Can I travel to London (UK) on a valid French Titre de Sejour (passeport talent-chercheur)?

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I am doing my PhD in France. It is required that I must go to London to attend some conference (2 days). My nationality is Indian and currently I have this Visa Long Séjour Valant Titre de Séjour mention “passeport talent-chercheur". Can I travel to London with this or I shall have to do the visa formality to go to london and then buy the tickets?



Best Answer

According to the UK visa check tool if you:

  • are an Indian citizen
  • are coming to the UK for an academic visit
  • are staying for less than six months

You need to apply for a Standard Visitor visa. Having a French residency permit does not seem to matter at all in this case.

Quoting from the linked website:

You'll need a visa to work, do business or academic research in the UK

The visa you need to apply for depends on your circumstances.

Business visits

You can apply:

  • for a Standard Visitor visa - eg if you’re coming to the UK for conferences, meetings, training, academic research or a sabbatical
  • as a visitor doing a ‘permitted paid engagement’ (you must have been invited to the UK because of your expertise) - you can only stay for up to 1 month



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Can I travel to UK with French carte de séjour?

No. If you have a French carte de s\xe9jour, you can travel to other Schengen Area countries for up to 90 days in any 180-day period as long as you take your passport with you. However, the United Kingdom is not in the Schengen Area.

Do French residents need visa for UK?

French nationals need a visa to stay in the UK for more than 6 months or for reasons not covered by an ETA. In those cases, they are provided with different visa options to the United Kingdom: Business.

Can I travel in Europe with French residence permit?

Can you live in another European country with a French residence permit? Yes, if you have a long-term resident - EU, you can settle in another European country without applying for a visa.

What is passeport talent France?

A \u201cpasseport talent\u201d is a long-term visa or residence permit, renewable up to 4 years. It allows you (and potentially your family) to live and work in France. To apply for this passeport talent, you must be a foreigner. But you cannot/don't need to apply if you are from the European Union or Algerian.



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