Visas
and legal formalities
Visas
are delivered by the French diplomatic authorities in the country
of origin of the applicant.
They have
the right to refuse to deliver this visa. Foreigners who have
entered regularly one of the countries party to the Shengen agreement
can also enter the other countries. There are two types of visa;
the short term visa which is valid for a duration of 3 months,
and the long term visa for those who wish to stay longer.
European
Union nationals
Natinals of
the European union benefit from the principle of the liberty of
circulation as well as the liberty to work in the fifteen member
countries. These rights are guaranteed by the Treaty of Rome of
1957, the Single European Act of 1986, as well as the Community
Charter of 1989. The decree of 11 March1994 allows nationals of
the European Union to enter France by simply presenting their
passport or identy card. Only for reasons of public order can
someone be refused admitance.
European union
nationals have the right to stay in France but have to apply for
a "carte de séjour" if the wish to remain more than
3 months. This can be done at the town hall or the police station.
The carte de séjour is valid for a duration of 5 years. At the
end of this period it will be either renewed for 10 years or 1
year if the person has been unemployed for the last 12 months.
Nationals
of countries outside the European Union:
Nationals
of countries with which France has not signed a convention must
supply certain documents so as to gain admittance to France:
Documents concerning the object and conditions of ones stay (tourism,
business, private visit)
Documents showing means of existence and guarantees of repatriation
Conditions of stay
"Temporary
carte de séjour"
The temporary
carte de séjour has to be applied for within two months of arrival
in France. The applicant must supply a medical certificate and
proof of means of subsistence. The carte de séjour is valid for
one year. It can be renewed every year at the discretion of the
authorities.
"Carte
de résident"
The carte
de résident is valid for a duration of 10 years. It gives one
the right to work as well as to live in France. The benifit of
this card is lost if the owner resides during more than 3 consecutive
years abroad.
Office
de Tourisme de Paris
Bureau d'Accueil principal
25 r des Pyramides 75001 Paris
Tel. :08 92 68 3000 " special tarification
"
M° : Grand palais musees du louvre
OR
Opéra Grands Magasins
11 r Scribe 75009 Paris
Tel. :08 92 68 3000 " special tarification
"
M° : Opera
Opening hours: 9am - 8pm daily and in winter from 9am-8pm Mononday
to Saturday; 11am - 6pm Sunday
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Arriving
in Paris
Paris is served
by two international airports; Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport
and Orly Airport. They are situated respectively 25 and 15 Km from
the centre of Paris.
Orly
airport
Here are the
alternative ways of getting to Orly
-
Orlyval:
Orlyval
connects Orly airport to Antony R.E.R. station (line B) from where
you can easily reach the capital
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Orlybus:
Orlybus
connects Orly airport to Paris. The three stations are:
-
Orly Sud,
Port H, quay n°4
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Orly Ouest,
Port J, level 0
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Paris, Denfert
Rochereau in front of the R.E.R. station
Duration of the trip: approximately 30 minutes (when there are
no bottlenecks), a bus departs every 13 minutes.
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Orlyrail:
Orlyrail
connects Orly airport to Port du Rungis R.E.R station (line C)
- Car Air France:
Connects Orly to les Invalides or Montparnasse Hotel Meridien
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Jetbus:
Connects
Orly to Villejuif-Louis Aragon Metro station, which is the nearest
station to the airport.
Service from 5h48am to 23h36pm , every 12 minutes
Roissy Charles De Gaulle airport
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Roissy Bus:
Roissy-Paris:
6am to 23pm , Paris-Roissy: 5h45am to 23pm
Connection between the airport and Place de l'Opera ( rue Scribe
8th ). Leaves every 15 minutes.
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RoissyRail:
RER B free shuttle from the airport to the RER satation or at Terminal
2 direct access to the RER station
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Car Air France
Connects
Roissy to the Place de l'Etoile (avenue Carnot) and to the Palais
des Congrès
Paris-Roissy: 5h40-23h, Roissy-Paris: 6h-23h
- Airport
Shuttle
Airport-Shuttle.com
provides a simple but efficient airport shuttle service operating
7 days a week between Paris and Charles de Gaulle airport, Beauvais
airport and Disneyland.
Tel: + 33 1 42 71 40 31
Arriving
in Paris by train
SNCF informations:
Tel: 01 45 82 50 50
Reservations: 01 45 65 60 00
Service Minitel: 36 15 SNCF
WEB site of S.N.C.F.
Bus services
are not very well developped in France but still you can travel
by car in Europe with Eurolines. Departures and arrival
Eurolines
Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 93170 Bagnolet
M°: Galiéni (ligne n°3)
Tel: 01 49 72 51 51
Transportation
in Paris
- The bus,
Metro and RER network is divided into 5 zones for the whole of
the Paris region. Zones 1 and 2 correspond to the city of Paris
itself and a little of the suburbs. Make sure you buy a ticket
with the right number of zones when you travel outside Paris.
If stopped with the wrong ticket, you could play the Dumb-American-Tourist,
but they'll probably fine you anyway.
- In Paris
the same ticket is used for the Metro, buses and RER. Hold on
to your ticket for the entire journey as it may be checked at
any moment by inspectors. There are ticket offices at every RATP
and RER station; tickets can also be bought at the "tabacs",
that is, where you buy your smokes.
-
Carte
"Paris-Visite": This
ticket allows you travel first class (though you won't notice
the difference) as much as you want during 2, 3, or 5 days.
It also offers you reductions of between 20 and 35% on many
of the tourist sites in Paris. It is quite expensive and only
worth considering if you want to shove a helluva lot of culture
into a short space of time.
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Paris
Visite
A special half-price tarif is available for children aged
to 4 to 11 inclusive.
If you’ve decided upon: ZONES
1 TO 3
You can travel through Paris and its immediate suburbs
as La Défense, Saint Denis Basilique, or Le Bourget,
ZONES
1 TO 5
You can roam through Paris and the Ile-de-France region,
with access to famous attractions such as Versailles,
or the château of the Impressionists at Auvers-sur-Oise,
etc.
ZONES
1 TO 8
You are free to enjoy all of Paris and the region of Ile-de-France
; in addition to all the already mentioned sites, the
Medieval city of Provins, Fontainebleau, Rambouillet...are
also to be discovered.
Paris
Visite specials
Upon presentation of your card, you will receive :
•A
welcome gift, free entry tickets and other specials
available with the card (see within this guide or
wherever you see the Paris Visite Logo).
•First class travel in RER and SNCF Ile-de-France
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Transport
information
(timetables, fares, traffic congestion)
RATP
Information
08 36 68 77 14 (2,23 F/min)
08 36 68 41 14 (2,23 F/min)
(Multilingual)
Minitel :
3615 RATP
(1,29 F/min)
SNCF
Information
01 53 90 20 20
Minitel :
3615 ou 3616 SNCFIDF
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Musées-Monuments
Cards • An open
ticket for 1, 3 or 5 consecutive days.
• Access to over 70 museums and monuments in the
Paris Ile-de-France region (for sale in museums and principal
métro stations).
These tickets
are for the individual's use only.
To be valid the ticket must bear the following information
:
•
Your name and surname on the reverse side.
• Your card number on the coupon.
• The dates of validity on the coupon.
Using
the card :
• In railway stations : pass ticket through the turnstile.
It should not be punched.
• In the metro stations, insert your card in the
ticket control gates.
• On buses, show your ticket to the driver or conductor.
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- Carte
orange hebdomadaire: This ticket allows you an unlimited
number of trips (second class, but again you won't notice the
difference) for a whole week from Monday to Sunday. The Parisains
choice and probably the best value for money.
Car
rental
AVIS Tel.: (33) 1 46 10 60 60
Budget Tel.: 0800 10 00 01 Toll free number
Hertz Tel: 33 1 47 88 51 51
Europcar International (33) 1 30 43 82 82
Citer - Eurodollar (33) 1 44 38 61 61
Eurorent 0800 33 22 10 Toll free number
Change
& bank
All banks are
offering a change service and are generaly open from 9 am to 6 pm
from monday to saturday. At Roissy Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports
change offices are open till 11.30 pm.
We adwise you
to change little money when you arrive because of the rates change
and wait for the change offices closed to the stock exchange. There
you will find the best rates in the city.
They are located mainly in the Rue Vivienne - Métro station : Bourse
VISA
card is accepted in every cash machine
In case of loosing your card phone: 01 42 77 11 90
American
Express :
11 rue Scribe, 75009 Paris
Tel: 01 47 77 70 00
In case of loosing your card
phone: 01 47 77 72 00
Post
and telecommunications
Post offices
are open from 8 am to 7 pm from monday to friday and from 8 am to
12 am on saturday
Stamps can be found in every post office but also in Tobaccos.
Post office
of the Louvre
52 rue du Louvre
75001 Paris is open 24h/24h eevery day
Tel : 01 40 28 20 00
Phone cards
can be bought in every post office bust also in tobaccos.
50 units
120 units
Informations:
dial 12
International information: dial 00 then 33 12 and the country code
Emergency
Phone Numbers
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- S.A.M.U.
: 15
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- Police :
17
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- Pompiers
: 18
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- S.O.S Medecins
(doctor): 01 43 37 77 77
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- S.O.S Dentaire
: 01 43 37 51 00
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- S.O.S Help
: 01 47 23 80 80 (emergency phone number in english)
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- Lost
property:
-
36, rue des Morillons, 75015 Paris
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- Medical
center:
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- Hôtel Dieu, 1 parvis Notre-Dame, 75001 Paris
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Tel: 01 42 34 82 34
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- Necker, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris
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Tel: 01 44 49 40 00
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- Pharmacy:
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Pharmacie Dhery, 84 avenue des Champs-Elysées, 75008 Paris
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Tel: 01 45 62 02 41 (open 24h/24 every day)
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