🇫🇷 France: visa, entry rules and travel facts
France is a Schengen country, so a short stay covers up to 90 days in any 180 across the whole area, not France alone. Visa-free visitors will need the EU’s ETIAS authorization once it launches.
A France passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 188 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Paris
- Currency
- Euro
- Languages
- French
- Region
- Western Europe
One visa for the whole area
France is part of the Schengen Area, so entry rules are shared across all 29 member states: one visa covers the whole zone, and the 90-days-in-any-180 limit is counted across all Schengen countries together, not per country. That is why the table below matches the other Schengen pages.
How the 90/180 rule is counted
Other countries in the area on Aviozo:
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free
94 passports enter France visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | – |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | – |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | – |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | – |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | – |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | – |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | – |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | – |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | – |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | – |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | – |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 90 days |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | – |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | – |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | – |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | – |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | – |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | – |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | – |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | – |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | 90 days |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | – |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | – |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | – |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | – |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | – |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | – |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | – |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | – |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | 90 days in any 180 |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 90 days in any 180 |
Visa required
104 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | – |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | – |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | – |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇨🇳 China | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | – |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | – |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | – |
| 🇮🇳 India | – |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | – |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | – |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | – |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | – |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | – |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | – |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | – |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | – |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | – |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | – |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | – |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | – |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | – |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | – |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for France?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United States: visa-free, 90 days in any 180; United Kingdom: visa-free, 90 days in any 180; Canada: visa-free, 90 days in any 180; Australia: visa-free, 90 days in any 180. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in France?
Euro.
What language is spoken in France?
French.
Cheap flights from this country
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days in any 180 |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days in any 180 |
| Germany | Visa-free | - |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days in any 180 |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days in any 180 |
| India | Visa required | - |
| Russia | Visa required | - |
| China | Visa required | - |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days in any 180 |
Useful for this trip
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This page is for general information only and is not legal advice. Visa rules change often, so always confirm entry requirements with the official government source before you travel.