Atlas des passeports
France

Atlas des passeports

Entering France

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

Openness rank

#101

Entry openness

93

Sans visa

93

Visa requis

105

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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.

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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