27th Sept 2022:UPDATED Jan 2024
The French Consulate in London have adopted a stricter interpretation of the minimum income regulations for a long-stay visa for France.
As we have previously reported on these pages, non-EEA nationals seeking to remain in France for longer than 3 months, or who wish to relocate to France to live, must apply for an entry visa.
The visas vary by type of applicant (business, student, family, researcher, talent), but the one that will normally be issued will be a 'Visa de long séjour valant titre de séjour (VLS-TS) «visiteur».