The scientific service works towards facilitating the passage of scientists travelling to France for research purposes. Therefore, scientists applying for visas at the French Embassy or Consulates for scientific purposes are advised to contact the scientific service in their respective regions before appearing at the consular section for their visa.
Which Scientific service do I contact?
The three scientific services cover different parts of India. Please contact the service that covers the state you reside in :
- Mumbai office: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Goa
- Bangalore office: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Delhi office: Rest of India
Please note!
The regional delineations of the visa services of the French embassy are not the same as those of the scientific services:
- Mumbai Consulate (visa): Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Goa and Karnataka
- Pondicherry Consulate (visa): Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Union Territory of Pondicherry (Karikal, Mahe, Pondicherry and Yanaon), the Lakshwadeep Islands
- Delhi Embassy (visa) : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Bhutan, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
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