Embassy of France, Washington DC

Terrible phone communication - email works best if you include your application number along with the complaint. I got my Visa approved, luckily. I had my appointment on the 10th and received my passport back on the 28th. I heard horror stories on here and started panicking but fortunately I fared better. It helps to have people in France to vouch for you. I'm also a recent graduate, so while student visas get priority, it was close to their expedited time. Make sure to have eveything you need at the initial appointment. They'll reach out if they need any more information, but best be fully prepared the first time so to avoid the added time.

Worst experience one could ever have. We submitted our visa application 5 weeks before our travel, no sign of visa or way of contacting the embassy. We requested for our passport back and even that took more than one week. Worst customer service or regard for anyone’s time. Highly highly not recommend going through them!

Thank you so much for your patience answering all my questions and helping me renewing my French passport ! I had a very good experience.

This is really just a review for EU day AT the embassy. Line was crazy long and slow. It was nice and all, but the whole thing was...meh. Not terrible but also nothing memorable.

The VISA agency VFS global associated with them will lose your passport to FedEx thieves, if you’re traveling to Europe, do not apply Visa through France!

!! I, AS U.S. CITIZEN PROTEST !! the decision of authorities of France to withdraw the political asylum status of political activist and dissident from Kazakhstan - MUKHTAR ABLYAZOV! If he is extradited to Kazakstan he will face torture and death. He is fighting with one of the most corrupt regimes in the world - that of Tokayev-Nazarbayev and Putin. Kazakhstan helps Putin to go around USA and EU economic sanctions in the war with UKRAINE. And meanwhile, the FRENCH EMMANUEL MACRON government is taking bribes from these regimes in the form of multi-billion trade contracts and prosecuting Mukhtar Ablyazov. WHAT A SHAME ON YOU! STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY! Where is good old France of Freedom and Liberty that once helped us to stand against the tyranny of Great Britain? You are corrupt and have no guts nowadays. Prove me wrong and stop prosecution against MUKHTAR ABLYAZOV.

An entertaining and education open house visit hosted well by both the French amd German embassies. Thanks for having a focus on the Little Prince 80th anniversary of publication.

It’s been eight weeks since my partner applied for his visa and still nothing. Trying to contact the consulate is insane, automated replies that never follow up. His program is rapidly approaching and we’ve already had to cancel our flight once. This delay is an extremely expensive set back. All we have been hoping for is some kind of information about what’s going on so we can plan accordingly, but they are unable to give any answers. If he doesn’t receive his visa/passport in two weeks, he will have to cancel a once in a lifetime opportunity in his program and we will have lost thousands of dollars.

Health measures are respected. They receive only by appointment. Nice Cafe/restaurant

Went there for my French passport renewal. Drove 4 hours from North Carolina, I arrived 40 minutes before my appointment and was told to go away, to not stay front of the embassy and come back 10 minutes before my appointment. As a French citizen, French veteran I think it’s just a shame to not have access to OUR embassy or at least to a waiting room or an access to restroom in an embassy founded by our taxes ! Security was not friendly at all but the guy who processed my visa renewal was very professional and polite and the process was smooth and fast 20 min. Also as I am part of Atlanta circonscription and because of our private life schedule with a 4 years old daughter do not permit me to drive 6+ hours to go to Atlanta that mean that I will need to go back to the Washington DC embassy to pickup my new passport in person!