In a bid to boost tourism, French prime minister Edouard Philippe on Wednesday said the country will cut visa delivery time to 48 hours for citizens of Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, India and Russia, according to a Reuters report.
Visa applications from these countries currently take around 10 days or so on average, taking even longer in peak season.
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This measure, which is expected to take effect from November 1, is likely to be expanded to include Vietnam next year if a change in EU visa procedures for the country allow it.
The French government also said it would assign more staff to airport passport checks to limit waiting time to 30 minutes for EU citizens and 45 minutes for non-EU citizens, the Reuters report added.
