Pass-Atlas
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
E-Mail, wenn sich die Einreiseregeln für Frankreich ändern
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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
Frankreich PassRatgeber · FrankreichVisa siteImmigration site
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
FVisumfrei93
Western Europe