Consulate General of France in Pondicherry India

Contact No.	: [91] (413) 223 10 00
Fax	: [91] (413) 223 10 01
Email	:
Official Website	:

Please Note:

Visits to the Consulate General of France in Pondicherry are strictly by appointment. For specific services, visitors must visit the designated section at the embassy and book an appointment accordingly on the email addresses mentioned above. For instance, if you want to apply for consular services, you should visit the Consular Section. To book an appointment, you can directly mail the high commission or consular email section .

Consular Services:

The Consulate General of France in Pondicherry offers a wide range of consular services, including the processing of visas and passports and document legalization. To apply for a new passport, renew your old passport, want to change the particulars on your current passport, or need to report about a lost or damaged passport, book an appointment with the high commission's passport service.

These consulate services are listed below:

Process Passport Applications
Marriage Registration Process
Military Service Procedures
Citizenship Procedures
Birth Registration
Civil Registration
Death Registration
Notary Procedures

Granted Visa Types

Visa Types Granted By France Are;

France Tourist Visa
France Business Visa
France Journalist Visa
France Film Visa
France Conference Visa
France Medical Visa
France Transit Visa
France Visa
France Missionary Visa
France Diplomatic/Official Visa
France Student Visa
France Entry Visa
France Employment Visa

France and India Relations-

The France and India enjoy cordial bilateral relations. The high commission's diplomatic mission's mandate is to forge stronger and closer ties between the two countries. Pursuing bilateral and multilateral cooperation in diverse sectors, including culture, defense, tourism, trade and investments, science and technology, security, and other fields while safeguarding mutual benefits, is vital for their relations. The countries are cooperating to resolve global issues like climate change, piracy, terrorism, cybersecurity, etc. The France is the most important source market for tourism in India.

*Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease the Consulate General of France in Pondicherry could have adjusted its office hours or services. Please do confirm personally.

Latest Comments

Savitha Menon

Dear Sir Madam, My Mother entered France on June 16th and left for the United Kingdom on 2nd August. Then she returned to France on 17th August. I can send you all the documents if you give me the mail address. Her visa is valid till September 2026. Her Attestation de l'Accueil is valid till 15th November 2025. Please let me know maximum until when she can stay back in France? I have an operation on the 16th of September for which I have to go accompanied and I need rest for the next few days. Her return ticket is booked on the 26th September. It would be great if she can stay back until this date, the 26th September 2025. Please can you help me in this situation and also provide a letter so that she can show it at the immigration when she leaves in September 2026 to the United Kingdom. Kind Regards, Savitha Menon Tel: 0033 74 57 00 065

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