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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Is there a website with historical temperatures and weather data?
I am interested in hiking this fall in France and camping along the way. In order to figure what gear I need to pack to camp (particularly for the sleeping bag), I would like to know what temperatures ...
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Single vs. Multiple entry Schengen visa, for Spain and France?
I am from Egypt and I'm planning a vacation to Spain and France. While filling the visa application, should I choose a single or a multiple entry visa?! If i got a single entry Schengen visa, I still ...
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Can I change my flight dates after I get my Schengen visa?
I am an Indian student in the UK. If I already had a single entry Schengen visa and I apply again to the French embassy, will I be issued with multiple-entry?
If I get the visa, but due to a problem, ...
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Can I have two Schengen visas in one passport?
I will have to visit Europe twice for five months in total. I am Thai and will need a visa. The maximum stay in europe is 90 days, otherwise you have to apply for a long term stay according to my ...
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How to get from Nice to Monaco by public transport?
What's the simplest and cheapest way to get from central Nice, France to Monaco by public transportation?
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Travelling through UK, what is considered a "common format residence permit"?
I will be travelling through UK (Manchester) from Africa to Paris.
I will pass through border controls since I have to pick up my luggage and check in again in a different terminal but still at ...
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Which embassy will most likely provide a multiple entry Schengen visa?
I have already travelled to schengen area once on a single entry Schengen visa. I am now trying to apply for a schengen visa with the intention of making several short trips to the schengen area.
My ...
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Can I buy a prepaid mobile data plan while on route in France?
I will be driving through France soon and would like to have a local prepaid sim with data capabilities. I found a very interesting sollution in the French Connection, but I need a French delivery ...
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Least Strict Schengen Visa Application? - France or Italy
My wife and I would like to travel to Europe later this year. We live in the U.S.A. but she needs to obtain a Schengen Visa (short stay) as she is not a U.S. citizen (she's a permanent resident).
Our ...
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Do I need to carry my passport while travelling within the Schengen area?
If I have already entered the Schengen area, when am I required by law to carry my passport?
Basically do I need it when I
Travel within the same city
Change cities
Board a flight or a train
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Which chateaux of the Loire are worth visiting?
When visiting France, one of the great things to see are the Chateaux of the Loire Valley. An hour by TGV from Paris, yet a world apart, with stunning grand palatial castles in beautiful scenery, it's ...
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France Business Visa For Attending OpenSource Conference
I have been invited to speak at EuroBSDCon 2017 in Paris this year. First of all, a bit about me and the conference.
I'm a software engineer based in Hyderabad, India. I am also a contributor to the ...
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Are there ways to keep long-distance land transport costs down in France when not planning in advance?
Ten years ago I travelled around Europe for the first time and in some countries I was very frustrated by high cost of trains and lack of alternatives to them.
I remember being in Cannes with a ...
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Paris Gare du Nord to Gare Montparnasse, by public transport but without lots of walking?
In a couple of weeks time, I'm off to the Loire by Eurostar + TGV, which means a cross Paris change. The Eurostar uses Gare du Nord, while the TGVs down to the Loire are at Gare Montparnasse.
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What is the best prepaid SIM card for data in France? [closed]
I'm going to travel to Paris in two weeks for 5 days. I'd like to buy a prepaid SIM card for my phone, no calls or SMS needed - only data is sufficient. I've looked through French mobile operators and ...
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How does the SNCF Voyageur program work?
I'm planning some TGV trips soon, but despite being a member of two different Railteam frequent traveller programs already, from this question it doesn't look like I'd be able to credit the journeys ...
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Valid Schengen visa in unmarried name and old expired passport, can I travel with both again?
I am a spouse of a British citizen and applied and was granted a Schengen visa from the French embassy last year, which is valid till 2015, this was however in my passport which has my maiden name. I ...
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Is it easy to get a visa for France if one already has a visa for the UK and applies from the UK?
For a Russian citizen:
If I have a general purpose (6 months) visa for the UK, and am currently in the UK, does that make it easier to get a visa for France.
For example: I'm in the UK on the ...
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Where is this tower, likely photographed in Belgium about 100 years ago?
This photograph is labelled as "restoration of a Belgian tower" and taken between 1920 and 1930, although both pieces of information might be wrong. However, it must have been taken before ...
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Buying Paris metro tickets from Eurostar before/during the journey?
Whenever a Eurostar gets into Brussels, and especially when one gets into Paris, there is always a mad scramble for the metro ticket machines, and if you weren't in the first coach then a very long ...
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How do you avoid the hefty toll fee on the French highways?
Some of the toll fee's on the French highways are hefty. I know that you can avoid them by taking the routes nationales, where some are almost like highways. I don't mind traveling a little bit longer ...
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Trying to get Schengen Visa for France - is Consulate Appointment Broken?
I'm trying to get a Schengen Visa from my first port of entry, France. I am trying to book an appointment with the French Consulate in SF, and the URL I am using is the following: https://pastel....
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Would Netherlands refuse entry for a Schengen visa issued by the French embassy?
I have a valid multiple-entry Schengen visa issued from the French embassy in Bahrain. At the beginning, my flight was to Paris, France, but I want to change my route to be Amsterdam, Netherlands my ...
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Leaving France without having gotten OFII stamp
US passport. I have a long stay visitor visa in France for one year. I never got the OFII stamp/vingette. I know other people who have left France having never gotten OFII and had no problem. The ...
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Importing laptop as gift in France, how much duty will I have to pay?
I will fly into France from the U.S. with my personal laptop. I also want to take a new one as a gift for my hostess.
Will I have to pay a tax duty on it?
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Can I apply for Schengen visa 4 months before travel
I am indian citizen on H1b visa in US. I am planning to visit France in Oct 2014. Can I apply for Schengen visa now about 3/4 months in advance. Are there any restrictions that on early you can apply ...
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Why do there seem to be no long distance buses in France?
User iHaveacomputer's answer to a question about smoking and EU trains and buses mentions that
in Germany the state-owned railway has a monopoly on long-distance travel.
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Do rental cars in France come with the two legally required breathalyzers?
As of June 2012 France requires all cars / drivers to carry two self-test breathalyzers.
Do all rental car companies supply them and if I use one what is the charge associated with it?
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Paris on a Tuesday - are the Louvre and the Pompidou Centre the only "big" attractions that are closed?
One that's caught me out before is that the Louvre is closed on Tuesdays. It looks like the Centre Pompidou is also closed Tuesdays (French - Tuesday=Mardi).
However, the Paris Modern Art Museum (...
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What is the best time to see the Lavender in France?
The fields of lavender in France are meant to be gorgeous. What is the best time of year to see them in their full glory? How much does it vary from year to year based on the weather?
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Visa for France - showing actual hotel booking?
I am in UK planning to apply for Schengen visa via French Embassy. The application document requirements for the visa states that you are required to submit:
Proof of Hotel reservation confirmation ...
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Can I travel on a passport that found after reporting it to the police as lost?
My girlfriend and I are supposed to travel from Paris to London on Friday and come back a few days later. My girlfriend lost her passport in August and declared it to the French police.
She found it ...
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Are liqueur chocolates considered liquids at airport security?
as you may know, Christmas is coming.
My question is simple, if I offer a liqueur chocolates box to someone taking a plane after Christmas, will he be allow to take it on board or will he have to eat ...
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Getting on Eurostar at the wrong station
I have bought return tickets from London to Lille Europe on Eurostar. The trains on my outward and inbound journeys both stop at Calais Frethun.
Will Eurostar let me get on in Calais on the inbound? ...
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Lille Metro schedule... is it 24/7?
The M1 and M2 lines in Lille, France have a confusing schedule. It's 7 days per week, but it looks like it's "running" basically 24h hours per day (minus some ten-minute delay). I never took the metro ...
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Magnetic stripe or EMV (chip-and-pin) credit cards in France?
We are US travelers who will be spending 2 weeks in France (Bordeaux through Provence to Nice) in mid-April 2013. We understand that Europe is well ahead of the US in the use of EMV (chip-and-pin) ...
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How to rent a flat in France for about a month
My knowledge is that you cannot rent a flat in France if you don't have job there, tax bill and other weird stuff which indicates that you are more french than Charles de Gaulle. Is it true?
I'm ...
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Traveling to France before date of the long sejour visa
I would like to travel to France before the starting date of my long sejour visa. I thought it will be no problem since I can travel to the Schengen only with my passport without asking any permission ...
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French rules for long stay visa: OFII
I was looking for somebody to guide me about the OFII rules catering to the French long stay visa.
I'm going as an exchange student to Nimes, France from Delhi, India. As my stay is over 90 days, I ...
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Can I buy a plane ticket from A-B-C but get on the plane at B? [duplicate]
I'm planning a trip to South-Korea in April. I was looking at flight ticket prices and found that I can go from Brussels to Seoul (and back) for about 600€. It lands in London however. I then tried to ...
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Can I enter France with an Italian Schengen Visa under coronavirus situation? [closed]
I understand that there will be some issues.
I have got a single entery Italian Schengen Visa valid early April for 2 weeks. But because of the coronavirus, Italy is under lockdown, which means that ...
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Which trains in France are included in an InterRail card?
I have two questions related to an InterRail in France I'm planning to have in August.
I'm planning to get an InterRail pass for France only, or for France and Benelux as well.
I'm not sure if there ...
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Travelling with the application receipt for a French residence permit?
I want to know whether I can continue to travel, if I have the receipt (récépissé) but am still waiting on the residence permit (carte de séjour)?
That is, can I leave the French territory to go to ...
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How can I find out if someone is in the Schengen Information System (SIS)?
Long story short my elderly mom (74) with USA passport overstayed in Spain and got a fine put on her coming out of France. She did not tell us how long she would be banned for. I want her to come see ...
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What is the fastest way to get from Courmayeur/Aosta to Milan?
We will be crossing the Italian/French border through Mont Blanc via cable cars, which we heard through Rick Steve's article: From France to Italy over Mont Blanc.
We will be starting off in Chamonix ...
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Documents necessary (and recommended) for first time travel to EU for US Citizen
My fiancée who is an American citizen is travelling to visit me in France. Since I am not an American citizen and am from South Asia, working in France, I have no experience in advising her or ...
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In which country to apply for Schengen visa? [duplicate]
My purpose of travel is to attend an academic conference at Amsterdam.
I'm also planning to visit Paris before attending the conference. So, my first port of entry is Paris.
Where should I apply ...
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Prepaid SIM card for data in UK, France, and Finland
I want to buy a SIM card with prepaid data plan in UK. I will travel around France and Finland. I'm staying for less than a month, and I expect to use <250 MB.
It seems that most plans don't allow ...
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Can I travel to France with Fiktionsbescheinigung (Fiction Certificate) of Germany [closed]
I am planning to travel to Germany from India and would want to stay in Paris in between for a week.
I have Fiktionsbescheinigung from the German Government.
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Does my boarding port to the Schengen Area need to be in the country in which I recieved my Schengen visa?
Can I use my Schengen visa from a country that is different from the country it was issued from? I'm an Egyptian citizen who lives in Qatar but I want to travel from Egypt.
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