Travel around Europe by bike from China.

Your courage is commendable, and your spirit is respectable. Traveling around Europe is not easy.

How to apply for a European individual tourist visa

1) Suitable for people: people with multiple exit records, good foreign language communication skills, social background and economic ability.

In principle, European embassies and consulates will only issue individual tourist visas to social groups that meet the above conditions.

2) Which countries currently accept your personal tourist visa application?

We believe that with the development of China's economy and the improvement of people's living standards, more and more European countries will accept individual tourist visas for China citizens and apply for them at the same time.

The procedures will be more and more simplified, which must be the general trend. At present, European countries that accept individual tourist visas are: Germany, France, Italy, Britain, Ireland, Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland, Hungary, Spain and so on.

3) Procedures for applying for tourist visas in European countries: Although the application procedures and required materials are different, there are still many similarities. Take France as an example:

French short-term tourist visa

tourist visa

With a Schengen visa, you can travel freely in the Schengen area, except where the visa clearly States that you can't go. Schengen countries are: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden. The visa is valid for a maximum of 90 days.

1. Embassies and consulates with visa rights:

Refers to the embassies and consulates of the main destination country (not necessarily the first country to arrive) in Schengen District according to the territorial jurisdiction of the diplomatic representative offices.

2. Apply for a visa:

Holders of official passports (diplomatic passports, official passports and ordinary business passports) are required to submit visa applications through ministries or authorized agencies in China. Ordinary passport holders should submit their applications in person.

3. Application materials:

A completed short-term visa application form and a recent photo;

The passport must be valid for more than three months after applying for a visa, and a copy of the passport personal data page must be attached;

Round-trip ticket orders issued by airlines;

Accommodation and reception guarantee during the stay in Schengen countries;

Economic guarantee (certificate issued by the bank);

Effective medical insurance during the stay in Schengen countries, with an insurance amount of not less than 300,000 RMB;

China citizens: the original household registration book and copies of each page of the household registration book;

Citizens of other countries: valid residence permit in China and its copy;

The original certificate issued by the employer, indicating the name and position of the party concerned and the employer's approval of his travel holiday, and the certificate must also indicate the employer's address, telephone number and other contact information, affix the company seal, and also indicate the name and position of the certificate issuer and be signed by it;

Write down the address and telephone number of the applicant in Chinese on a piece of white paper;

In the case of tour groups (only licensed travel agencies are eligible to submit group visa applications):

The letter of introduction issued by the local travel agency shall specify the name, date of birth and travel route of the group tourists in detail;

Team guarantee certificate issued by the travel agency responsible for reception in France or other Schengen countries.

Supplementary materials, information and precautions:

All materials must be translated into French or English by a translation company;

All copies must use A4 copy paper;

The French embassy does not accept applications submitted by post, and reserves the right to ask and ask for supplementary materials;

Providing the above materials does not mean that you will be able to apply for a visa.

4. Visa fee:

The visa fee is 35 euros. When converted into RMB, it is calculated according to the current exchange rate announced by the embassy. Do not charge any other fees.

French embassy in China Beijing visa office

Address: No.3 Dongsan Street, Sanlitun, Chaoyang District, Beijing–100600

External office hours:

Submission of materials

Individuals (short-term and long-term visas): Monday to Friday, 8: 30 to 12, window 1, 2, 3, 4;

French companies and applicants who enjoy priority treatment (spouses of French citizens or spouses of citizens of European Economic Area countries): from Monday to Friday, 14 to 16, 7 windows;

Travel Agency: Monday to Friday, from 14 to 16: 30, at the window 1, you need to make an appointment;

Student: From Monday to Friday, from 14 to 16, window 2, you must make an appointment.

Obtain a passport

Individual: Monday to Friday, 14 to 17, windows 3, 4 and 6;

French companies and applicants who enjoy priority treatment (spouses of French citizens or spouses of citizens of European Economic Area countries): from Monday to Friday, windows 14 to 17, 7;

Travel Agency: From Monday to Friday, from 14 to 17, 1 window, you need to make an appointment;

Student: From Monday to Friday, from 14 to 17, window 2, you must make an appointment.

If there is no special reason, the visa applicant should submit the required materials in person.

Other French diplomatic missions in China:

1. Consulate General of France in Shanghai:

Shanghai Nanjing West Road 1468 CITIC Building 12 Floor -200040

Tel: (862 1) 62.89.74+04

Fax: (862 1)62.79.22.49.

(Consular area: Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang)

2. Consulate General of France in Guangzhou:

Room 80 1 510098, Main Building of Guangdong International Hotel, No.339 Huanshi East Road, Guangzhou

Tel: (8620) 83.30.34.05

Fax: (8620)83.30.34.37

(Consular area: Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan)

3. Consulate General of France in Wuhan:

Room 809, Wuhan International Trade Center, 566 Jianshe Avenue, Wuhan, 430022.

Tel: (8627) 85.77.84.03

Fax: (8627)85.77.84.26

(Consular area: Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi)

Note: The French Consulate General in Shanghai has moved.

About the French Consulate in Shanghai

In June 2005, Faring moved to No.689, Guangdong Road, Yunnan Road, near People's Square.

The telephone number of the switchboard is 6 1032200.

Other countries:

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Since 2007, the Schengen visa fee has been rising.

At the meeting held in Luxembourg on April 27th, 2006, the Ministers of Interior and Justice of 25 EU countries decided to increase the visa fee for Schengen countries from the current 35 euros for transit and stay within three months to 60 euros (65,438+0 = 65,438+0.24 USD).

According to the new decision, EU member states can handle the entry visa fees of third-country personnel on a case-by-case basis, and the long-term residence visa fees are determined by each country.

Schengen countries are the general names of countries that have signed the Schengen Agreement and opened their borders to each other. At present, it includes all 15 old EU member states except Britain and Ireland, as well as Norway and Iceland. Although the member countries of Central and Eastern Europe 10 and Switzerland, which joined the EU in 2004, have signed the Schengen Agreement, but it has not been formally implemented, so the visa fee for price increase is not applicable for the time being.

In short, starting from 2007, all visa fees for tourist visas, family visas, business visas and official visas in European Schengen countries will increase.

At present, except Austria, the visa fees of other Schengen countries in Shanghai consulates have risen to 60 euros.

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Mountain cross-country bikes are more durable to ride, and the "permanent brand" should be the best. Hmm. How interesting ...

In any case, you need a healthy body, a very skilled riding skill, a calm mind when something goes wrong, and a determination not to give up in the face of any difficulties. The basic necessities of travel, and Mao Mao, which is indispensable everywhere.

The longitude and latitude distance from Beijing, China to Paris is 1 1739 km. You estimate.

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