Questions tagged [france]
Country in Western Europe known for food, culture, and architecture, with a Mediterranean coast and Paris as its capital and largest city.
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Filter Airbnb rooms for Eiffel tower view
I am looking for a room with Eiffel tower view. I can't seem to find any relevant filter (which I understand is too specific, but on the other hand too iconic to ignore).
Any ideas how to approach ...
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Can I re enter France with a demande de duplicata pour un titre de séjour?
I have a 10-year France titre de séjour but it was lost. I applied for a duplicate but I haven't received it yet. It's been more than two months.
I have only a “demande de duplicata pour un titre de ...
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Can I bring back electronic components from Taiwan?
I'm currently in Taiwan and the CPU/GPU are cheaper here than in France. Is there any law or regulation preventing me to buy some for me and my friend and to come back to France with them (I may also ...
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Can I sponsor my mother for a Schengen visa?
My mother is a housewife and lives in India. I am staying in England on a work permit. I want to take my mother to France and sponsor the whole trip for both of us. How can I do that? Since I have to ...
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Travelling Europe after French visa expires [duplicate]
I’m an Australian currently living in France, I have a 12-month long-stay visa. I want to travel to Croatia for 10 days after my visa has expired. My question is, am I then able to return to France (...
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Can I enter France from outside EU with German Fiktionsbescheinigung and/or Schengen Visa?
I have been living and working in Germany for 6 months with a work D-type national visa. A week before its expiration I received Fiktionsbescheinigung (Fiction Certificate) with third box tickled (...
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Is it worth appealing a France visa refusal?
My France visa was rejected 2 times. I had submitted all relevant documents with strong ties with my home country. I provided a detailed itinerary day by day and all confirmed bookings of flights and ...
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My Schengen visa is in my old passport with my maiden name and new passport has married name [duplicate]
My Schengen visa is in my old passport with my maiden name and new passport has married name. Can I travel to France? As far as I know it’s okay with both passports and marriage certificate but I ...
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Get EC261 compensation if airline is refusing
This is a followup to my previous question: Flight from EU rescheduled 2 days prior to departure. Am I entitled for EC261?
We have booked a FlyOne Armenia flight 3F 928 from Paris (CDG) to Yerevan. It ...
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Will I need cash in Disneyland Paris and French Alpine ski resorts?
On recent travel I have mostly relied on credit cards for everything, except in New York where I found a lot of people expect / prefer cash for tips.
How much is cash likely to be necessary / ...
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What is the metro broadcast in the Paris metro for a suspicious package?
I was in the Paris metro and the train got stopped due to a suspicious package. I didn't understand the broadcast message because it was in French. I only became aware of this after everyone went out ...
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Are there any public database or map that keeps track of reported bed bug infestation in France?
From what I read, there is currently a bed bug infestation in Paris, France. Such an infestation often affects places used by travelers such as public transportation, hotels and Airbnb.
Are there any ...
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Can I get tax refund stamp if just traveling between EU countries?
I traveling to France and Germany from the US and my outbound flight is Berlin to New York with a very tight layover in Amsterdam. I plan on doing some shopping in Paris but I'm concerned that I won't ...
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Flight from EU rescheduled 2 days prior to departure. Am I entitled for EC261?
We have booked a FlyOne Armenia flight 3F 928 from Paris (CDG) to Yerevan. It was originally scheduled to depart at 16:50 on Aug 19, and arrive at 23:10. However, today (Aug 17) at 10:39 (Paris time) ...
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When Schengen Visa issuing country is different from first entry Schengen country
I’m an Indian passport holder planning to Tavel from Mumbai to Prague (transiting through Qatar) via Qatar Airways. As I’m going to spend more days in France, as per the rules I got the Schengen visa ...
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Paris Navigo Easy pass for public transport
I am travelling to Paris and I am confused how to validate the ticket when changing metro or bus. I will be using the Navigo Easy pass.
Below an example of a way I might take. The second option, the ...
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Chateaux of Loire valley for one-day trip from Paris
We'll be in Paris in August, and would like to see one of Loire chateaux. We'd like to use public transport, but my quick search shows that most of them are within 2-3 hours from Paris, which sounds a ...
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Applying for Schengen visa from India (working remotely for a US university)
I am working as a scientist for an US university and I have been invited to attend a conference in France. However, I am working remotely from India to take care of family responsibilities for the ...
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Visiting other Schengen countries with a France visa [duplicate]
I am having a France visa type D sauf CTOM, multi entries. Can I visit other Schengen countries?
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Can I join a TGV at a later station?
I've got an Interrail 2nd pass global pass. I also have a TGV reservation from Turin to Paris. Could I join the TGV at a later station (Oulx) using the reservation from Turin to Paris (Oulx is a stop ...
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Flights Arriving TO (not From!) an Airport
I’m trying to find a list of all flight arriving to BIQ on September 1, 2023 — online services allow me to find flight from that airport to anywhere, but not to. Any ideas?
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Two Schengen visas for the same period
I am residing in UK (with Indian passport and BRP) and had recently applied for German Schengen visa for tourism purpose (Type C) which clearly mentions Besuch (visit visa) on it. I got that visa for ...
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Can I travel without a passport as a dual French/Japanese citizen
As a dual citizen of both France and Japan, would it be possible to travel on a direct flight from Japan to France, and from France to Japan without owning any passport?
The traveler would use a ...
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Any caveats in renting an electric car in Lyon?
We are going to rent a car in Lyon in August for about a week. We will live in Albertville, and are going to explore the area, including travel to neighbour countries (Geneva, maybe Turin).
I see that ...
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Will my Navigo Pass be replenishable next year?
NYC OMNI "tap & go" passes are refillable and do not expire for 5 years.
The French equivalent is Navigo: I purchased a weekly pass for 5 + 30 Euros. Can I reuse the pass next year in ...
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Tips for taking a ferry from France (Calais) to the UK (Dover) without advance booking?
I plan to drive from Central Europe to the UK this summer, taking a ferry across the Strait of Dover (not the Eurotunnel - that's boring for children). Since it's more than 1000 km drive from my place ...
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Travelling back to France 1 week before visa expiry
I am a student in France and my 1 year visa expires on August 18th. I will be applying for the renewal of my visa in the next 2-3 days. I am planning to travel to India in July and return back to ...
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Can you briefly exit a country and re-enter?
I am a college student on an one-month exchange program in France, with full scholarship awarded by the French Embassy/Consulate of France. Round trip direct flight tickets had been ordered for me by ...
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Passport Expires in 3 months. Can we extend stay?
My wife's passport expires in 3 months and she didn't know about the rule that you can't fly to Europe if it expires within 3 months. We shortened her stay by a few days to accommodate this. My ...
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Visiting Uzes (Uzès), France. Ideas for transportation, things to do
I'm visiting Uzès for about 1 month. Coming from California.
I want to rent a car. Do folks have recommendations on how to get there?
Based on my research, I assume fly into Paris and take a train and ...
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Car insurance for renting car outside of United States (France)
I'm planning on renting a car in France for about one month. I live in the United States and my insurance company (State Farm) states that their coverage does not extend beyond the U.S. and Canada.
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How to purchase multiple tickets in the Île-de-France Mobilités app for public transport in Paris
I downloaded the Île-de-France Mobilités app for transport in Paris.
I will be traveling with my wife and her phone does not support NFC, so she can't purchase tickets with hers.
I want to purchase ...
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American with visa entry to France. May he land in Belgium when coming to Europe for the first time?
I am from Belgium. I have an American friend who wants to travel in Europe.
He has a tourist visa entry to France (Schengen).
May he land in Belgium when using his visa for the first time?
I am ...
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Re-Apply for Schengen Visa after rejection in a different country?
My husband who is an Indian software engineer at Microsoft in Seattle with a Green Card just had his Swiss Schengen visa rejected on the basis of:
"The information submitted regarding the ...
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Boiling tap water in Paris
I am visiting Paris.
In the accommodation given to me, I was told I can drink tap water. I was drinking from sometime. Few days back I boiled the water. A layer formed on surface of the water, when I ...
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Best phone plan (ideas) for travelling in France from the United States [duplicate]
Excuse the specific nature of this question. Hopefully it somewhat applies to a more general audience.
I live in the United States and I'm travelling to France this summer for 2 months. I use to ...
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May I stay a further 90 days in France after my student visa ends? [duplicate]
I am a Brazilian who has a student visa for 1 year. Brazilians are allowed to stay in France for 90 days without a visa. So, may I stay in France for 90 days after the expiration date of my visa? I ...
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Recieve SNCF G30 refund with American bank (Chase)?
I live in the United States. Several weeks ago, my partner and I traveled on the TGV inOUI train from Paris to Barcelona. A section of the high-speed track was out of service so the train ended up ...
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My French VLS-TS visa expired on 10 April, I applied for residence permit on 30 March, can I still visit Schengen countries?
I had a "Passport Talent" visa for France. The information written on the visa is:
Valid for: France
From: 11-12-22
Until: 10-04-23
Duration of stay: XXX
Type of visa: D
Number of entries: ...
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Availability of low-saturated-fat meals in French restaurants in different regions of France?
We're planning on going to France but our daughter has a medical condition where she should eat as little saturated fats as possible (butter, dairy products, fatty meats).
We're mostly interested in ...
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SWE Train with 49 euro ticket
Can we use the 49 euro Deutschland ticket for SWE RB25 that goes from Offenburg, Germany to Strasbourg, France?
The stops in between are Kork, Kehl, Krimmeria Meinau (all of them are in Germany). ...
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Do Paris authorities do plain-clothes ID checks on the subways?
While traveling in Paris 4-5 years ago, took the subway and saw a couple of guys doing ID checks. Not uniformed, maybe a colored arm band or something, don't remember seeing any badges. I think they ...
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Renewing VLSTS French visa
I have a "Passport Talent" visa for France. The information written on the visa is:
Valid for: France
From: 11-12-22
Until: 10-04-23
Duration of stay: XXX
Type of visa: D
Number of entries: ...
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Where and when is the local "holiday" celebrating Vercengetorix in France?
I am trying to find info on a sort of celebration in France around the gaulic leader Vercengetorix. I am not even sure what it is called. I know there is one because I initially heard of it through a ...
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Filling the France visa as a group vs individually
As I understand, there are 2 steps to booking the Schengen visa through France:
Step 1: Fill up the application on the France website (https://france-visas.gouv.fr/)
Step 2: Go to the VFS Global's ...
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Flight number from Manchester to Limoges 7 days ago
Can anyone please tell me the flight number from 7 days ago for above flight on 10 March from Manchester to Limoges
This flight was over 6 hrs delayed
Flight scheduled for 13.20 and to land at Limoges ...
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Upgrade ticket booked via trainline.com and then refund it
I booked a non-refundable train ticket from London to Paris (return journey) via Trainline just today. Unfortunately later that same day I put my passport through the washing machine, completely ...
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Pass. talent PT4 VLS exact meaning
I applied for a "Passport Talent" visa for France. I got the visa and came to France but am confused about the meaning of it. I tried to validate my visa online but was unable to do so.
My ...
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21 hr layover in ORY airport, are there sleeping areas?
There's a pretty cheap and convenient ticket I can buy but it has a 21 hr layover in Paris-Orly (ORY) airport. I do have a visa but in case I stay just at the airport:
Are there any sleeping areas in ...
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Schengen visa application [duplicate]
I have visa appointment at VFS Switzerland for Schengen tourist visa. Both my entry and exit point is in Paris. Below is my brief itinerary:
Land in Paris and stay there for 2 days.
Go to switzerland ...
