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- Instant appointment alerts
- One subscription for all travellers
- Valid for a month, non recurrent
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France visa appointment in Türkiye: four VFS Global centres
VisaBot is independent of VFS Global, France-Visas and the French authorities; visa decisions rest with the Embassy in Ankara or the Consulate General in Istanbul.
The province on your ikamet sets your France centre in Türkiye: VFS Global in Istanbul or Izmir for the Istanbul consular district, Ankara or Gaziantep elsewhere. VisaBot watches the VFS France calendar for your centre and category, alerts you to new dates and, with AutoBooking, books one in the applicants' names. The French Embassy or Consulate General decides the visa.
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AutoBooking
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₺3200per applicant
Best for busy people that can't respond right away to notifications.
- Bot books appointments for you
- One subscription for all travellers
- Catches every available slot
How it works
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Subscribe online or on the app
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Relax while VisaBot monitors visa centre website for new appointments
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Enjoy your fast and stress-free appointment
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Get your appointment
Get instant email or push notifications when new appointments open up or get a slot auto-booked for you.
France-Visas is yours, the VFS calendar is the bot's job
You handle the France-Visas form; VisaBot handles the hunt for a VFS Global date.
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France-Visas form done
Since July 2026 VFS wants the finished France-Visas form at booking and checks it against the passport.
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Centre and category set
Each subscription follows one VFS France centre and one category, named as your district lists them.
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Calendar watched non-stop
The bot scans the VFS France calendar constantly and reacts the moment a date is released.
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Alert or booked date
Notifications sends a push alert, with email optional, and you book in VFS yourself. AutoBooking books the date in the applicants' names.
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Payment in two stages
AutoBooking on VFS takes a prepayment per applicant, covering the centre's booking fee, and the balance after booking.
VisaBot cannot create France dates, jump the VFS waitlist or attend the centre for you.
Istanbul or Izmir, Ankara or Gaziantep: your ikamet province decides
France-Visas splits Türkiye into two consular districts, each served by two VFS Global cities; your own ikamet certificate proves which applies.
Istanbul — VFS Global
Astoria İş Merkezi, floor -2, section M24, Esentepe, Şişli. Listed as Istanbul Beyoglu in the booking system.
Izmir — VFS Global
İsmet Kaptan Mah., 1372. Sokak No 9/B, 35210 Konak. When you book Izmir, VFS asks for a photo of the passport's main page.
Ankara — VFS Global
Mustafa Kemal Mah., Dumlupınar Bulvarı No 274-4/11, Çankaya. Residents of Northern Cyprus book here.
Gaziantep — VFS Global
Değirmiçem Mah., Prof. Muammer Aksoy Bulvarı, Safir İş Merkezi No 28, door 12, Şehitkamil. Same provinces as Ankara.
Istanbul and Izmir serve 18 provinces, from Edirne and Bursa to Muğla; Antalya, Konya and the rest book in Ankara or Gaziantep.
Two districts, two sets of France category names
Ankara and Gaziantep name France categories in English and French; Istanbul and Izmir in French and Turkish.
Tourism : première demande- Ankara and Gaziantep: a tourist trip by a first-time applicant.
Tourism: multivisés- Ankara and Gaziantep: a tourist trip by a recent Schengen visa holder (renewal).
PREMİERE DEMANDE/İLK BAŞVURU- Istanbul and Izmir: a first short-stay application.
MULTIVISE - SON 2 YIL ICINDE GECERLI VIZE- Istanbul and Izmir: a valid visa held within the last two years.
Family visit and private visit: première demande- Ankara and Gaziantep: staying with relatives or friends, with the host's attestation d'accueil.
Professional: première demande- Ankara and Gaziantep: work trips; repeat applicants use Professional: multivisés.
PROFESSIONNEL / TICARI / BUSINESS- Istanbul and Izmir: business travel, first or repeat.
Short Term Student/ Kisa Donem ogrenci/ Court Sejour Etudiant / ERASMUS +- Ankara and Gaziantep: short courses and Erasmus+ stays.
ETUDES COURT SEJOUR- Istanbul and Izmir: short study stays.
Driver Standard- Ankara and Gaziantep: professional truck drivers.
- A tourism line for a business or family trip: VFS refuses files whose category does not match the visa type.
- Mixing up first-time and renewal: from 15 October 2026 France-Visas keeps one tourism waitlist for Schengen visas expired under two years ago and one for everyone else.
- A centre outside your district: the ikamet has to match the centre's consular district.
Before the France search starts: form, district, category, people
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Passport-exact France-Visas form
VFS booking fields cannot be edited; a mismatch with the passport stops the booking or entry.
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Centre from your ikamet district
Pick the centre by your ikamet province, not by which city looks quicker.
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Category by purpose and history
Match the trip purpose and, for tourism, your visa history. Support can switch a wrong category.
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Date range where offered
Business, study, long-stay and AEFE lines take a date range for AutoBooking; tourism, family-visit and driver lines do not.
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Up to four people per booking
AutoBooking: up to four applicants per France subscription, each paid for. Notifications: one subscription for a whole group.
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Codes go to VisaBot's mailbox
The VFS one-time code reaches VisaBot's system email. Before logging in to VFS yourself, ask support; the code lasts three to five minutes.
Waitlist, new dates, then the consulate: the France timeline from Türkiye
France-Visas says short-stay appointment delays in Ankara and Istanbul can reach several weeks, varying with demand and season. VisaBot knows no pattern in VFS releases of France dates, so a first alert may take days or more.
From 15 October 2026, VFS Global books Short Stay Tourism/Private Visit appointments in Türkiye, first-time and renewal, through a waitlist, as it does for truck drivers. VisaBot supports waitlist routes on both plans; ask support about your category.
A booked date is not the visa: after the VFS visit, the Embassy or Consulate General decides, normally within 15 days and up to 45 with extra checks. Each subscription stays active for 30 days and ends without renewing itself.
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French visa rules that shape a booking in Türkiye
- France as main destination
- Your longest stay is in France or, with equal stays, France is your first Schengen entry.
- Who books in Türkiye
- Turkish citizens and foreigners legally resident in Türkiye, with an ikamet certificate for the district.
- Order of steps
- France-Visas form first; per France-Visas, a VFS slot is confirmed by paying the service fee online within three days.
- Fees
- The French visa fee is paid in euros, plus a VFS Global service fee; amounts are on the official pages.
- Who decides
- The French Embassy in Ankara or the Consulate General in Istanbul.
- No appointment needed
- Spouses of French citizens (Ankara, Istanbul) and of EU citizens, with marriage proof and, for EU spouses, the spouse's letter.
Apply no earlier than six months ahead; France-Visas may reject a file lodged under 15 days before travel as inadmissible. Family members of EU or EEA citizens may qualify for a free, faster procedure.
France-Visas, the centre visit, the decision: not VisaBot's part
- VisaBot does not fill in the France-Visas form, review documents or pay the French visa fee.
- VisaBot does not trade in France slots: dates are booked through VFS Global in each applicant's own name.
- VisaBot cannot shorten the VFS waitlist or affect the consulate's decision, and it does not guarantee a date or a visa.
- VisaBot does not attend the appointment: each applicant gives fingerprints and a photo in person unless exempt.
Operated by TREVOR PHILIPS LTD (company number 14986978, England and Wales); not affiliated with VFS Global, France-Visas, French diplomatic missions or any government body.
France appointment questions, from Ankara to Izmir
Which VFS centre in Turkey should I book for a France visa?
Book by the province on your ikamet. The 18 provinces of the Istanbul consular district, including Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa and Muğla, use VFS Global in Istanbul or Izmir. Everyone else, from Antalya to Trabzon, books in Ankara or Gaziantep, as do residents of Northern Cyprus.
Which France visa category should I choose at VFS Turkey for a holiday?
In Ankara and Gaziantep, choose Tourism : première demande for a first application or Tourism: multivisés after a recent Schengen visa. Istanbul and Izmir use PREMİERE DEMANDE/İLK BAŞVURU and MULTIVISE - SON 2 YIL ICINDE GECERLI VIZE. VFS refuses files booked under the wrong category; support can switch yours.
What can I do if there are no France visa appointments at VFS in Turkey?
Subscribe for your centre and category and let VisaBot watch the VFS France calendar: new dates appear without a known pattern. From 15 October 2026, tourism and private-visit bookings go through a VFS waitlist; VisaBot supports waitlist routes; ask support how yours works. France-Visas also offers slower email appointments at the Consulate General in Istanbul.
How many people can one France AutoBooking subscription include?
Up to four applicants, each paid for. VFS gives every member of a family or group an individual appointment, so the bot looks for dates that work for everyone listed. A single Notifications subscription covers the whole party, and you then book each date yourself.
Why use VisaBot instead of refreshing the VFS France site myself?
France dates in Türkiye appear at no set time and are in high demand, so checking by hand easily misses them. VisaBot scans the calendar constantly and alerts you the moment a date appears, or books it with AutoBooking. The France-Visas form and the centre visit stay with you.
How long does the French consulate take after the VFS appointment in Turkey?
Normally 15 days, stretching to 45 when the French Embassy in Ankara or the Consulate General in Istanbul needs more checks. The appointment wait comes first and is separate, so start early: a file lodged under 15 days before the trip may be inadmissible.
How much does VisaBot cost for a France appointment from Turkey?
Notifications cost from ₺1000 a month, and one subscription covers every applicant on it. AutoBooking costs from ₺3200 per applicant; the final amount depends on the visa centre's fee.
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