The French foreign minister Laurent Fabius visited India last week and the decision to accelerate the process of issuing a French visa was taken. The duration of processing the visa has been decreased from fifteen days to forty eight hours. Perhaps, world’s most famous tourist destination is now the most easily accessible as well, at least for Indians. The change of the processing time which will be initiated from the 1st of January, 2015 will make France even more attractive and easily travelable for the Indian Tourists.
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This step has been one of the high points of Fabius’s visit. “It will come into force by January 1, 2015. Once again, it shows that France is committed to strengthening the connectivity between France and India. Removing barriers and hurdles is our core objective”, said Francois Richier, French ambassador.
Out of all the 488,000 Schengen visas which are annually issued to Indians, about 80,000 belong to France and with the ease in getting the visa from next year, this number might just increase.
“This will not only improve tourism in France but will also make relations between India and France better. The demand for these visas is sure to increase with just 48 hours of processing time,” said Ms. Malini Sharma, a PhD in Economics and lecturer at Daulat Ram College.
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Known for its fashion and art, the country attracts more than 83 million tourists each year, out of which 300,000 accounted as Indians. No other country in the world attracts these many tourists.
Soon, an application for android phones will be launched by France called, ‘Chalo Paris’ to help Indians who are looking forward to visit the country!
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