Digital Schengen Visas: France’s Game-Changing Move for the Paris Olympics!

Highlights: France to issue Digital Schengen Visas starting from 2024!

• France is one of the first EU countries to issue digital Schengen visas for the Olympics in Paris.
• The online Schengen visa services are actively operating from January 1, 2024.
• The country will give around 70,000 online Schengen visas to journalists, athletes, and Olympic delegates.
• The France-visas portal will issue visas that will be integrated into accreditation cards. 

 

 

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France: The First EU country to issue online Schengen visas

France has announced and implemented online application processes for Schengen visas starting January 1, 2024. The country plans to issue 70,000 online visas to applicants participating in the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

A new operating system known as the “Olympic Consulate” has been implemented since January 2024. The new system will process applications of 9,000 journalists, 15,000 athletes, and foreign delegates attending the 2024 Olympic Games.

 

 

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Key pointers of the Digital Schengen Visas

Some of the important takeaways of the Digital Schengen visas are as follows:

• The new Olympic Consulate system was introduced to avoid the mix-up of Olympic and regular applications.
• Application filing and processing will be done online via the France-Visas platform, making it the first EU country to grant online visas.
• The Olympics is set to be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024, while the Paralympics will be held from August 28 to September 8.
• Alejandro Recalde, the services and relations manager of the Paris Olympics Games, announced earlier that athletes with a multiple-entry Schengen visa would not require a France Schengen visa.

 

 

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