This week I went to France Visa Centre 法国签证中心, aka VFS in Shanghai twice to get my visa to France. Well, the search results of VFS are almost showing the location in Beijing. You can find VFS' address in Shanghai, which is 21st floor, Plaza 336, 336 Xizang Zhonglu, Shanghai 200040, but I rarely see the website in search results. So this may help you if you plan to go to France someday.
VFS Shanghai and VFS Beijing
Making an appointment online is pretty easy and quick. For VFS Shanghai, you just need to provide your passport number and then choose a date that is convenient for you. It seems VFS Beijing needs to register firstly and then log in to make an appointment, which is a bit of hassle.
特别提醒，自2008年5月2日起，法国驻沪总领事馆不再直接接受签证递交材料的程序，由新的法国签证中心来完成，法国签证中心负责给类签证预约及公众咨询。其中心网站为http://www.vfs-france.com.cn，地址：上海市西藏中路336号，华旭国际广场21楼。
I guess the differences between French Consulate and VFS are the people. I only saw one French in VFS, all other staff are Chinese, young female Chinese! Looks like you deal with some inexperienced employees. I followed the instructions on the website to prepare my documents for a business visa. I'm told by a person who's been to France early this year that the translation of all documents could be done by myself. This saves heaps of money if you had translation done by a third-party service.
I'm going to France to attend MIPCOM this time, so the young staff asked for MIPCOM invoice, payment proof and our booth map. Duh, I should have brought all the MIPCOM documents in case they asked for. Damn, that's why I went to Shanghai twice.
Now I'm waiting for my visa. I hope I can get it on time before Oct. 11.
在搜索法国签证的过程中，发现一个非常好的网站：欧洲自助游网，除了一般的旅游信息外，签证的信息也非常详细，例如所有的材料模板及翻译，什么身份证、户口本、工作证明、营业执照的翻译，都有！如果早看到就好了，能省不少时间精力。
另外欧洲自助游网合作的机票代理似乎也很便宜，以后再出国多了一个机票的信息来源。还可以搜索国际机票，搜索引擎都会有相应的广告显示，看看广告也可以发现便宜的机票。
VFS Shanghai and VFS Beijing
Making an appointment online is pretty easy and quick. For VFS Shanghai, you just need to provide your passport number and then choose a date that is convenient for you. It seems VFS Beijing needs to register firstly and then log in to make an appointment, which is a bit of hassle.
特别提醒，自2008年5月2日起，法国驻沪总领事馆不再直接接受签证递交材料的程序，由新的法国签证中心来完成，法国签证中心负责给类签证预约及公众咨询。其中心网站为http://www.vfs-france.com.cn，地址：上海市西藏中路336号，华旭国际广场21楼。
I guess the differences between French Consulate and VFS are the people. I only saw one French in VFS, all other staff are Chinese, young female Chinese! Looks like you deal with some inexperienced employees. I followed the instructions on the website to prepare my documents for a business visa. I'm told by a person who's been to France early this year that the translation of all documents could be done by myself. This saves heaps of money if you had translation done by a third-party service.
I'm going to France to attend MIPCOM this time, so the young staff asked for MIPCOM invoice, payment proof and our booth map. Duh, I should have brought all the MIPCOM documents in case they asked for. Damn, that's why I went to Shanghai twice.
Now I'm waiting for my visa. I hope I can get it on time before Oct. 11.
在搜索法国签证的过程中，发现一个非常好的网站：欧洲自助游网，除了一般的旅游信息外，签证的信息也非常详细，例如所有的材料模板及翻译，什么身份证、户口本、工作证明、营业执照的翻译，都有！如果早看到就好了，能省不少时间精力。
另外欧洲自助游网合作的机票代理似乎也很便宜，以后再出国多了一个机票的信息来源。还可以搜索国际机票，搜索引擎都会有相应的广告显示，看看广告也可以发现便宜的机票。
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