VISA INFORMATION

Participants are required to make their own arrangements for visas, if necessary. This page provides information that may be of assistance.

You are reminded that you may also require a transit visa if your travel includes stops in a third country. Please consult with your travel agent or with the authorities of any country you will be transiting through.

What is a Uniform Schengen Visa?

The Uniform Schengen Visa, also known as short-term Schengen Visa, allows you to stay and travel in France and the Schengen Area for a maximum of 90 days per year. The visa does not allow you to work.

For detailed information about the Schengen Area and its visa policies, visit this link.

Do I need a Schengen Visa?

Citizens of certain countries must hold a short stay visa. The EU has a common list of countries whose citizens must have a visa or are exempted from the obligation to hold a visa. Learn more here.

How to apply for a Schengen Visa?

Please refer to the guidelines from the French Government on the procedures and conditions regarding the issuing of these visas here.

Visa Support Letters

The Association for Computing Machinery does not issue formal invitation letters for visas to attend ACM sponsored conferences. ACM can however issue a visa support letter. ACM is able to provide visa support letters to attendees as well as authors with accepted papers, posters, or members of the conference committee.

For visa support letters, refer all requests to supportletters@acm.org. Please allow up to 10 business days to receive a letter. All requests are handled in the order they are received.

The information below should be included with the request:

• Your name as it appears on your passport
• Your current postal mailing address
• The name of the conference you are registering for
• Your registration confirmation number
• If you have any papers accepted for the conference, please provide the title and indicate whether you are the "sole author" or a "co-author"
• Authors may indicate their paper title. If no paper, speakers can provide the title of their presentation