Visas and entry to the United States for persons who have been in a Schengen country within fourteen days of intended entry are suspended by Presidential Proclamation (PP 9993). Elections, U.S. Consulate General Marseille, France: Reopening of In-Person Consular Services, Presidential Message on the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, Remarks by Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger to the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, Novel Coronavirus: Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants, Middle East Peace Plan: CNN Interview with Jared Kushner, The United States Condemns Attempts by PRC-Affiliated Actors to Steal American COVID-19 Research, The United States government has not purchased any masks intended for delivery from China to France, Presidential Message on the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Secretary Michael R. Pompeo with Lea Salame of France Inter, Joint Statement of the United States and France on the Strategic Dialogue, U.S. and French colleagues work together on COVID-19 cure, Press Statement by Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo on the Occasion of France’s National Day, Ambassador Jamie D. McCourt U.S.: Mission France Policy Priorities – Four Pillars of Action, The Embassy will be closed on Monday, September 3 for Labor Day, President Donald J. Trump Proclaims November 2017 as National Native American Heritage Month, The Embassy will be closed on Monday, September 4 for Labor Day, https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news.html, Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Paris, France, Learn more about ESTA – Visa Waiver Program, U.S. Legal Permanent Residents/Green Card Holders. U.S. Citizens with emergencies, please call 01.43.12.22.22, Outside of Office Hours, contact: 01.43.12.22.22. Intending French citizen and French resident travelers who believe they qualify for an NIE should send an email to ParisVisaInquiry@state.gov with the subject line: “CONSIDERATION FOR NATIONAL INTEREST EXCEPTION – [Last Name]”. We will remember that, to you, a visa interview may be a new or intimidating experience and that you may be nervous. When these suspensions are lifted, we will resume routine visa services as soon as possible. For consideration of an exception for ESTA travel as providing substantial economic benefit, intending travelers need to include documentation from a United States entity (client, vendor, affiliate, etc.) Moving to France to work? There are limited exceptions to the proclamations. After 18 months in a long-stay residence permit marked employee or temporary worker, you may apply to bring your family to France. All Schengen Visa applicants lodging an application file from the first Sunday of February 2020 and on, will be subject to the new Schengen Visa Code. You may change your settings at any time. When a document is not in a French language, it must be translated into French or English language. Submit the documents that apply to your situation, as follows: All the required documents have to be offered in an original form with a photocopy attached. There are many French work permits, depending on your employment situation in France. Votre visa. The Information Resource Center (IRC) of the Embassy of the United States in France aims to serve those who need research, reference and documentation services on U.S. foreign and domestic policies. Work in France: a guide to French work visas and permits, Different types of visas to work in France, L’Office Francais de l’Immigration et de I’Integration, Moving to France to join a relative or partner. These include travel on ESTA for dire humanitarian situations and travel on ESTA or a visa providing substantial economic benefit to the United States economy. If you’re between 17 and 30 and want to work as an au pair with a French host family, your host family need to organize an au pair contract (accord de placement) and get it approved by the DIRECCTE. Officials of several EU countries implementing the Schengen Acquis confirmed to SchengenVisaInfo.com, that the new Visa Code will start implementation in the same period in all Member States. In addition, PP 10052, suspends the entry of nonimmigrants traveling on work visas in the H, L, and certain J visa categories as well as most immigrant visas.