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
Visa Free🏨 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
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Italy
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Japan
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Argentina
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Kiribati
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
South Korea
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Latvia
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Liechtenstein
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Lithuania
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Luxembourg
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Macau
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
North Macedonia
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Malaysia
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Malta
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Marshall Islands
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Mauritius
Visa Free🏨 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
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Micronesia
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Moldova
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Monaco
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Australia
Visa Free🏨 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
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area:
Netherlands
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Austria
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
New Zealand
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France):
Nicaragua
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Palau
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Panama
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Paraguay
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Peru
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Poland
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Bahamas
Visa Free🏨 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
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Visa Free🏨 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
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Samoa
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
San Marino
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Serbia
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Seychelles
Visa Free🏨 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
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France):
Slovakia
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Slovenia
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Solomon Islands
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Barbados
Visa Free🏨 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
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Switzerland
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Taiwan
Visa Free🏨 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
Visa Free🏨 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
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Trinidad and Tobago
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Belgium
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement:ID card valid (in Regions of France):
Ukraine
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
UAE
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
UK
Visa Freeℹ 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
Visa Free🏨 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
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Vanuatu
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Venezuela
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Tuvalu
Visa Free🏨 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
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France):
Albania
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Brazil
Visa Free🏨 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
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Bulgaria
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Canada
Visa Free🏨 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
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Colombia
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Costa Rica
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Cyprus
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Czechia
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Dominica
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Andorra
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
El Salvador
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Estonia
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Finland
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Georgia
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Germany
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement:ID card valid (including in Overseas France):
Greece
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Grenada
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Guatemala
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Vatican City
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Honduras
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Hong Kong
Visa Free🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days
ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:
Hungary
Visa Freeℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):ID card valid:
Visa Required Countries
Jordan
Visa Requiredℹ Additional info : Visa exemption agreement has been signed for Jordanian Diplomatic passports.:
Lebanon
Visa Requiredℹ 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
Visa Requiredℹ Additional info : Transit through a French airport also requires a transit visa:
Saudi Arabia
Visa Requiredℹ Additional info : Visa not required for Diplomatic and Special passport holders.:
Dominican Republic
Visa Requiredℹ Additional info : Transit without visa (TWOV) available.:
Ecuador
Visa Requiredℹ Additional info : Visa not required for Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana.:
Indonesia
Visa Requiredℹ 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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