France visa exemption. Visa requirement to travel to France
Visa requirement to travel to France
Border of France summary
Border of France is ranked 78 worlwide according to our open border index. Nationals of 119 countries can travel to France without visa, 0 countries with visa on arrival and 0 countries with e-visa. Borders of France are moderately open for travellers with a Border Openess Index of 54. Currency used in France is Euro ( 1 EUR = 1.1 USD ).
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Statistics for border of France
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119
Visa free
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0
On arrival
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0
Online visa
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103
Required
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0
Refused
Visa Free Countries
Antigua and Barbuda

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months
ℹ Additional info : 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area:
Israel

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Italy

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Japan

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Argentina

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Kiribati

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
South Korea

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Latvia

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Liechtenstein

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Lithuania

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Luxembourg

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Macau

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
North Macedonia

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Malaysia

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Malta

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Marshall Islands

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Mauritius

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months
ℹ Additional info : 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area:
Mexico

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Micronesia

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Moldova

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Monaco

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Australia

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in metropolitan France, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries:
Montenegro

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area:
Netherlands

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Austria

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
New Zealand

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France):
Nicaragua

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Palau

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Panama

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Paraguay

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Peru

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Poland

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Bahamas

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months
ℹ Additional info : 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area:
Romania

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months
ℹ Additional info : 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area; ETIAS required since 2022:
Saint Lucia

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Samoa

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
San Marino

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Serbia

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Seychelles

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months
ℹ Additional info : 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area:
Singapore

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France):
Slovakia

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Slovenia

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Solomon Islands

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Barbados

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months
ℹ Additional info : 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area (See also: French Caribbean Departments):
Sweden

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Switzerland

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Taiwan

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:Passport with National ID number required.:
East Timor

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:Also visa-free access to Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Réunion, Mayotte and Wallis and Futuna.:
Tonga

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Trinidad and Tobago

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Belgium

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement:ID card valid (in Regions of France):
Ukraine

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
UAE

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
UK

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (until 31 December 2020):From 1 January 2021: 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area:
USA

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France) Beginning in January 2021, ETIAS system will become mandatory for all Non-EU international travellers.:A bilateral agreement pre-dating the Schengen area may allow 90 days of stay in France regardless of days spent in other Schengen countries.:
Uruguay

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Vanuatu

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Venezuela

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Tuvalu

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:Also visa-free for New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna and French Polynesia.:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France):
Albania

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Brazil

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months
ℹ Additional info : 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area:Visa usually required for French Guiana, but some exemptions apply (see French Guiana entry below):
Brunei

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Bulgaria

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Canada

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France):A Canadian passport is not required for visa-free travel to the French overseas territory of Saint Pierre et Miquelon; instead, an identification document (e.g. driver's licence or Secure Certificate of Indian Status) can be used:
Chile

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Colombia

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Costa Rica

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Cyprus

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Czechia

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Dominica

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Andorra

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
El Salvador

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Estonia

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Finland

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Georgia

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Germany

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement:ID card valid (including in Overseas France):
Greece

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Grenada

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Guatemala

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Vatican City

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Honduras

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Hong Kong

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Hungary

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Visa Required Countries
Jordan

ℹ Additional info : Visa exemption agreement has been signed for Jordanian Diplomatic passports.:
Lebanon

ℹ Additional info : Medical insurance of a minimum coverage of 30,000 Euros which covers the entire Schengen region for the full duration of the intended stay is mandatory:
Philippines

ℹ Additional info : Transit through a French airport also requires a transit visa:
Saudi Arabia

ℹ Additional info : Visa not required for Diplomatic and Special passport holders.:
Dominican Republic

ℹ Additional info : Transit without visa (TWOV) available.:
Ecuador

ℹ Additional info : Visa not required for Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana.:
Indonesia

ℹ Additional info : A maximum of 90 days of stay within a 180-day period in the Schengen Area.:
Countries nearby France
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