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FAQ - Visa
1 I am going to France for a long stay postdoctoral research. Can I take my spouse with me?
2 What is the OFII form? Is it available in English?
3 I am in the process of getting a protocole d’accueil / convention d’accueil. Is there any specific information in the document that I should look out for?
4 What information should my invitation letter state?
5 I have taken an appointment at VFS but unfortunately I am not free on the date. Can the scientific service change my visa appointment for me?
6 I hear there is a French Consulate in Bangalore! Can I apply for my visa in Bangalore?
7 I am applying for a visa at the Mumbai Consulate. Do I have to apply for my visa in person?
8 I am travelling to France as part of a CEFIPRA project. Will I have to pay the visa fees?
9 As my scientific stay will take place in the South of France, I am flying to France via Geneva. Can I enter Switzerland on my French Visa?
10 I am going to France as a PhD student. Do I have to register myself under CEF?
11 I am currently in Chennai but will be travelling to Mumbai soon. Can I apply for a visa at the Mumbai consulate?
12 I have been invited for a short duration scientific visit to France. Can you tell me what visa to apply for?
13 I need to visit France for scientific purposes for a short duration. My host institute has given me a letter of invitation. Can I apply for the Short Stay Scientific Visa?

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  • ICM 2010...The French mathematicians are supported by the Comité National Français des Mathématiciens (CNFM), la Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles (SMAI), the Société Mathématique de France (SMF) and the CNRS

  • ICM 2010 ...France is traditionally well represented at the ICM, more so after the 1990s.This year, the French delegation, second only to the American, has 4 plenary speakers, and 22 invited speakers. Out of the 48 Fields Medals, 9 have been awarded to French mathematicians.

  • ICM 2010 The European delegation counts 76 mathematicians, from 15 countries: Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Russia, Belgium, Spain, Holland, Austria, Finland, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic and Hungary.

  • ICM 2010...During ICM 2010, two to four Fields medals will be awarded, the Nevanlinna Prize in theoretical computer science, the Gauss Prize for applied mathermatics and for the first time, the Chern Prize.

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