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

  • 119

    Visa free

  • 0

    On arrival

  • 0

    Online visa

  • 103

    Required

  • 0

    Refused

Visa Free Countries


Antigua and Barbuda

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:


Ireland

Ireland Visa Free

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement


Israel

Israel Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Italy

Italy Visa Free

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


Japan

Japan Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Argentina

Argentina Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Kiribati

Kiribati Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


South Korea

South Korea Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Latvia

Latvia Visa Free

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


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Visa Free

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


Lithuania

Lithuania Visa Free

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


Luxembourg

Luxembourg Visa Free

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


Macau

Macau Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


North Macedonia

North Macedonia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Malaysia

Malaysia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Malta

Malta Visa Free

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


Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Mauritius

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

Mexico Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Micronesia

Micronesia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Moldova

Moldova Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Monaco

Monaco Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Australia

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

Montenegro Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

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


Netherlands

Netherlands Visa Free

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


Austria

Austria Visa Free

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


New Zealand

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

Nicaragua Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Norway

Norway Visa Free

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):


Palau

Palau Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Panama

Panama Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Paraguay

Paraguay Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Peru

Peru Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Poland

Poland Visa Free

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


Portugal

Portugal Visa Free

ℹ Additional info : Citizen Card valid:


Bahamas

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

Romania Visa Free

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


Saint Kitts and Nevis

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

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

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

Samoa Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


San Marino

San Marino Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Serbia

Serbia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Seychelles

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

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

Slovakia Visa Free

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


Slovenia

Slovenia Visa Free

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


Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Barbados

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):


Spain

Spain Visa Free

ℹ Additional info : ID card valid:


Sweden

Sweden Visa Free

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


Switzerland

Switzerland Visa Free

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


Taiwan

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

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

Tonga Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Belgium

Belgium Visa Free

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


Ukraine

Ukraine Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


UAE

UAE Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


UK

UK Visa Free

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

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

Uruguay Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Vanuatu

Vanuatu Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Venezuela

Venezuela Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Tuvalu

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

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

Albania Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Brazil

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

Brunei Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Bulgaria

Bulgaria Visa Free

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


Canada

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

Chile Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Colombia

Colombia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Costa Rica

Costa Rica Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Croatia

Croatia Visa Free

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement:ID card valid:


Cyprus

Cyprus Visa Free

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


Czechia

Czechia Visa Free

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


Denmark

Denmark Visa Free

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France):


Dominica

Dominica Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Andorra

Andorra Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


El Salvador

El Salvador Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Estonia

Estonia Visa Free

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


Finland

Finland Visa Free

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


Georgia

Georgia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Germany

Germany Visa Free

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


Greece

Greece Visa Free

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


Grenada

Grenada Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Guatemala

Guatemala Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Vatican City

Vatican City Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Honduras

Honduras Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Hong Kong

Hong Kong Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

ℹ Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Hungary

Hungary Visa Free

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


Iceland

Iceland Visa Free

ℹ Additional info : Freedom of movement (in Regions of France)


American Samoa

American Samoa Visa Free


Anguilla

Anguilla Visa Free


Aruba

Aruba Visa Free


Bermuda

Bermuda Visa Free


Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Visa Free


Cook Islands

Cook Islands Visa Free


Curacao

Curacao Visa Free


Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands Visa Free


Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands Visa Free


French Polynesia

French Polynesia Visa Free


Gibraltar

Gibraltar Visa Free


Greenland

Greenland Visa Free


Guam

Guam Visa Free


Montserrat

Montserrat Visa Free


New Caledonia

New Caledonia Visa Free


Niue

Niue Visa Free


Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands Visa Free


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Visa Free


Saint Barthelemy

Saint Barthelemy Visa Free


Saint Martin

Saint Martin Visa Free


Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa Free


Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands Visa Free


British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Visa Free


US Virgin Islands

US Virgin Islands Visa Free


Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna Visa Free

Visa Required Countries


Afghanistan

Afghanistan Visa Required


Jamaica

Jamaica Visa Required


Jordan

Jordan Visa Required

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


Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Visa Required


Kenya

Kenya Visa Required


North Korea

North Korea Visa Required


Kuwait

Kuwait Visa Required


Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Visa Required


Laos

Laos Visa Required


Lebanon

Lebanon Visa Required

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:


Lesotho

Lesotho Visa Required


Liberia

Liberia Visa Required


Armenia

Armenia Visa Required


Libya

Libya Visa Required


Madagascar

Madagascar Visa Required


Malawi

Malawi Visa Required


Maldives

Maldives Visa Required


Mali

Mali Visa Required


Mauritania

Mauritania Visa Required


Mongolia

Mongolia Visa Required


Morocco

Morocco Visa Required


Mozambique

Mozambique Visa Required


Myanmar

Myanmar Visa Required


Namibia

Namibia Visa Required


Nauru

Nauru Visa Required


Nepal

Nepal Visa Required


Niger

Niger Visa Required


Nigeria

Nigeria Visa Required


Oman

Oman Visa Required


Pakistan

Pakistan Visa Required


Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Visa Required


Palestine

Palestine Visa Required


Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Visa Required


Philippines

Philippines Visa Required

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


Qatar

Qatar Visa Required


Russia

Russia Visa Required


Rwanda

Rwanda Visa Required


Bahrain

Bahrain Visa Required


Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe Visa Required


Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Visa Required

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


Senegal

Senegal Visa Required


Bangladesh

Bangladesh Visa Required


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Visa Required


Somalia

Somalia Visa Required


South Africa

South Africa Visa Required


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Visa Required


Sudan

Sudan Visa Required


Suriname

Suriname Visa Required


Eswatini

Eswatini Visa Required


Syria

Syria Visa Required


Tajikistan

Tajikistan Visa Required


Belarus

Belarus Visa Required


Tanzania

Tanzania Visa Required


Thailand

Thailand Visa Required


Togo

Togo Visa Required


Tunisia

Tunisia Visa Required


Turkey

Turkey Visa Required


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Visa Required


Uganda

Uganda Visa Required


Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Visa Required


Vietnam

Vietnam Visa Required


Belize

Belize Visa Required


Yemen

Yemen Visa Required


Zambia

Zambia Visa Required


Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Visa Required


Benin

Benin Visa Required


Bhutan

Bhutan Visa Required


Bolivia

Bolivia Visa Required


Botswana

Botswana Visa Required


Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Visa Required


Burundi

Burundi Visa Required


Cape Verde

Cape Verde Visa Required


Cambodia

Cambodia Visa Required


Cameroon

Cameroon Visa Required


Algeria

Algeria Visa Required


Central African Republic

Central African Republic Visa Required


Chad

Chad Visa Required


China

China Visa Required


Comoros

Comoros Visa Required


Congo

Congo Visa Required


Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo Visa Required


Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Visa Required


Cuba

Cuba Visa Required


Djibouti

Djibouti Visa Required


Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Visa Required

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


Ecuador

Ecuador Visa Required

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


Egypt

Egypt Visa Required


Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Visa Required


Eritrea

Eritrea Visa Required


Ethiopia

Ethiopia Visa Required


Angola

Angola Visa Required


Fiji

Fiji Visa Required


Gabon

Gabon Visa Required


Gambia

Gambia Visa Required


Ghana

Ghana Visa Required


Guinea

Guinea Visa Required


Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau Visa Required


Guyana

Guyana Visa Required


Haiti

Haiti Visa Required


India

India Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Transit visa not required.:


Indonesia

Indonesia Visa Required

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


Iran

Iran Visa Required


Iraq

Iraq Visa Required

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