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For Enquiries regarding Government of India’s COVID-19 related advisories please refer What’s New section of the website and the following link :-

New Covid 19 Guidelines dated 21st November 2022 for International Arrivals

Further queries related to it as well as pending passport, OCI, Visa and consular services may be made on following emails:-mincons.paris@mea.gov.in and cons.paris@mea.gov.in ) and at following telephone numbers between 09:00AM to 05:30PM on working days.
0140 - 50 71 71

Queries related to consular services may also be made on following email ids:-

Passport Services:-Passport.paris@mea.gov.in,

Visa Services :- visa.paris@mea.gov.in ,

OCI and Misc. Consular Services :-oci.paris@mea.gov.in,

Responses to email communication will be accorded higher priority.


Emergency contact number after office hours for Indian nationals who are in distress or who have lost their passport:-+33-648340063 (Note:- Please do not call emergency number for routine consular services queries )

Location

Consular Wing, Embassy of India, France

20-22, Rue Alberic Magnard, 75016 Paris, FRANCE

Métro: La Muette (Line no. 9)

Telephone: 01 40 50 71 71 ( Only from 1400hrs to 1700hrs). Response to email communication will be accorded higher priority.

Fax: 01 42 24 71 41

E-mail : cons.paris@mea.gov.in

Please refer below link for holidays:

https://www.eoiparis.gov.in/page/holidays-at-the-embassy/

Emergency Contact details for Indian Nationals

Stranded Indian nationals or Indian nationals who have lost their Indian passport during their visit to France can directly approach the Embassy for issuance of an Emergency Certificate / Passport.

Contact details during normal working hours (0900 to 1730 hrs) on weekdays (Monday to Friday):

E-mail: passport.paris@mea.gov.in

Emergency contact: 0033-648 34 00 63

Passport Services:

Applicants seeking any passport related services shall have to apply online at the Government of India passport application website at the following link:

https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in/

After completing the application online at the above mentioned website, the applicant shall take a print out of the application and approach VFS centers for submitting documents. It may be noted that only online completed application forms for various passport services will be accepted. Application forms for passport services will be accepted at VFS centers in Paris and Marseilles. Applications for passport services can be deposited at any of these centers, depending on the convenience of the applicant irrespective of the place of residence of the applicant. The addresses of these centers are given below:

1. Paris: 16 Boulevard du General Leclerc, 6th Floor, 92110 Clichy, France

2. Marseille: 444B, Rue Paradis – 1er étage, 13008 MARSEILLE (till 21.11.2023) and 165 Avenue du Prado (8th floor) 13008, Marseille (from 22.11.2023)

For detailed information please visit :

https://services.vfsglobal.com/fra/en/ind/

For any enquiry or information or clarification please call :

From within France: 08 92 23 03 58

From outside France: + 1 214 257 1048

Visa Services:

Visa applications are to be filled at the following link:

https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/

After completing the application online at the above mentioned website, the applicant shall take a print out of the application and approach VFS centers for submitting documents. It may be noted that only online completed application forms will be accepted at VFS centers. For further information please visit:

https://services.vfsglobal.com/fra/en/ind/

[Visa Applications for persons holding Diplomatic / Official / UN passports are accepted at the Consular Wing of the Embassy of India between 0930 hrs - 1130 hrs on all working days from Monday to Friday.]

Visa Enquiries: Visa applicants may call M/s VF Services for any queries at 08 92 23 03 58 or send an email to infoindefrance@vfshelpline.com for any visa related queries. VF Services has the facility for on-line tracking of all visa applications received by them: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/StatusEnquiry

OCI Cards:

Applicants seeking any OCI related services shall have to apply online at the Government of India OCI application website at the following link:

https://ociservices.gov.in/

After completing the application online at the above mentioned website, the applicant shall take a print out of the application and approach the above mentioned VFS centers for submitting documents. It may be noted that only online completed application forms will be accepted. For further information please visit:

https://services.vfsglobal.com/fra/en/ind/

Miscellaneous Consular Services:

Services provided at VFS:

  1. Birth Certificate.

  2. Coutume certificate.

  3. Concordance certificate.

  4. NRI certificate

  5. Legalization/attestation of civil documents/commercial documents or any other documents.

For more information please visit the following link:

https://www.vfsglobal.com/india/france/English/passport_related_consular_services.html

Remaining Miscellaneous Consular Services are provided directly at the Embassy (on all working days from Monday to Friday). Documents from the applicants are accepted between 09.30 to 12.30 hrs.