Is the form in French? As worded a bit oddly and sometimes things are lost in translation?
However, the question is about funding of travel costs. As one of the requirements for a visa is to show you have enough funds to support yourself. It doesn’t read as a single tick questions?
If there are other questions about your financial resources then this question is S/O.
Yes the form is in English. I have been back over the form several times now and cannot find anywhere that allows me to say we own a property in France.
JaneJones - you are right, it is possible to tick any or all of the funding tick boxes.
Appreciate your input - next step is the french embassy - there must be many in the same position as this.
Surely you are overlooking the fact that you need a reason to get a visa - you can’t just extend the 180 days because you want to. Visas are therefore issued for very specific purposes - which would not normally include the applicant having their own home in an EU country. Funding of Travel Costs therefore becomes an item that the relevant Embassy needs information about.
Thanks, Billy - although I think it will be “Private Visit” that applies in this case. The online long-stay visa Application is then quite clear regarding ‘accommodation’ - the OP just has to provide proof of their title to their holiday home. He also then has to supply copies of his bank statements. The French Embassy needs to establish that the visa applicant can fully support themselves for the length of the visa, without resort to the French State for help, or seeking paid work. The only answer on the list Graeme has supplied would therefore seem to be ‘other’.
There could be some confusion in these notes between the reason for the visit and where the applicant would be staying.
The first questions asked is this . (The words in brackets are those that appear when the help? is clicked):-
Your plans – (Help - Why are you making this trip?)
Business
Family or Private Settlement
Family or Private Settlement (minor child)
Other
Professional Work Placement
Return Visa
Study
Taking up official duties
Talent Passport – International talents
Visitor
I have not had time to pursue this further, because of the time limit between submitting an application and visiting the embassy. When back in the UK I will progress.
Please fill out the application online form and save it successfully within 15 days from the moment of account creation. As soon as your application form is completed, book your appointment within 10 days. Please follow the given timeframes, otherwise your data will be automatically deleted and a new registration will be required.
Thank you!
Not a problem. Just before expiry of the visa we come back to the UK. Then when we next go back to France we are on the 90/180 scheme, so we can stay for rest of summer - if we wished to.
We have completed our TLS form but waiting for validation (stripe turns green) before we can submit. Do we now book an appointment or wait? We are applying in Manchester and submitted forms since the new upgrade in May so things may be different now. I can’t find anywhere on their site a number to book an appointment. Anybody else in the same situation as I am getting stressed over this visa thing?
We successfully got our visas early this year using TLS in London. It is not an intuitive process. Everything is online, including booking an appointment. There is no phone number. The appointment is booked through TLS.
When we did it the process was:- Before you can book an appointment you must submit the application form. Then you have to book your appointment through TLS within 10 days of the submission.
“Please fill out the application online form and save it successfully within 15 days from the moment of account creation. As soon as your application form is completed, book your appointment within 10 days. Please follow the given timeframes, otherwise your data will be automatically deleted and a new registration will be required.”
After you have submitted your application create an account on TLS. Then through that account you can book your appointment.
I’ve done everything through to step 4. Entered all the data into TLS after creating an account. When I click the submit button it says something about the form must be fulfilled and colour should be green. I assume someone at TLS needs to do something or else I haven’t done something right!
Have you first completed ypurapplication form on Online application - France-Visas - sorry its not clear from what ypu have written so far that you have done this?