France tourist visa
Required documents, fees and processing time for a France tourist Schengen visa when you apply from Ireland.
SCHENGEN · VISA C✈ DOCUMENTS
🇫🇷 France·····✈·····🇮🇪 from Ireland
To
France
Type
C · TOURISM
Apply at
IE
Centre
VAC
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Action neededTourism — short stay (Type C) · applying from Ireland.
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Competent authority
Consular Section of the Embassy of France in Dublin (handles applicants resident in Ireland)
Application centre
Applies directly at the Embassy of France consular section in Dublin, by appointment via the France-Visas / embassy appointment platform (new platform from 12 May 2026); no VFS/TLS centre operated for France in Ireland per the embassy. Note: some third-party sites report a VFS Global Dublin centre - verify on the official embassy site.
Fees
Consular (Type C)
€90
Service fee
€38
Est. total (adult)
€128
Long stay (Type D)
€99
The short-stay (Type C) consular fee is harmonised at €90 for adults across all Schengen states; collected in EUR · centre: TLScontact.
Fee notes
France uses TLScontact Dublin (ieDUB2fr). Service fee ~€38 (estimate; official fees page bot-protected) plus a €10 registered-mail stamp for passport return. Type D (VLS) €99 most categories.
Timeline
high confidenceProcessing
15–45 days
End-to-end
3–7 weeks
Centre
VAC
Appointment wait
Roughly 2-3 weeks recommended lead; mid-week mornings more slots. Up to 4-6 weeks in May-Sept peak.
Application centre
TLScontact Dublin (visas-fr.tlscontact.com, ieDUB2fr). NOTE: France Embassy in Ireland opens a NEW appointment platform from 12 May 2026; provider may change — verify at booking time.
Timeline notes
High-demand Dublin destination. Complete France-Visas form first, then book. Operator transition around 12 May 2026 is a material caveat.
Funds to show
high confidenceThe amount you must be able to prove, per the Schengen Borders Code reference amount. It depends only on the destination — not on your nationality or where you apply.
Per day
€65
Minimum
—
In EUR ≈
as shown
no accommodation booked
€120 / day
with hotel booking (base daily SMIC)
€65 / day
proof of private accommodation / attestation d'accueil (half SMIC)
€32.5 / day
Notes
Base = daily SMIC (EUR 65.00). If NO hotel reservation is presented, EUR 120/day required. If a hotel reservation covers part of the stay: EUR 65/day for the booked period + EUR 120/day for the rest. Holders of an attestation d'accueil (hosted) need only half the SMIC = EUR 32.50/day. Travel medical insurance also required.
Consulates apply discretion and may expect a buffer above this figure — treat it as a floor, not a guarantee.
Funds source ↗⚠ Special cases & caveats
- Non-Irish nationals resident in IrelandIrish Residence Permit (IRP) must be valid beyond the intended return date (embassy guidance: at least ~3 months / min 1 month per some checklists); Ireland must not be your country of origin for the residence rule to apply.
- MinorsSeparate application per child; consent/authorisation to travel signed by both parents/guardians; birth certificate; copies of parents' passports.