French Ambassador Francois Richier announced here on Thursday that tourist and business visas would be processed within two days of application. This would begin from December 1. Currently visas take five to 10 days. A mobile application — ‘Chalo Paris’ — was also launched.
Speaking at soiree celebrating French wines and tourist destinations, Mr. Richier said eight new visa application centres at Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Pune, Panjim, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Hyderabad and Jaipur would also be opened from December 1.