Appointment Requirements
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Appointment Booking
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Prepayment
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Confirmation

Please make sure you have filled in your application on france-visas.gouv.fr or request our platinum service to be assisted with it

Important requirement

You are required to prepay the service fees in order to confirm your appointment. It must take place within 48 hours of the booking of your appointment. Otherwise your appointment will no longer be guaranteed.

Please note that we follow a strict COVID protocol and that only applicants with a confirmed appointment will be given access to the visa application center 10 minutes before their appointment time.

Number of applicants :

Dedicated group process: if you are a group of 10 or more applicants we recommend you to contact us in order to benefit from the dedicated process.

I accept the Capago Terms and Conditions

Where do you want to apply ?

Note: South African residents can apply from any of the three branches. Residents of Namibia, Botswana and Zambia must apply in Johannesburg.

Select the level of assistance you want

Beware of fraudulent sites.

Visa applicants are advised to be cautious in all dealings with companies that claim to offer assistance in obtaining French visas. Capago International is the only official company mandated by the French Government to process visa applications. Should you require additionnal assistance please select the platinum service where one of our expert consultant will assist you at every step of the process.

Standard Service

PPlatinum Service

At this step I must enter applicant's information (as per passport). Please note that it won't be possible to swap one traveler with another or to change the passport number entered here.

Applicant 1 - Main point of contact :

Title

Surname

First Name(s)

Date of Birth

Phone Number

Email confirmation

Passport Number

Departure Date

Purpose of travel

Type of visa

Checklist

At this step, you will choose optional services to upgrade and facilitate your visa experience

Consulate and Capago Fees :

Please note that the Consulate Fees are and the Capago Fees are . Note that for certain types of visa, fees may differ. Please see our FAQ page for more details.

1 | Important documents

ICAO Standard ID Photos

Capago provides photos which are 100% compliant with the Schengen Requirements and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Standards, printed on quality gloss paper using Biometric technology at per applicant

> Yes, I want to take my ID Photos at the Capago Visa Application Center on my date of appointment in order to be sure that they are compliant with Shengen and ICAO standards.

> No, I will provide my own ID Photos and I acknowledge that if my ID photos do not comply with Shengen and ICAO standards, this may be grounds for visa refusal

Schengen Travel Insurance

A specific travel insurance, 100% Schengen compliant, is mandatory for your visa application under European Union regulations(Decision 2004/17/EC of December 22, 2003).If the travel Insurance does not comply with Schengen requirements in accordance with European Union regulations, your visa may be refused.

If you wish to take out your insurance yourself, you can go to the first European comparator Visa Travel Insurance. Here you'll find global insurers Allianz, Axa, Europ Assistance and Mutuaide.”

> Yes, I would like to SUBSCRIBE AN INSURANCE

SOUSCRIVEZ VOTRE ASSURANCE DÈS MAINTENANT

“*By clicking on this link you are leaving CAPAGO to a third party website. CAPAGO refers to this link for information purposes only and does not promote, advise, or advertise any Insurer's products, nor carry out any regulated activities in relation to the Insurances referred to via the link on this website. CAPAGO disclaims all liability arising from the purchase or use of Insurance services by any person.”

> No, I will provide my own Schengen travel Insurance and I acknowledge that if it is not 100% compliant with the requirements of European Union regulations (decision 2004/17/EC of December 22, 2003), this could be reason for visa refusal.

Caution: You are free to choose your Insurance and your Insurer subject to the laws/regulators of your country but beware of fake Schengen Travel Insurance, fake approved sites, street vendors, and exclusions of guarantee related to COVID19.

2 | Passport return in Sierra Leone :

Optionnal passport delivery

The basic service fee covers for us carrying your application to the French Consulate in Guinea. Once your application has been processed it will be returned to our branch in Conakry.
You can then either collect it from there (or send a third party) or we can carry your passport back to Sierra Leone where you can collect it from us next time we open the branch.

I will collect my passeport directly at Capago Conakry.

I would like Capago to carry my passeport back to Sierra Leone where I will collect it. Service charged 40 EUR per applicant.

3 | Track my visa application via SMS :

Track my visa application via SMS - I want to be kept informed of the progress of my visa application via SMS. Messages to be send at the following phone number :

4 | Invoice :

If you need the invoice to be addressed in the name of a company please tick below. Note that the invoice will be sent to you by email.

I need the invoice to be addressed in the name of a company.

A prepayment is required to confirm your appointment.

At this step, you can choose your preferred date and time of appointment. You will then be invited to prepay our service fee to confirm your appointment. We will release your appointment slot after 48 hours should you fail to prepay the fees.

Please note that additional appointment slots are made available at midnight for next day appointments.

Date

Time

Confirm and validate

The Biometric Exemption Procedure

If you have already obtained a previous Schengen visa and your biometric data (i.e. digital photograph and fingerprints) was previously collected, you can be exempted from giving your biometric data again on condition that:

You are applying for a short stay Schengen visa
You have already obtained a previous Schengen visa within the last 59 months (Just under 5 years)
Your biometric data (fringerprint and photo) have been taken for this previous visa
You have a copy of your previous Schengen visa, on which the remark VIS appears. Please refer to "How to read my visa"

Please read Do you need to apply in person for more information regarding the VIS procedure