Adrian M.

Review of Consulat général de France à S...

I had an appointment on July 16th 2013. My experie...

I had an appointment on July 16th 2013. My experience was completely different than most of the reviews on here.

I arrived at my Visa appointment 10 minutes early, so I had to sit through some of the previous applicants. While waiting I was actually quite horrified with how people dressed. I was the only one who wore dress clothes. I'm sorry, but going to a French Consulate is a formal setting, would you walk into a formal building in France in just jeans and a T-shirt? No, don't think so. Why should that change when you're in the US?
If one has ever been to France one realizes that how things are done is very different. The fact that they even speak in English for the appointment shows something, because honestly it should be in French. Since, you know, you're going to a country that speaks French.

Anyways, my application went very smoothly, and the lady was much nicer to me than the other applicants. My appointment took a total of 5-10 minutes to process. Make sure to have all of your information ready and in order, and bring more than expected in case something goes awry. Actually wear formal clothing instead of jeans. The usual stuff that should be expected in the US, and is expected in foreign countries.