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Visa exemption · France

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

Visa exemption

A visa exemption can remove the need to obtain a visa for a defined passport, purpose and stay. Other entry requirements can still apply.

Original product name (French source)
Court séjour sans visa — nationalités exemptées
Destination
France

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
  • EUR-Lex — règlement 2018/1806, annexe II (30 décembre 2025)

    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.

  • Commission européenne — exemptions et suspensions de visa

    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.

  • Union européenne — voyageurs non européens

    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.

  • Commission européenne — pays Schengen

    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.

Passports explicitly listed in this source

This is the recorded source scope, not a complete list of eligible nationalities or a decision on your eligibility.

  • Andorra
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Antigua & Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Barbados
  • Brunei
  • Brazil
  • Bahamas
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominica
  • Micronesia
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Kiribati
  • St. Kitts & Nevis
  • South Korea
  • St. Lucia
  • Monaco
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Malaysia
  • Nicaragua
  • Nauru
  • New Zealand
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Palau
  • Paraguay
  • Solomon Islands
  • Seychelles
  • Singapore
  • San Marino
  • El Salvador
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Tuvalu
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Vatican City
  • St. Vincent & Grenadines
  • Venezuela
  • Samoa

Recorded maximum stay: 90 days

This figure is recorded in the guide. Confirm the current limit, counting method, entry conditions and exceptions with the authority; it is not a personal allowance.

Travel purposes recorded in this source

The listed purposes do not establish permission to work or undertake other activities.

  • Tourism
  • Business

Prepare and verify

  1. Verify that the official exemption covers your passport, purpose, duration and any relevant residence conditions.
  2. Check whether travel authorisations, arrival declarations or supporting evidence are required despite the exemption.

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.
What else should I know?

Visa-free travel is not unconditional entry or permission to work. Check the permitted activities, duration and exceptions before travelling.

Who can apply

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

The source guide below is currently available in French.

Court séjour sans visa — nationalités exemptées

Dispense de visa de court séjour pour certaines nationalités, sous conditions d’entrée.

Réservée aux voyageurs relevant d’une exemption officielle ; la nationalité seule ne suffit pas dans tous les cas. Vérifier notamment le type de passeport, le séjour et les justificatifs.

  1. Consulter la liste officielle des exemptions et vérifier le passeport.
  2. Calculer les jours déjà passés dans Schengen et préparer les justificatifs de séjour.
  • Jusqu’à 90 jours sur toute période de 180 jours dans l’ensemble de Schengen.
  • Une dispense de visa ne dispense pas des autres formalités applicables à la date du voyage et ne garantit pas l’entrée.
  • Les territoires ultramarins peuvent avoir des règles distinctes.
  • La correspondance de nationalité couvre un sous-ensemble de l’annexe II ; elle ne constitue pas une décision d’admissibilité. Les citoyens de l’UE relèvent de la fiche distincte de libre circulation.
  • Albanie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Géorgie, Moldavie, Monténégro, Macédoine du Nord, Serbie, Ukraine et Kosovo : passeport biométrique requis. Hong Kong et Macao : passeport RAS ; Taïwan : numéro de carte d’identité. Ces cas ne sont pas rapprochés automatiquement.
  • La Serbie inclut désormais les passeports biométriques de la direction de coordination. Les statuts britanniques particuliers et les suspensions visant les passeports diplomatiques, de service ou officiels demandent une vérification distincte.
Contact us

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.