France and Germany both belong to Schengen countries. The Agreement between People's Republic of China (PRC) and the European Union on Mutual Exemption of Short-stay Visas for Persons Holding Diplomatic Passports came into effect on March 3, 20/KLOC-0. According to the agreement, China citizens with valid diplomatic passports who travel in Germany will stay in Schengen for no more than 90 days every 180 days, and will be exempted from visas, and the issuing unit will issue exit certificates. Holders of official and ordinary official passports must apply for visas.

Provisions for applying for a Schengen visa:

(a) to go to only one Schengen country, you should apply for a visa to that country.

(2) When one or more Schengen countries visit another Schengen country, they should apply for a visa for the Schengen country they want to visit.

(3) To travel to more than one Schengen country, the applicant country shall be determined according to the actual entry times:

(1) If you visit several Schengen countries in succession and apply for entry once, but you will not visit non-Schengen countries or return to China during this period, you should take the first Schengen country with the longest stay as the "main visiting country" and submit visa applications to it, not one by one.

② If you visit several Schengen countries in a row and apply for entry twice or more, and go to non-Schengen countries or return to China during the period, you should regard the Schengen country you visited first as the "main visiting country" and submit a visa application to it.

(4) When applying for a visa, you must attach an invitation to visit all Schengen countries, and fill in the total number of days in all Schengen countries in the "stay period" of the visa application form.

(5) According to the Schengen Agreement, a country can enter other Schengen countries after completing the visa, and being refused by one country means being refused by all Schengen countries at the same time.

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Special considerations for Schengen visas:

(1) The visa requirements and application forms of Schengen countries are similar. Please pay attention to preparing visa application materials according to the specific requirements of Schengen countries.

(2) The visa application form of each Schengen country has multiple "signature columns", and each column must be signed, and no omission is allowed.

(3) Minors going to Schengen countries generally need "notarization of kinship" and "notarization of parents' consent to go abroad"; Relevant certification procedures should be prepared according to the individual requirements of each Schengen country.

(4) Holders of diplomatic passports and official passports must apply for entry visas to transit countries in advance when they transit through six Schengen countries, namely Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Malta and Lithuania. The number of application days is the total number of days to stay in Schengen District.

(5) To go to Schengen countries, you must provide overseas insurance.

Transferring from one Schengen country to another Schengen country (including the second transfer) requires a Schengen entry visa; If you transfer from Schengen countries to non-Schengen countries, if you have a joint ticket, you only need to stay in the international transit area of the airport for less than 12 hours, and you don't need to apply for a Schengen visa. France and Germany belong to Schengen countries.

General Administration of Sport-Overview of Schengen Visa and Points for Attention

Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office of the Federal Republic of Germany