Atlas des passeports
France

Atlas des passeports

France 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

Sans visa

93

Briefing updated

2026-09

Fiche pays

Capitale

Paris

Population

68.7 million

Superficie

547,030 km²

Monnaie

Euro EUR

Langue

French

Fuseau

UTC+01:00

Nés à l’étranger

9.2 million · 2024

Part de migrants

13.8%

Groupes ethniques

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

Nés à l’étranger : stock de migrants de l’ONU via la Banque mondiale (surtout 2024). Les groupes ethniques suivent les catégories publiées de chaque pays. La plupart ne recensent pas la couleur de peau. Indicatif seulement.

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À qui s’adresse ce guide

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

Visiter et durée de séjour

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.

Travail et résidence

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.

Résidence permanente et nationalité

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

Entrée des passeports populaires

FAQ

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 “Visa requis”. 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 “Sans visa”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.

Guides connexes

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.