u/slowasfuckaf

Hello,

I’m seeking advice regarding the French financial requirements for a long stay (12 months) visitor visa.

Can anyone who has experience (who has applied and received it or has consulted a lawyer) give some advice, please?

I’ve spoken to a few different lawyers and received conflicting opinions, so I’m hoping to hear from people who have gone through the process themselves.

Basically, I have around €14,000 in liquid funds in my bank account, and approximately €100,000 in fixed deposits/time deposits. My understanding is that France generally expects applicants to demonstrate funds roughly equivalent to the annual SMIC (around €17k-18k depending on which rate is used).

I’m wondering:

1. Is it acceptable to leave the fixed deposits as they are and simply provide statements showing both my liquid funds and deposits?
2. Would it strengthen my application if I broke one of the deposits and transferred enough into my bank account so that I have around €18k or more in liquid cash?
3. Has anyone successfully applied using fixed deposits or other savings that weren’t immediately sitting in a current account?

I’ve received different advice from different lawyers. Some have said the deposits should be perfectly acceptable as they’re still my assets, while others suggested it’s better to have the required amount sitting as liquid cash before applying.

Any advice or personal experiences would be much appreciated!! thank you!

my appointment is one week from today!

I came across an official published response from the French National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) that seems to clarify a question that’s been debated for years.

The page is here:
https://questions.assemblee-nationale.fr/q17/17-11730QE.htm

from what I understand, the Ministry of the Interior says that someone with a “visitor” residence permit who:

From

• works only for a foreign employer,
• is not employed in France,
• is not participating in the French labor market, and
• continues working remotely for that foreign employer,

is not considered to be exercising a professional activity in France for the purposes of the visitor permit.

This seems different from the interpretation many people have repeated for years that any remote work while physically in France violates the visitor permit.

Am I understanding the government’s response correctly?

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as you may know the heat is unbearable and i have come NOT prepared for it. i’m in Paris for 30 days and id love to connect with people who would let me borrow their fan ^.^ in exchange for a beer lol

i was scheduled to fly back to my country on the 27th of May but would love to spend another month in France and am thinking of rescheduling my flights to the 30th of June. will this rescheduling have issues at the border? or future applications? my visa mentions i can stay for a total of 90 days

i plan to go to orsay and then rodin for the DJ night. hit me up!

I have a France Schengen tourist visa (MULT entry Type C) valid from 28 Apr 2026 to 27 Oct 2026 with “90 days” duration of stay.

I entered France on 28 April 2026. My current return ticket is for 27 May, but I’m thinking of changing it to 25 July 2026 - no particular reason to extend. I just like it here this time of year and have the money so thought why not! My home country is in South Asia.

I also previously visited France from 21 Dec 2024 to 2 Jan 2025.

From my understanding, the Dec/Jan trip should not count anymore by July 2026 because of the rolling 180-day rule, and staying until 25 July 2026 would still keep me within the allowed 90 days.

Am I understanding this correctly? Would I need any extension or is it fine as long as I leave before hitting 90 days? Any heads up would be really appreciated.