Visa requirements for French citizens
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Country : requirement
Afghanistan : Visa required[5]
Albania : Visa not required[5]
Algeria : Visa required[5]
Andorra : Visa not required[5][6]
Angola : eVisa[8]
Antigua and Barbuda : Visa not required[5][11]
Argentina : Visa not required[5][13]
Armenia : Visa not required[5][14]
Australia : eVisitor[5][15]
Austria : Freedom of movement[16]
Azerbaijan : eVisa[5]
Bahamas : Visa not required[5][18]
Bahrain : eVisa / Visa on arrival[5][20][21]
Bangladesh : Visa on arrival[5]
Barbados : Visa not required[5]
Belarus : Visa not required[5][23]
Belgium : Freedom of movement[16]
Belize : Visa not required[5][30]
Benin : eVisa[5][32]
Bhutan : Visa required[5]
Bolivia : Visa not required[5]
Bosnia and Herzegovina : Visa not required[5]
Botswana : Visa not required[5]
Brazil : Visa not required[5]
Brunei : Visa not required[5]
Bulgaria : Freedom of movement[16]
Burkina Faso : Visa on arrival[5]
Burundi : Visa on arrival[5]
Cambodia : eVisa[5] / Visa on arrival[35]
Cameroon : Visa required[5]
Canada : eTA / Visa not required[5]
Cape Verde : EASE[5][4]
Central African Republic : Visa required[5]
Chad : Visa required[5]
Chile : Visa not required[5]
China : Visa required[5]
Colombia : Visa not required[5]
Comoros : Visa on arrival[5]
Republic of the Congo : Visa required[5]
Democratic Republic of the Congo : eVisa[40][41]
Costa Rica : Visa not required[5]
Côte d'Ivoire : eVisa[42]
Croatia : Freedom of movement[16]
Cuba : Tourist card required[5]
Cyprus : Freedom of movement[16]
Czech Republic : Freedom of movement[44][16]
Denmark : Freedom of movement[45][16] (in mainland Denmark)
Djibouti : eVisa[5][46]
Dominica : Visa not required[5]
Dominican Republic : Visa not required[5]
Ecuador : Visa not required
Egypt : eVisa / Visa on arrival[5][47]
El Salvador : Visa not required[5]
Equatorial Guinea : Visa required[5]
Eritrea : Visa required[5]
Estonia : Freedom of movement[49][16]
Eswatini : Visa not required[5]
Ethiopia : eVisa[5]
Fiji : Visa not required[5]
Finland : Freedom of movement[52][16]
Gabon : eVisa[5][53]
Gambia : Visa not required[5]
Georgia : Visa not required[5]
Germany : Freedom of movement[56][16]
Ghana : Visa required[5]
Greece : Freedom of movement[57][16]
Grenada : Visa not required[5][58]
Guatemala : Visa not required[5]
Guinea : eVisa[5][59]
Guinea-Bissau : eVisa / Visa on arrival[5]
Guyana : Visa not required[5]
Haiti : Visa not required[5]
Honduras : Visa not required[5]
Hungary : Freedom of movement[60][16]
Iceland : Freedom of movement[61][16]
India : eVisa[5][62]
Indonesia : e-VOA / Visa on arrival[5]
Iran : eVisa[5]
Iraq : Visa on arrival[5]
Ireland : Freedom of movement[16]
Israel : Visa not required[5]
Italy : Freedom of movement[70][16]
Jamaica : Visa not required[5]
Japan : Visa not required[5]
Jordan : Visa on arrival[5]
Kazakhstan : Visa not required[5]
Kenya : eVisa[5][73]
Kiribati : Visa not required[5]
North Korea : Visa required[5]
South Korea : Electronic Travel Authorization[5][74]
Kuwait : eVisa / Visa on arrival[5][76]
Kyrgyzstan : Visa not required[5]
Laos : eVisa / Visa on arrival[5][77]
Latvia : Freedom of movement[16]
Lebanon : Free visa on arrival[5][80]
Lesotho : eVisa / Visa not required[5][81]
Liberia : Visa required[5]
Libya : Visa required[5]
Liechtenstein : Freedom of movement[83][16]
Lithuania : Freedom of movement[84][16]
Luxembourg : Freedom of movement[16]
Madagascar : eVisa / Visa on arrival[5][85]
Malawi : eVisa / Visa on arrival[5][86]
Malaysia : Visa not required[5]
Maldives : Free visa on arrival[5]
Mali : Visa required[5]
Malta : Freedom of movement[87][16]
Marshall Islands : Visa not required[5]
Mauritania : Visa on arrival[5]
Mauritius : Visa not required[5]
Mexico : Visa not required[5]
Micronesia : Visa not required[5]
Moldova : Visa not required[5]
Monaco : Visa not required[5]
Mongolia : Visa not required[5][90]
Montenegro : Visa not required[5]
Morocco : Visa not required[5]
Mozambique : eVisa / Visa on arrival[5] [93]
Myanmar : eVisa[5]
Namibia : Visa not required[5]
Nauru : Visa required[5]
Nepal : Visa on arrival[5]
Netherlands : Freedom of movement (European Netherlands)[95][16]
New Zealand : NZeTA[5]
Nicaragua : Visa not required[5]
Niger : Visa required[5]
Nigeria : Visa required[99][100]
North Macedonia : Visa not required[5]
Norway : Freedom of movement[102][16]
Oman : Visa not required[5] / eVisa[103]
Pakistan : ETA / eVisa[5][104]
Palau : Visa not required[5]
Panama : Visa not required[5]
Papua New Guinea : eVisa[5][108]
Paraguay : Visa not required[5]
Peru : Visa not required[5]
Philippines : Visa not required[5]
Poland : Freedom of movement[16]
Portugal : Freedom of movement[16]
Qatar : Visa not required[111]
Romania : Freedom of movement[112][16]
Russia : Visa required[5]
Rwanda : eVisa / Visa on arrival[5][114]
Saint Kitts and Nevis : Visa not required[5]
Saint Lucia : Visa not required[5]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : Visa not required[5]
Samoa : Visa not required[5]
San Marino : Visa not required[5]
São Tomé and Príncipe : Visa not required[5]
Saudi Arabia : eVisa / Visa on arrival[5][116][117]
Senegal : Visa not required[5]
Serbia : Visa not required[5]
Seychelles : Visitor's Permit on arrival[5][118]
Sierra Leone : Visa on arrival[5][120]
Singapore : Visa not required[5]
Slovakia : Freedom of movement[16]
Slovenia : Freedom of movement[16]
Solomon Islands : Visa not required[5]
Somalia : Visa on arrival[5]
South Africa : Visa not required[5]
South Sudan : eVisa[5][122]
Spain : Freedom of movement[16]
Sri Lanka : ETA / Visa on arrival[124]
Sudan : Visa required[5]
Suriname : Visa not required[5][126]
Sweden : Freedom of movement[129][16]
Switzerland : Freedom of movement[16]
Syria : Visa required[5]
Tajikistan : Visa not required[5][130]
Tanzania : eVisa / Visa on arrival[5][131]
Thailand : Visa not required[5]
Timor-Leste : Visa not required[5]
Togo : Visa on arrival[5]
Tonga : Visa not required[5][132]
Trinidad and Tobago : Visa not required[5]
Tunisia : Visa not required[5]
Turkey : Visa not required[5]
Turkmenistan : Visa required[5]
Tuvalu : Visa not required[5]
Uganda : eVisa[5][136]
Ukraine : Visa not required[5]
United Arab Emirates : Visa not required[5][139]
United Kingdom : Visa not required[5][140]
United States : Visa Waiver Program[5][141]
Uruguay : Visa not required[5]
Uzbekistan : Visa not required[5][143][144]
Vanuatu : Visa not required[5]
Vatican City : Visa not required[5]
Venezuela : Visa not required[5]
Vietnam : Visa not required[5] / eVisa[146]
Yemen : Visa required[5]
Zambia : Visa not required[5]
Zimbabwe : eVisa / Visa on arrival[5]
Gambia : All travellers must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine (ACYW135) upon arrival.[264]
Indonesia : Travellers arriving from or departing to Saudi Arabia must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135.[265]
Lebanon : Proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 is required for travellers departing Lebanon and going to Hajj Umrah, and to certain African countries.[266]
Libya : All travellers must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 upon arrival.[267]
Philippines : Proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 is required for travellers going to Hajj and Umrah (in Saudi Arabia).[268]
Saudi Arabia : Proof of vaccination is required for travellers 2 years of age and older who are Hajj or Umrah pilgrims and seasonal or pilgrim workers in Hajj and Umrah areas. Vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW135 (either polysaccharide or conjugate) must be issued not less than 10 days before arrival and not more than 3 years (polysaccharide vaccine) or 5 years (conjugate vaccine) before arrival. The immunisation certificate should clearly state if the traveller was vaccinated with the conjugate vaccine for the 5-year validity to apply.[269] Vaccination is also required for domestic pilgrims residents of Mecca and Medina, and any persons participating in Hajj or Umrah or seasonal or pilgrimage work in Hajj and Umrah zones. At the discretion of the Ministry of Health, travellers may be administered prophylactic antibiotics upon arrival.[269]
Afghanistan : Travellers from polio-endemic countries (Pakistan) need Carte Jaune proof of polio vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Residents and ALL travellers staying in Afghanistan longer than 4 weeks need proof of polio vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) when departing from Afghanistan.[263][270]
Belize : Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Belize residents travelling countries with confirmed polio cases also need proof of vaccination.[271]
Brunei : Travellers from polio-exporting countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[272]
Egypt : Travellers from Afghanistan Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, China, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and Somalia need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[273]
Georgia : Travellers from at-risk countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Travellers without proof are offered OPV vaccination upon arrival.[274]
India : Travellers from Afghanistan Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, and Syria need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[275]
Iran : Travellers from Afghanistan Pakistan, and Nigeria need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Travellers without proof will be vaccinated upon arrival.[276]
Iraq : Travellers aged 15+ from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival; children under age 15 must have received three doses of polio vaccine before travel. Travellers without proof will be vaccinated upon arrival. Travellers departing Iraq to Afghanistan and Pakistan must also provide proof of vaccination upon departure.[277]
Jordan : Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[278]
Lebanon : Travellers from and to polio-affected countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[279]
Libya : Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[280]
Maldives : Travellers from and to polio-exporting countries as well as Hajj and Umrah pilgrims, need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[281]
Morocco : Travellers from polio-affected countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[282]
Nepal : Travellers from Afghanistan Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Papua New Guinea need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[283]
Oman : Travellers from polio-exporting countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[284]
Pakistan : Travellers from ALL countries planning to stay in Pakistan for more than 4 weeks need Carte Jaune proof of OPV vaccination upon arrival. Residents and ALL travellers staying in Pakistan longer than 4 weeks need proof of OPV vaccination when departing from Pakistan.[263][285]
Philippines : Travellers from or to high-risk countries need Carte Jaune proof of polio vaccination upon arrival or before departure respectively.[263] Due to an ongoing local VDPV2 outbreak, the government recommends all others travellers to consider getting a polio vaccine or booster dose, depending on their situation.[286]
Qatar : Travellers from polio-exporting countries (identified by Qatar as: Afghanistan Nigeria, Pakistan and Philippines) need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[287]
Saint Kitts and Nevis : Travellers from polio-endemic countries as identified by WHO (Afghanistan and Pakistan) need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[263][288]
Saudi Arabia : Travellers from active-transmission (including wild or vaccine-derived poliovirus) and at-risk countries as well as all travellers from Afghanistan, Congo-Kinshasa, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen, need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Regardless of immunisation status, all travellers from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen will be given an Oral Polio Vaccine dose upon arrival.[289]
Seychelles : Travellers from countries with polio outbreaks need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[290]
Syria : Travellers from Cameroon Equatorial Guinea, and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. ALL Syria residents departing Syria to any country also need proof of vaccination.[291]
Ukraine : Long-term visitors departing to states with wild or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus transmission should present Carte Jaune proof of vaccination with at least one dose of bivalent OPV or IPV (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure). Persons obliged to undertake urgent international travel must be immunised with a single dose of polio vaccine before their departure.[263] There is also risk of poliovirus transmission inside Ukraine itself and travellers to Ukraine are recommended to be up to date with their polio vaccination before entry.[292]
Albania : No risk
Algeria : No risk
Angola : Risk country
Antigua and Barbuda : No risk
Argentina : Risk provinces:Misiones Corrientes
Aruba : No risk
Australia : No risk
Bahamas : No risk
Bahrain : No risk
Bangladesh : No risk
Barbados : No risk
Belize : No risk
Benin : Risk country
Bolivia : Risk country
Bonaire : No risk
Botswana : No risk
Brazil : Risk country
Brunei : No risk
Burkina Faso : Risk country
Burundi : Risk country
Cabo Verde : No risk
Cambodia : No risk
Cameroon : Risk country
Central African Republic : Risk country
Chad : Risk country
China : No risk
Christmas Island : No risk
Colombia : Risk country
Congo-Brazzaville : Risk country
Congo-Kinshasa : Risk country
Costa Rica : No risk
Côte d'Ivoire : Risk country
Cuba : No risk
Curaçao : No risk
Dominica : No risk
Dominican Republic : No risk
Ecuador : Risk country
Egypt : No risk
El Salvador : No risk
Equatorial Guinea : Risk country
Eritrea : No risk
Eswatini : No risk
Ethiopia : Risk country
Fiji : No risk
French Guiana : Risk country
French Polynesia : No risk
Gabon : Risk country
Gambia : Risk country
Ghana : Risk country
Grenada : No risk
Guadeloupe : No risk
Guatemala : No risk
Guinea : Risk country
Guinea-Bissau : Risk country
Guyana : Risk country
Haiti : No risk
Honduras : No risk
India : No risk
Indonesia : No risk
Iran : No risk
Iraq : No risk
Jamaica : No risk
Jordan : No risk
Kenya : Risk country
Kyrgyzstan : No risk
Laos : No risk
Lesotho : No risk
Liberia : Risk country
Libya : No risk
Madagascar : No risk
Malawi : No risk
Malaysia : No risk
Maldives : No risk
Mali : Risk country
Malta : No risk
Martinique : No risk
Mauritania : Risk country
Mayotte : No risk
Montserrat : No risk
Mozambique : No risk
Myanmar : No risk
Namibia : No risk
Nepal : No risk
New Caledonia : No risk
Nicaragua : No risk
Niger : Risk country
Nigeria : Risk country
Niue : No risk
North Korea : No risk
Oman : No risk
Pakistan : No risk
Panama : Risk country
Papua New Guinea : No risk
Paraguay : Risk country
Peru : Risk country
Philippines : No risk
Pitcairn Islands : No risk
Rwanda : No risk
Saint Barthélemy : No risk
Saint Helena : No risk
Saint Kitts and Nevis : No risk
Saint Lucia : No risk
Saint Martin : No risk
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : No risk
Samoa : No risk
São Tomé and Príncipe : No risk
Saudi Arabia : No risk
Senegal : Risk country
Seychelles : No risk
Sierra Leone : Risk country
Singapore : No risk
Sint Eustatius : No risk
Sint Maarten : No risk
Solomon Islands : No risk
Somalia : No risk
South Africa : No risk
South Sudan : Risk country
Sri Lanka : No risk
Sudan : Risk country
Suriname : Risk country
Tanzania : No risk
Thailand : No risk
Togo : Risk country
Trinidad and Tobago : Risk region:Trinidad
Uganda : Risk country
United Arab Emirates : No risk
Venezuela : Risk country
Wallis and Futuna : No risk
Zambia : No risk
Zimbabwe : No risk
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