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Thank you for your interest in France!
Before writing to us, please take a look at the following list of popular topics. In many cases, you will find your answers more quickly by going straight to the sources listed rather than by e-mailing us! Alternatively, have you tried our "France from A to Z" pages? Many topics of interest (ranging from the foreign legion to the composition of the current French government) are covered at www.ambafrance-us.org/atoz. If none of the above topics addresses your question, then please write to us! We will reply to you as soon as possible (a 2 to 3 day delay should be expected).
CONSULATE (VISAS, PASSPORTS...) For visa information, please visit the French
consulate's website at:
Consulates are responsible for all matters involving
French citizens (birth registrations, passport renewals, etc…) or those
involving foreigners who wish to travel or immigrate to France (visas,
etc…). If your question has to do with such an issue, please contact
your nearest French consulate. You will find a list of French consulates
in the U.S. here:
The contact information for the consulate in Washington
D.C. is:
France's productive workforce and excellent infrastructure make it an ideal place to set up a business. For information and help on how to do so, please contact your nearest "Invest in France" office, or email them You may also want to get in touch with one of the
many French-American
Chambers of Commerce that can be found throughout the United States.
CULTURAL EVENTS AT THE EMBASSY The Maison
Française (located on the Embassy's grounds) holds concerts,
plays, movie performances, and more throughout the year. For more information,
visit their website at:
To receive news on upcoming events, please sign up
to their electronic newsletter by writing to:
CULTURE (FRENCH CULTURE IN THE U.S.) French culture is alive and well in the United States! To learn more, please visit our exhaustive website at www.frenchculture.org/ You can also subscribe to our Cultural Office's free electronic newsletter here: www.frenchculture.org/newsletter/subscribe.asp If you want to enlist in the French Foreign Legion,
one of the world's best fighting forces, please note that you will have
to show up in person at a recruitment
office in France (their addresses are listed here: www.br-legion.com).
Only 1 in 9 candidates succeeds!
Through in-depth articles and striking photos, France Magazine provides authoritative coverage of French society, business, culture and travel. To subscribe to our quarterly magazine, please write to subscribe@francemagazine.org GOVERNMENT POLICY (& DIPLOMACY) You can find France's official statements (in English)
on a whole range of issues here on our website:
You can also visit the French Foreign Ministry's
English-language website, at:
To learn more about French-American relations, please
visit:
If you would like to comment on French government policy, please write to us! We will do our best to address your concerns. If you are interested in learning, or practicing,
the language of Voltaire and Molière, please contact your nearest
Alliance
Française (the Alliance network covers the entire United States).
Join the many who have elected to live in France
and enjoy its famed quality of life and joie de vivre!
Then, when you are ready to make the move, you will need to get in touch with your nearest French consulate. You may find these other sites helpful as well (please
note that these sites are not officially recognized by the French government,
and the Embassy can therefore not be held responsible for their content):
Several of our departments welcome American interns,
but there is no centralized process, so you will have to directly contact
the services you are interested in (please note that all Embassy internships
are unpaid).
Free maps of France are available online for download from the Institut Géographique National (their website is in French only): Otherwise they can be purchased from:
To subscribe to our free triweekly newsletter, simply write to us! Don't forget to include your mailing address (News from France is a print publication). News
from France is also available online (in PDF format) at:
French science is on the vanguard of technological
progress in several fields, including aerospace, nuclear technology, pharmaceuticals,
software development…
You can subscribe to the two free electronic newsletters
on their website:
French stamps can be ordered on-line at:
They can be delivered directly to the United States. STATUE OF LIBERTY (FRENCH GIFT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE) To learn more about the Statue of Liberty, please visit our webpage on the subject. Alternatively, you can visit the National Park Service's Statue of Liberty site. STUDYING IN FRANCE (EDUCATION) France's universities and grandes écoles are among the world's best and attract tens of thousands of foreign students every year. Studying in France is also significantly less expensive than studying in the U.S.! For detailed information on how to study in France,
please consult the following official websites:
Thank you for your interest in France! There are
many relevant websites that can help you plan your visit to our beautiful
country. Here is a selection:
Many regions have their own sites, such as:
For more information, please contact the official
French Government Tourist Office in New York, or visit their website at:
Unfortunately the Embassy itself does not distribute tourist brochures, maps, guides, flags, posters, or stamps (our Tourist Offices, however do provide some of these materials). The Embassy can provide you with general information on France, suitable for educational purposes. Unfortunately the French Embassy does not provide translations. Please refer to the Yellow Pages (such as www.superpages.com for instance), under the headings "translators" or "interpreters." Many of these companies can be conveniently reached by email, or through their websites. The French consulate can certify translations. Please contact your nearest consulate for more information. UNITED STATES EMBASSY (IN FRANCE) Our American counterparts in Paris will best be able
to assist you regarding information about the U.S. Those planning to visit,
work or study in America, for instance, should contact the U.S.
Embassy in Paris.
For specific visa information, please visit
our consulate's website at:
Groups of between 10-50 individuals are welcome to tour the Embassy. To organize a visit, please write to us. The French Yellow pages (for businesses) and White pages (for individuals) can be consulted free of charge online. |
