France passportVisa rules for France passport holders
Short-stay rules for France citizens travelling to all 196 destinations. Click any destination to see the full rule, max stay, and key requirements. Verified 2026.
AfghanistaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry, 90-day validity)
AlbaniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
AlgeriaEmbassy visa required30 days (organized tour VOA)
AndorraFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls at Andorran border with FR/ES
AngolaVisa-free30 days per entry (max 90 days per year)
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free6 months
ArgentinaVisa-free90 days
ArmeniaVisa-freeUp to 180 days per year
AustraliaETA required3 months per visit (12-month validity, multiple entries)
AustriaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
AzerbaijaneVisa required30 days (single-entry, 90-day validity)
BahamasEmbassy visa required
BahraineVisa required14-30 days (eVisa, extensions possible)
BangladeshVisa on arrival30 days (extendable +30)
BarbadosVisa-free90 days
BelarusVisa-free30 days per stay (cumulative cap of 90 days within a calendar year)
BelgiumFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
BelizeVisa-free30 days
BenineVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BhutaneVisa requiredAs applied for (typically up to 30 days)
BoliviaVisa-free90 days within 12-month period
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
BotswanaVisa-free90 days within 12-month period
BrazilVisa-free90 days (max 180 within 12-month period)
BruneiVisa-free
BulgariaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
Burkina FasoeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BurundieVisa required30 days (eVisa single / 90 days multi)
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
CamerooneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CanadaETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Cape VerdeVisa-free30 days
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa required
ChadeVisa required90 days (eVisa multi-entry)
ChileVisa-free90 days (extendable +90)
ChinaVisa-free30 days
ColombiaVisa-free90 days (extendable to 180 within calendar year)
ComorosVisa on arrival45 days (single-entry, extendable)
Congo (DRC)eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Congo (Republic)Embassy visa required
Costa RicaVisa-free180 days
Côte d'IvoireeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CroatiaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
CubaeVisa required90 days (eVisa) extendable +90
CyprusFree movementUnlimited for short stays
Czech RepublicFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
DenmarkFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
DjiboutiVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
DominicaVisa-free6 months
Dominican RepublicVisa-free30 days
EcuadorVisa-free90 days
EgyptVisa on arrival30 days
El SalvadorVisa-free180 days
Equatorial GuineaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
EritreaEmbassy visa required30 days
EstoniaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
EswatiniVisa-free30 days
EthiopiaeVisa required30/90 days (eVisa)
FijiVisa-free4 months
FinlandFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
GabonVisa on arrival30 days
GambiaVisa-free90 days
GeorgiaVisa-free1 year (365 days)
GermanyFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
GhanaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GreeceFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
GrenadaVisa-free3 months
GuatemalaVisa-free90 days
GuineaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days
GuyanaVisa-free90 days
HaitiVisa-free3 months
Holy See (Vatican City)Free movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls between Holy See (Vatican City) and Italy
HondurasVisa-free90 days
HungaryFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
IcelandFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
IndiaeVisa requiredUp to 30 days (e-Tourist, single/double entry); up to 180 days within calendar year for 1/5-year visas
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable once for an additional 30 days)
IranVisa on arrival30 days (VOA, extendable)
IraqeVisa required30 days (eVisa, USD ~160)
IrelandFree movementUnlimited for short stays
IsraelETA required90 days
ItalyFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
JamaicaVisa-free30 days
JapanVisa-free90 days
JordanVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
KazakhstanVisa-free30 days (max 90 within 180)
KenyaETA required90 days (single-entry eTA)
KiribatiVisa on arrival28 days
KosovoVisa-free90 days within 180
KuwaitVisa on arrival90 days
KyrgyzstanVisa-free30 days (per 60-day period)
LaosVisa on arrival30 days
LatviaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
LebanonVisa on arrival1 month (extendable +2 months)
LesothoVisa-free14 days
LiberiaEmbassy visa required90 days
LibyaeVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry)
LiechtensteinFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
LithuaniaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
LuxembourgFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
MadagascarVisa on arrival90 days (VOA or eVisa)
MalawiVisa-free90 days
MalaysiaVisa-free90 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days (free)
MaliEmbassy visa required
MaltaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival30 days
MauritaniaeVisa required30 days (eVisa, 90-day validity)
MauritiusVisa-free180 days tourism / 120 days business
MexicoVisa-free180 days
MicronesiaVisa on arrival30 days
MoldovaVisa-free90 days within 180
MonacoFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls between Monaco and France
MongoliaVisa-free30 days
MontenegroVisa-free90 days
MoroccoVisa-free90 days
MozambiqueETA required30 days
MyanmareVisa required28 days
NamibiaVisa on arrival90 days
NauruVisa on arrival30 days
NepalVisa on arrival15, 30, or 90 days (paid VOA)
NetherlandsFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
New ZealandETA required3 months
NicaraguaVisa-free90 days (extendable +30)
NigerEmbassy visa required90 days
NigeriaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
North KoreaEmbassy visa required
North MacedoniaVisa-free90 days within 180
NorwayFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
OmanVisa-free14 days
PakistaneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
PalauVisa on arrival30 days
PalestineEmbassy visa required90 days (governed by Israeli policy)
PanamaVisa-free90 days
Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival60 days
ParaguayVisa-free90 days
PeruVisa-free180 days
PhilippinesVisa-free30 days
PolandFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
PortugalFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
QatarVisa-free90 days within 180
RomaniaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
RussiaeVisa required30 days (eVisa valid up to 120 days)
RwandaVisa on arrival30 days (VOA or eVisa)
Saint Kitts and NevisETA required3 months
Saint LuciaVisa-free90 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free6 months
SamoaVisa-free90 days within 180
San MarinoFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls between San Marino and Italy
São Tomé and PríncipeVisa-free15 days
Saudi ArabiaeVisa required90 days per visit (1-year multi-entry validity)
SenegalVisa-free90 days
SerbiaVisa-free90 days within 180
SeychellesETA required90 days (free visitor permit)
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 days (extendable to 90)
SingaporeVisa-freeUp to 90 days (granted on arrival, length at officer discretion)
SlovakiaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
SloveniaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
Solomon IslandsVisa on arrival90 days
SomaliaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
South AfricaVisa-free90 days
South KoreaVisa-free90 days
South SudaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single / multi)
SpainFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
Sri LankaETA required30 days
SudanEmbassy visa required30 days
SurinameVisa-free90 days (with entry fee)
SwedenFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
SwitzerlandFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
SyriaEmbassy visa required30 days
TaiwanVisa-free90 days
TajikistanVisa-free30 days
TanzaniaeVisa required90 days (eVisa or VOA)
ThailandVisa-free30 days
Timor-LesteVisa-free90 days within 180
TogoeVisa required15-90 days (eVisa)
TongaVisa on arrival31 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free90 days within 180
TunisiaVisa-free3 months
TurkeyVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa required30 days
TuvaluVisa on arrival30 days
UgandaeVisa required3 months (eVisa or East African Tourist Visa)
UkraineVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
United Arab EmiratesVisa on arrival90 days (free visa-on-arrival)
United KingdomETA required6 months
United StatesETA required90 days
UruguayVisa-free90 days (extendable +90)
UzbekistanVisa-free30 days
VanuatuVisa-free120 days
VenezuelaVisa-free90 days
VietnamVisa-free45 days
YemenEmbassy visa required30 days
ZambiaVisa-free90 days (tourism) / 30 days (business)
ZimbabweVisa on arrival30 days (extendable to 90 for tourism)