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Frankreich

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Entering Frankreich

Frankreich playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.

Openness rank

#101

Entry openness

93

Visumfrei

93

Visum nötig

105

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Länderprofil

Hauptstadt

Paris

Bevölkerung

68.7 million

Fläche

547,030 km²

Währung

Euro EUR

Sprache

French

Zeitzone

UTC+01:00

Im Ausland geboren

9.2 million · 2024

Migrantenanteil

13.8%

Ethnische Gruppen

Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities

Im Ausland Geborene: UN-Migrantenbestand über die Weltbank (meist 2024). Ethnische Gruppen folgen den veröffentlichten Kategorien des Landes. Die meisten Staaten erheben keine Hautfarbe. Nur Richtwerte.

Travel notes

Plug

Type C / Type E

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 17 · Ambulance 15

Dialing code

+33

Airports

CDG · ORY · LYS · NCE

Highlights

  • Eiffel Tower
  • Louvre
  • Palace of Versailles
  • Mont-Saint-Michel
  • Provence

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How to get a visa

  • Schengen short-stay (type C)

    Visit / tourism · 90 days in any 180-day period

    • Apply at a Schengen consulate or visa centre in your country of residence, with biometrics, for the main destination.
    • Visa-exempt passports use the EES entry/exit system. ETIAS will apply on the EU timetable — confirm whether your passport is in scope before travel.
  • Talent Passport

    Work · Up to 4 years, renewable

    • Employment, researcher, founder or artist categories via France-Visas as a long-stay visa.
  • Long-stay visitor (no work)

    Visit / tourism · 1 year, renewable

    • Prove you will not work in France and have sufficient means.

Immigration routes

  • 10-year card / EU long-term resident

    Skilled work

    After about 5 years’ lawful stay, apply for long-term resident status.

    Leads to PR:The long-term card is near-PR.

PR & citizenship

10-year residence card

Time to PR:Usually after 5 years’ lawful stay

  • Usually continuous lawful stay, stable income or social cover, and a clean criminal record.
  • Language and civics requirements vary by member state.

Naturalisation usually 5 years (2 with a French degree), with French and an integration interview.

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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