic mission, under the consular district of the consular post in Calcutta;
— in Iraq: the head of the diplomatic mission, under the consular district of the consular post in Erbil;
in Israel: the head of consular post in Tel Aviv, under the consular district of the consular post in Haifa;
– in Italy: the head of the diplomatic mission, under the consular exchanges of consular posts in Milan, Naples, Turin and Genoa, as well as the consular district of the diplomatic mission to the Holy See;
- in Japan: the head of the diplomatic mission, under the consular district of the consular post in Kyoto;
- in Kazakhstan: the head of the diplomatic mission under the consular district of the diplomatic mission in Tajikistan;
- in Latvia: the head of the diplomatic mission, for the consular exchanges of diplomatic missions in Estonia and Lithuania;
– in Macedonia: the head of the diplomatic mission, under the consular district of the diplomatic mission in Kosovo;
– in Morocco: the head of consular post in Casablanca, for the consular exchanges of consular posts in Agadir, Fès, Marrakech, Rabat and Tangier, with regard to long-term visas issued in the proceedings under the French Immigration and Integration Office;
- in Pakistan: the head of the diplomatic mission, under the consular district of the consular post in Karachi;
- in Poland: the head of the diplomatic mission, under the consular district of the consular post in Krakow;
in Portugal: the head of the diplomatic mission under the consular district of the consular post in Porto;
- in the Dominican Republic: the head of the diplomatic mission, under the territory of Sint Maarten Island;
— in Senegal: the head of consular post in Dakar, under the consular district of the consular post in Saint-Louis;
- in Serbia: the head of the diplomatic mission under the consular district of the diplomatic mission in Montenegro;
- in Sweden: the head of the diplomatic mission under the consular district of the diplomatic mission in the Republic of Iceland;
- in Switzerland: the head of consular post in Geneva for the consular exchanges of the diplomatic mission and the consular post in Zurich;
– in Turkey: the head of consular post in Istanbul, under the consular district of the diplomatic mission, with respect to long-term visas issued under the procedures of the French Immigration and Integration Office;
– in Venezuela: the head of the diplomatic mission under the territories of the islands of Aruba and Curaçao;
– in Yemen: the head of the diplomatic mission under the consular district of the diplomatic mission in Eritrea, with regard to visas for a stay of more than three months or for a department or territory of overseas.
The Judgment of 9 July 2009 setting out the list of countries or geographical areas for which territorial jurisdiction over visas is exercised, in whole or in part, outside the framework of the consular district is repealed.
The present order will be issued in the Official Journal of the French Republic.
Done in Paris, February 4, 2010.
Minister for Foreign Affairs
and European,
For the Minister and by delegation:
Director of French abroad
and Consular Administration,
F. Saint-Paul
The Minister of Immigration,
integration, national identity
and solidarity development,
For the Minister and by delegation:
The Director of Immigration,
F. Etienne
