Visa policies of Overseas France

Although the European portion of France is part of the Schengen Area, its overseas departments, collectivities and other territories apply their own visa policies, which have some additional exemptions or restrictions compared to the visa policy of the Schengen Area.

Overseas departments and regions	Overseas collectivities	Special status	Overseas territories (no permanent population)	Public domain of the state (uninhabited)
French Guiana^[a] Guadeloupe Martinique^[a] Mayotte^[a] Réunion	French Polynesia Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna	New Caledonia	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Clipperton Island

Visa exemption

Unlimited period

Nationals of the following countries can enter and reside for an unlimited period without a visa in Overseas France.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] They may use their national identity card instead of their passport as a travel document to enter any French territory.^[10]^[b] They may also work freely in the parts of Overseas France that are part of the European Union (overseas departments and regions, and Saint Martin), but those who are not nationals of France need a permit to work in other parts such as French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Short stays

For stays of up to 90 days in a 180-day period,^[c] visa-free entry is granted to nationals of the following countries and territories (except as otherwise noted):^[d]^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

This exemption also applies to:

Holders of a long-stay visa or residence permit issued by France or another Schengen Area country
Nationals of the following countries holding a multiple-entry visa issued by France with validity between 6 months and 5 years:

Additional exemptions for specific territories

For specific territories, nationals of the following countries are also granted visa-free stays of up to 90 days in a 180-day period (except as otherwise noted).

For French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique:^[1]

Ecuador

For Saint Martin:^[2]

Travelers of any nationality coming directly from Sint Maarten (open border)

For Saint Pierre and Miquelon:^[1]

Holders of a Canadian identification document (e.g. a driver's licence or student card), of any nationality, traveling directly from Canada; passport not required either

For Mayotte:^[3]

Mozambique

For Réunion:^[1]

For New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, and French Polynesia:^[4]^[5]^[6]

Summary of short-stay visa exemptions

Country	France (Schengen)	French Guiana	Guadeloupe and Martinique	Saint Barthélemy	Saint Martin	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Mayotte	Réunion	New Caledonia	Wallis and Futuna	French Polynesia

France	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
EU (except France) and EFTA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Schengen 'Annex II'^[p]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Brazil	Yes	organized trips or in transit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Venezuela	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Georgia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Kosovo	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Bolivia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nauru	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ecuador	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mozambique	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
South Africa	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Fiji	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Papua New Guinea	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
China	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	organized trips	organized trips	No	organized trips
India	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	organized trips	No	No	No

Obtaining a visa

Foreign nationals who need a visa for a part of Overseas France can obtain one by lodging an application at a French embassy or consulate in their country of residence (or, in the case of foreign nationals already in a part of France, the local prefecture)^[10] for a fee of up to €99 (depending on the destination, length of stay, age and nationality).^[14]

Visa fees^[14]
Length of stay	Destination	Regular fee	Reduced fee	No fee
Up to 90 days	France (Schengen)	€90	€45 for children ages 6 to 12; €35 for nationals of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus	children under age 6, spouse of a French national, family members of other EU/EFTA nationals
	French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Réunion	€60	€35 for children ages 6 to 12
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia	€9		spouse of a French national, family members of other EU/EFTA nationals
More than 90 days	any	€99	€50 for students; €15 for children adopted by a French national	spouse of a French national

Schengen short-stay visas are not valid for Overseas France (except for nationals of certain countries as listed above), and vice versa. A visa with the designation "départements français d'Amérique" (DFA) allows visiting all parts of Overseas France in the Americas (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon).^[1]^[2] A visa with the designation "valable pour France sauf CTOM" allows visiting all parts of Overseas France in the Americas as well as Réunion.^[1]^[2]

Visitor statistics

Visitor statistics of French Polynesia^[15]
Country/territory	2016	2015	2014	2013
United States	67,908	63,913	62,278	53,656
France	39,086	35,765	34,887	32,946
Japan	12,174	11,447	12,527	13,175
Australia	9,757	9,167	9,315	9,167
Italy	7,888	7,993	7,887	8,103
New Zealand	7,221	7,315	7,136	6,477
Canada	6,326	8,402	9,279	7,206
China	5,987	5,555	3,268	1,876
New Caledonia	4,206	4,185	4,111	3,826
United Kingdom	3,980	4,711	4,834	3,255
Germany	3,951	3,538	4,028	3,477
Total	192,495	183,831	180,602	164,393

Visitor statistics of New Caledonia^[16]
Country/territory	2016	2015	2014	2013
Metropolitan France	36,725	37,245	36,545	39,183
Australia	22,809	20,926	18,065	15,722
Japan	21,151	20,056	19,087	15,674
New Zealand	9,143	8,529	6,780	6,334
Wallis and Futuna	6,128	6,329	6,128	6,763
Vanuatu	3,648	3,520	3,616	3,950
French Polynesia	3,453	3,552	3,371	3,946
Italy	1,045	1,104	832	718
Total	115,676	113,951	107,187	107,753

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Single territorial collectivity with the competences of a department and a region.
^ A passport may be necessary if not traveling directly from a European country or another French territory.
^ For New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, and French Polynesia, up to 3 months in a 6-month period.^[4]^[5]^[6]
^ The visa exemption also applies to nationals of Vanuatu holding passports issued before 25 May 2015, but such passports had a validity of 5 years so they already expired.^[11]^[12]^[13]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h With biometric passport.
^ For French Guiana, nationals of Brazil may enter without a visa only in the following cases: up to 15 days for trips organized by an approved travel agency; up to 3 days when in transit to France (including all territories) or Brazil; residents of Oiapoque holding a special card authorizing visits to only Saint-Georges for up to 72 hours; or members of emergency services.
^ ^a ^b For French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin, visa-free up to 15 days per stay, as long as the stays do not total more than 120 days in a 12-month period.
^ Except with passport issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate.
^ With passport bearing identity card number.
^ Including all classes of British nationality.
^ Except for Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
^ ^a ^b ^c Visa-free entry of up to 15 days for each stay, for trips organized by an approved travel agency.
^ Only for New Caledonia and French Polynesia.
^ ^a ^b ^c For stays of up to 3 months in a 6-month period.
^ Only for New Caledonia.
^ Except Brazil, Georgia, Kosovo and Venezuela.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Order of 26 July 2011 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and the collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Légifrance, consolidated version of 9 May 2022 (in French).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Order of 18 April 2012 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of the collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin, Légifrance, consolidated version of 12 May 2022 (in French).
^ ^a ^b ^c Order of 4 February 2015 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of Mayotte, Légifrance, consolidated version of 9 May 2022 (in French).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Order of 22 July 2011 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of New Caledonia, Légifrance, consolidated version of 9 May 2022 (in French).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Order of 26 July 2011 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of Wallis and Futuna, Légifrance, consolidated version of 7 May 2022 (in French).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Order of 29 December 2011 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of French Polynesia, Légifrance, consolidated version of 9 May 2022 (in French).
^ ^a ^b You are a national of a country in the European Union, Services of the state in French Polynesia (in French).
^ ^a ^b You are a national of a country in the European Union, Services of the state in New Caledonia, 1 May 2021 (in French).
^ ^a ^b Entry and stay in Wallis and Futuna, Services of the state and of the territory in Wallis and Futuna, 24 September 2019 (in French).
^ ^a ^b Does a foreigner need a visa for travel to Overseas France?, Government of France, 10 March 2022 (in French).
^ FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), Government of Vanuatu, 2015.
^ No More Passport, Daily Post, 10 May 2018.
^ Upgraded Passport Launched, Daily Post, 24 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b Visa fees, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France.
^ "Données détaillées". www.ispf.pf.
^ "Touristes selon le lieu de résidence". isee.nc.

[merged-1] Single territorial collectivity with the competences of a department and a region.

[12] A passport may be necessary if not traveling directly from a European country or another French territory.

[13] For New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, and French Polynesia, up to 3 months in a 6-month period.^[4]^[5]^[6]

[vu-17] The visa exemption also applies to nationals of Vanuatu holding passports issued before 25 May 2015, but such passports had a validity of 5 years so they already expired.^[11]^[12]^[13]

[biometric-18] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h With biometric passport.

[19] For French Guiana, nationals of Brazil may enter without a visa only in the following cases: up to 15 days for trips organized by an approved travel agency; up to 3 days when in transit to France (including all territories) or Brazil; residents of Oiapoque holding a special card authorizing visits to only Saint-Georges for up to 72 hours; or members of emergency services.

[caribbean15-20] For French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin, visa-free up to 15 days per stay, as long as the stays do not total more than 120 days in a 12-month period.

[21] Except with passport issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate.

[22] With passport bearing identity card number.

[23] Including all classes of British nationality.

[24] Except for Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.

[organized15-25] Visa-free entry of up to 15 days for each stay, for trips organized by an approved travel agency.

[26] Only for New Caledonia and French Polynesia.

[months-27] For stays of up to 3 months in a 6-month period.

[28] Only for New Caledonia.

[29] Except Brazil, Georgia, Kosovo and Venezuela.

[gp-gf-mq-re-pm-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Order of 26 July 2011 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and the collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Légifrance, consolidated version of 9 May 2022 (in French).

[bl-mf-3] Order of 18 April 2012 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of the collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin, Légifrance, consolidated version of 12 May 2022 (in French).

[yt-4] Order of 4 February 2015 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of Mayotte, Légifrance, consolidated version of 9 May 2022 (in French).

[nc-5] Order of 22 July 2011 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of New Caledonia, Légifrance, consolidated version of 9 May 2022 (in French).

[wf-6] Order of 26 July 2011 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of Wallis and Futuna, Légifrance, consolidated version of 7 May 2022 (in French).

[pf-7] Order of 29 December 2011 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of French Polynesia, Légifrance, consolidated version of 9 May 2022 (in French).

[eu-pf-8] You are a national of a country in the European Union, Services of the state in French Polynesia (in French).

[eu-nc-9] You are a national of a country in the European Union, Services of the state in New Caledonia, 1 May 2021 (in French).

[eu-wf-10] Entry and stay in Wallis and Futuna, Services of the state and of the territory in Wallis and Futuna, 24 September 2019 (in French).

[spfr-11] Does a foreigner need a visa for travel to Overseas France?, Government of France, 10 March 2022 (in French).

[14] FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), Government of Vanuatu, 2015.

[15] No More Passport, Daily Post, 10 May 2018.

[16] Upgraded Passport Launched, Daily Post, 24 July 2019.

[fees-30] Visa fees, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France.

[31] "Données détaillées". www.ispf.pf.

[32] "Touristes selon le lieu de résidence". isee.nc.

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Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Djibouti Egypt⁶ Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea-Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria R Congo Rwanda Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha¹ São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland³ South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Anguilla¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda¹ Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands¹ Canada Cayman Islands¹ Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) Ecuador El Salvador Falkland Islands¹ Greenland⁵ Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Montserrat¹ Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands¹ Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Puerto Rico⁴ Virgin Islands⁴ Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Abkhazia² ³ Afghanistan Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Armenia² Azerbaijan² Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus² East Timor Egypt⁶ Georgia² India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan² Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Cyprus² ³ Oman Pakistan Palestine³ Philippines Qatar Russia² Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea South Ossetia² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China)³ Tajikistan Thailand Turkey² Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Abkhazia² ³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Albania Andorra Armenia² Austria Azerbaijan² Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus² Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Estonia Finland France Overseas Georgia² Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan² Kosovo³ Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus² ³ Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Russia² San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Ossetia² ³ Spain Sweden Switzerland Transnistria³ Turkey² Ukraine United Kingdom Overseas Vatican City
Oceania	American Samoa⁴ Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam⁴ Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands⁴ Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Historical	Artsakh² Russia²
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Partially recognized. ⁴ Unincorporated territory of the United States. ⁵ Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ⁶ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.

v t e Visa requirements by citizenship
Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Chadian Comorian Congolese (Democratic Republic) Congolese (Republic) Djiboutian Egyptian⁴ Equatorial Guinean Eritrean Ethiopian Gabonese Gambian Ghanaian Guinea-Bissauan Guinean Ivorian Kenyan Lesothan Liberian Libyan Malagasy Malawian Malian Mauritanian Mauritian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien Rwandan Saint Helena¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	American Anguillan¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands¹ Canadian Caymanian¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuadorian Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucian Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Salvadoran Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz² ⁵ Afghan Armenian³ Azerbaijani² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kongese Macanese Cypriot³ East Timorese Egyptian⁴ Emirati Georgian² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani² Kuwaiti Kyrgyzstani Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian² ⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese⁵ Tajikistani Thai Turkish² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
Europe	Abkhaz² ⁵ Albanian Andorran Armenian³ Austrian Azerbaijani² Belarusian Belgian Bosnian and Herzegovinian British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC) Bulgarian Croatian Cypriot³ Czech Danish Faroese Greenlandic Dutch Estonian (Non-citizens) EU Finnish French Georgian² German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kazakhstani² Kosovar⁵ Latvian (Non-citizens) Liechtenstein Lithuanian Luxembourg Maltese Moldovan Montenegrin Monégasque North Macedonian Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian⁹ San Marino Serbian Slovak Slovenian South Ossetian² ⁵ Spanish Swedish Swiss Transnistrian⁵ Turkish² Ukrainian Vatican City
Oceania	Australian Fijian Kiribati Marshallese Micronesian Nauruan New Zealand Palauan Papua New Guinean Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoan Solomon Islands Tongan Tuvaluan Vanuatuan
Other	Crew members Sovereign Military Order of Malta Green Card
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republic of Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. ⁴ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. ⁵ Partially recognized. Immigration law

Visa policies of Overseas France

Visa exemption

Unlimited period

Short stays

Additional exemptions for specific territories

Summary of short-stay visa exemptions

Obtaining a visa

Visitor statistics

See also

Notes

References

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