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Francia

Atlas de pasaportes

Francia travel, immigration and PR

France layers Schengen tourism, the VLS-TS long-stay visa and the Talent Passport. PR and nationality follow years and assimilation — not a passport-for-investment product.

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Openness rank

#101

Entry openness

93

Sin visado

93

Briefing updated

2026-09

Ficha del país

Capital

Paris

Población

68.7 million

Superficie

547,030 km²

Moneda

Euro EUR

Idioma

French

Huso horario

UTC+01:00

Nacidos en el extranjero

9.2 million · 2024

Cuota de migrantes

13.8%

Grupos étnicos

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

Nacidos en el extranjero: stock de migrantes de la ONU vía Banco Mundial (sobre todo 2024). Los grupos étnicos siguen las categorías publicadas de cada país. La mayoría no censa por color de piel. Solo orientativo.

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A quién va dirigida esta guía

For Schengen trips, study in French, intra-company moves, and Talent Passport salary or founder tracks.

Cómo visitar y cuánto tiempo

Schengen 90/180. Visa-exempt passports face ETIAS / EES on the EU timetable. If France is the main destination, Chinese passports file a Schengen visa with France. Short-stay visas have no work right.

Trabajo y residencia

Long stays are usually VLS-TS, validated with OFII after arrival. The Talent Passport covers well-paid employees, researchers, founders and artists. Ordinary employees need labour-market steps. Graduates may obtain a job-search / business residence.

Residencia permanente y nacionalidad

A resident card often follows about five years of lawful stay, tax and integration. Naturalisation is often around five years (shorter for some study or spouses), with French and an assimilation interview. Investor residence is not a fast passport.

Time to PR：Usually after 5 years’ lawful stay

Cómo entran pasaportes populares

Preguntas frecuentes

Is the Talent Passport PR?

No. It is a multi-year renewable residence for work or a venture. A ten-year card or nationality still needs residence and French.

Can you job-hunt in France on a Schengen visa?

Interviews yes, employment no. Paid work needs a long-stay work or Talent status, often after leaving or a prefecture conversion where allowed.

Does a Chinese passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Visado requerido”. confirm length of stay with the destination. The port and mission are authoritative.

Does a US passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Sin visado”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.

Guías relacionadas

Handbooks summarise public sources so you can cross-check the visa matrix and policy playbooks. They are not legal advice. Quotas, stay lengths and visa-free lists move — confirm with the destination government and its missions before you travel or file.