According to your nationality, time and purpouse of your travel you will require a visa for travelling to France. EU citizens do not need visas, nor do many other country's residents - including USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Israel for visits up to 90 days. Except for the citizens of a handful of other European countries, everyone else must have a visa. For getting a visa you need a passport (your passport needs to have at least 6 months until expiry), a ticket in and out of France, proof of money and possibly of accommodations, two passport-sized photos, the visa fee in cash and proof of travel health/accident insurance with worldwide coverage. Students, pupils, schoolchildren and high school students in general from countries that need a visa, travelling on a school trip are exempt of an entry visa if they are on a list of travellers form, however they will require of a passport, a valid travel document with the autorization of his or her parents, and a ID card. There are three types of visas: « Short stay visas: Up to 90 days « Temporary long-stay visas: Up to 6 months « Long stay visas: The residency permit obtained actually determines the length of the stay. In 1985 it was created the Schengen visa that allows its holder to travel freely to any other cuntry member of the European Union. The states members of the European Union are until now: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. There are two types of Student visa, one is to three to six months stay, the residence card is not necessary but the time of stay can be extended, and the other one is the one-year, for staying more than six months, in this case the visa is valid only for three months but the residence card is imoprtant, and better within the first week of stay, in some cases, the consulate may require proof of vaccination (e.g., against yellow fever, cholera…before a visa will be issued. If the student is under 18, he or she will need a letter of authorization from the parents that assures the minor to travel and to stay in France, this document has to be authenticated by a consuler office of the student's. Minors under 18 applying for a visa without their parents must produce a letter from their parents or legal guardian authorizing them to travel to and stay in France, and appointing the person who will be responsible for them. This letter should be duly authenticated by a solicitor or commissioner for oaths, or by a Consular Officer of the applicants nationality. Finally, one of the parent's passports must be enclosed with the application.
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