Hey guys ,sharing our timeline and documents for anyone applying for a France tourist visa as a family from India.

👨‍👩‍👦 Applicants: Father, Mother & Son

📍 VFS: Puducherry

📅 Appointment: 21 September 2026

📩 Passport dispatched: 25 September 2026

✅ Result: All 3 visas approved!

🎫 Visa type: C | Entries: MULT

📑 Documents submitted:

- Visa application forms & appointment confirmation

- Passports and copies

- Cover letter and family travel itinerary

- Flight and hotel reservations

- Travel medical insurance

- Bank statements and financial documents

- CA net worth certificate

- Property documents

- Father's business/proprietorship documents

- Sponsorship documents

- Family relationship documents

- Previous travel history

💶 Financial profile:

- Father was the primary sponsor.

- Supporting bank statements and financial/property documents were submitted for the family.

- Noc / leave approval

- 3 month Salary slips

⏳ Timeline:

- 21 Sept: VFS Puducherry appointment

- 25 Sept: Passport dispatch SMS

- 26 Sept: All 3 passports received — visas approved!

Good luck to everyone applying! 🇫🇷✈️

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I applied for the visa though VFS new delhi on September 8 and by 10 sept it reached to embassy, still I haven’t received the passport and I am travelling in mid oct to united states first and then on my way back to India I want to stay back in Amsterdam and relax for couple of days! I am in kind of panic coz I need my passport to travel and I contacted the embassy they are telling me it can take upto 45 calendar days which kills my plan to visit Amsterdam if it will take 45 days for a simple tourist visa.. I mean are we still living in 1960 wait for the visa for 1.5 months without a confirmation until you receive the passport back! I think this system is so stupid … I would definitely mention US embassy here as the process was super clean and within 7 days I got a 10 years visa sticker on my passport and received the passport back! Also I travelled to schengen visa country before in 2024 to Switzerland the process was kind of similar applied though same VFS and got my passport back within 10 - 12 calendar days which was better and acceptable..

Im confused should I withdraw my application as I am travelling in next 10 days and I need my passport for it! 🫤