CONSULAR FOCUS: PARIS, FRANCE

Mailing Address: American Embassy Paris, Office of Visa Services, PSC 116 OVS, APO AE 09777

Street Address: American Embassy Paris, 2 Rue Saint Florentin, 75001 Paris, France

Telephone Number: (33) 43-12-22-22 (inquiries by phone are accepted between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm on weekdays; recorded information for person in France: 36-70-14-88

Fax Number: (33) 42-86-82-91

Non-immigrant visas: Visas applications accepted weekdays between 8:45 am and 11:00 am. Walk-in applications accepted for now, but the consulate is expected to switch to an appointment system soon. Be sure to check with the consulate in advance. Normal processing time is two days or less. E visas may take two weeks or more. Approximately one-fifth of visa applications are refused. There are no restrictions on reapplying, but reapplications will not be accepted on Fridays. Applications by mail are accepted from French nationals and permanent residents physically present in France and French nationals and permanent residents outside of France who were issued a visa previously in Paris. Mail-in applicants must pay the fees in cash (FF or US$) or by a French money order from a French post office. Most non-immigrant visas have a fee of 600 FF (US0) plus a fee of 100 FF (US) for the machine readable visa.

Immigrant Visas: Interviews conducted on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Interviews are scheduled on the basis of National Visa Center notification or on the basis of an INS-cabled approval notice. The interview normally is scheduled for two months from the receipt of the Packet 3 form. Applications in cases of a spouse of a US citizen will be accepted by the consulate for filing if either of the spouses is a French resident and will be decided right away if there are no problems in the case.

Approved Physicians:

Dr. Francis Slattery
32 Rue Vignon
75009 Paris
telephone: 47.42.02.34

Dr. J.F. Gross
24 Rue Chaptal
75009 Paris
telephone: 42.80.12.64 and 42.80.60.23

Dr. P. Leporc
92 Ave Mozart
75016 Paris
telephone: 42.88.44.71

Dr. D. Beaulieu D'Ivernois
20 Rue Croix des Petits Champs
75001 Paris
telephone: 42.61.57.06