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Visas and entry requirements: French Southern Territories

Prepare your journey to French Southern Territories using official sources.

French Southern Territories

Access is restricted. This is not a tourist visa offer. Consult the competent authority about access restrictions and any exceptional permission; do not assume ordinary tourism is possible.

Sources and review status

Review date recorded; current rules still need confirmation.

Dates describe an editorial record, not a live check or legal validity. Review is due after 90 days; rules can change sooner. Open the linked source before relying on this guide.

Recorded review date
  • TAAF — accès et mouillage dans les Australes

    Recorded review date:

    Review date recorded; current rules still need confirmation.

    Check the source's passport, residence, travel purpose and territorial scope; this link alone does not establish that it covers your case.

Your next checks

  1. Write down the passport you will use and its type, your country of residence and your planned activities. Residence and interface language do not replace passport nationality.
  2. List arrival and departure dates, transit stops and entry points. Check each leg separately, including whether you pass immigration during transit.
  3. Open the official instructions for that profile. Record the required documents, submission window, fees and processing guidance; mark anything the source does not confirm as unresolved.
  4. If a condition is unclear, contact the competent authority with your passport country, residence, purpose and dates. Recheck before departure and after a passport or itinerary change.
The source guide below is currently available in French.

Terres australes françaises : autorisations d’accès

Crozet, Kerguelen, Saint-Paul et Amsterdam relèvent d’un accès strictement encadré. Un projet de débarquement ou de mouillage se prépare avec l’administration des TAAF.

Toute nationalité : autorisations d’accès selon le projet. Pour les ressortissants étrangers, la page des TAAF indique un visa préalable ; faire confirmer la procédure selon le passeport.

  • Projet détaillé : navire, dates, sites et activités.
  • Autorisation de mouillage ou d’accès lorsqu’applicable, visa pour les étrangers et accord du chef de district pour les déplacements à terre.
  1. Soumettre le projet au préfet administrateur supérieur des TAAF.
  2. Identifier les zones interdites et demander les permissions particulières avant d’engager le voyage.
  • Les demandes de plaisance sont exceptionnelles et motivées ; le visa ne remplace pas l’autorisation d’accès.
  • Cette fiche couvre les districts austraux nommés ; les îles Éparses et l’Antarctique ont des procédures distinctes à vérifier avec les TAAF.

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Documents to consider

Eligibility depends on your passport and circumstances. The authorities decide whether documents are issued and entry is granted.

Check the official entry rules before travelling.

Official sources

Advice from a foreign government may be intended for its own nationals. Check the destination authority's requirements for your passport and circumstances; an advisory is not a universal eligibility decision.

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