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Proof of accommodation checker

Pick your housing situation and the checker shows which documents the proof of accommodation needs for a French long-stay visa file.

Will your housing situation clear the consulate?

The attestation is not one document. It is three. Miss the host's own address proof, dated inside three months, and the section counts as empty.

Not yours? The search covers 27 housing situations.
Sources: france-visas.gouv.fr and service-public.fr. Informational only, not immigration advice. Last checked 26 August 2026.
  • 3 monthsis the point past which a private stay needs a long-stay visitor visa.1
  • 4things the visitor visa file must prove: your situation, your resources, your accommodation and your medical cover.1

What the file has to prove

France-Visas says a private stay of more than three months, with no professional activity, needs a long-stay visitor visa issued as a VLS-TS.1

For that visa you must prove information about your socio-economic situation, your resources, your accommodation and your medical cover in France. Accommodation is one of four proofs, not a stand-alone file.1

The exact supporting documents are indicated in the France-Visas visa wizard and differ with your country of residence and your nationality. There is no single national list, which is why the checker works from housing situations and why the wizard has the last word on your file.1

Service-Public publishes a model attestation d'hébergement, a letter for anyone who must prove where they live. The page links it to a residence permit application, a registration certificate for a vehicle and a driving licence application. It does not name the visa file among them.2

Sources read

Every page below was opened and read on October 18, 2026. A sentence above that rests on a page carries its number.

  1. 1 France-Visas: Tourist stay of more than 3 monthsWhat the long-stay visitor visa file must prove, and that the supporting documents are given by the visa wizard.
  2. 2 Service-Public: Attestation d'hébergement (modèle de lettre)Page dated 11 May 2026A model letter for anyone who must prove their home address; the procedures it is linked to. In French.

Informational only, not legal, tax or immigration advice.

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