Visa requirements forFrench citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens ofFrance.

As of 2025, French citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 187 countries and territories, ranking theFrench passport 5th in terms of travel freedom according to theHenley Passport Index.^[1]

Country / Region	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)	Reciprocity
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]			✓
Albania	Visa not required[2]	90 days[2]	Passport-free entry with validID card[3]	X
Algeria	Visa required[2]			✓
Andorra	Visa not required[2][4]	90 days[5]	Passport-free entry with validID card Under bilateral agreement, there is a simplified procedure in place for obtaining residence and work permits.[6]	✓
Angola	Visa not required[2][7]	30 days	30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only.[8] Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation.[9] AnInternational Certificate of Vaccination is required.	X
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[2][10]	180 days[2][11]		✓
Argentina	Visa not required[2][12]	90 days		✓
Armenia	Visa not required[2]	180 days		X
Australia	eVisitor[2][13]	90 days[2]	eVisitor is considered to be a visa under Australia law. 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted.	✓
Austria	Freedom of movement[14]		Passport-free entry with validID card	✓
Azerbaijan	eVisa[2][15]	30 days		X
Bahamas	Visa not required[2][16]	90 days[2][17]		✓
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[2][18]	14 days	Extendable for an additional 2 weeks.	X
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[2]	30 days		X
Barbados	Visa not required[2]	90 days[2][19]		✓
Belarus	Visa not required[2][20]	30 days[20]	Visa-free until 31 December 2025. The number of days of visa-free stay in Belarus must not exceed 90 days per calendar year.[21]	X
Belgium	Freedom of movement[14]		Passport-free entry with validID card	✓
Belize	Visa not required[2][22]	30 days[23]		X
Benin	eVisa[2][24]	90 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.[citation needed]	X
Bhutan	eVisa[2][25]		Must pay 100USD per person per day forSustainable Development Fee	X
Bolivia	Visa not required[2]	90 days		X
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.[citation needed] Passport-free entry with validID card	X
Botswana	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any year period.[citation needed]	X
Brazil	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed]	✓
Brunei	Visa not required[2]	90 days		✓
Bulgaria	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	Passport-free entry with validID card	✓
Burkina Faso	eVisa[2][26]	30 days		X
Burundi	Online visa / Visa on arrival[2][27]	30 days	From December 2021, passengers of all countries that required visa, can now obtain visa on arrival atBujumbura International Airport, and all land borders.[28]	X
Cambodia	eVisa[2] / Visa on arrival[2][29]	30 days		X
Cameroon	eVisa[2][30]			X
Canada	eTA / Visa not required[2]	180 days	eTA required if arriving by air.[31][32]	✓
Cape Verde	EASE[2]	30 days	Must register online at least five days prior to arrival.[33]	X
Central African Republic	Visa required[2]			✓
Chad	eVisa[2][34]	90 days	Must apply at least 7 days before arrival but maximum 90 days before arrival.	X
Chile	Visa not required[2]	90 days		✓
China	Visa not required	30 days	Temporary visa-free from December 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026.[35] 24-hour visa-free transit through anyinternational airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports.[Note 4] 240-hour visa-free transit in all cities inAnhui,Beijing,Chongqing,Fujian,Guangdong,Guangxi (exceptBaise andChongzuo),Guizhou,Hainan,Hebei,Henan,Hubei,Hunan,Jiangsu,Liaoning,Shaanxi,Shandong,Shanghai,Tianjin andZhejiang provinces, plusSichuan province (onlyChengdu,Deyang,Leshan,Luzhou,Meishan,Neijiang,Suining,Ya'an,Yibin,Zigong andZiyang cities),Yunnan province (onlyKunming,Lijiang,Pu'er,Yuxi cities, andChuxiong,Dali,Honghe,Wenshan andXishuangbanna prefectures),Shanxi province (onlyDatong andTaiyuan cities),Jiangxi province (onlyJingdezhen andNanchang cities), andHarbin inHeilongjiang province.[37] 15-day package tour visa-free via cruise ships inBeijing,Fujian,Guangdong,Guangxi,Hebei,Jiangsu,Liaoning,Shandong,Shanghai,Tianjin andZhejiang provinces. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24 and 240-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies.	X
Colombia	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.[citation needed]	✓
Comoros	Visa on arrival[2]	45 days		X
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[2]		Visa not required if Passengers with a V.I.P invitation letter.[citation needed]	✓
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[2][38]	7 days	e-Visa according to thePassport Index.[2]	X
Costa Rica	Visa not required[2]	90 days		X
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[2][39][40]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive viaPort Bouet Airport.[citation needed]	X
Croatia	Freedom of movement[14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Cuba	eVisa[41]	90 days[42]	Can be extended up to 90 days.	X
Cyprus	Freedom of movement[14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Czech Republic	Freedom of movement[43][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Denmark	Freedom of movement[44][14] (in mainland Denmark)		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Djibouti	eVisa[2][45]	90 days		X
Dominica	Visa not required[2]	180 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed] Passport-free entry with validID card[46](if coming from Guadeloupe ou Martinique, max 14 days).[citation needed]	X
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[2]	30 days	Can be extended up to 120 days with fee	X
Ecuador	Visa not required	90 days[2]		X
Egypt	eVisa / Visa on arrival[2][47]	30 days	Passport-free entry with validID card and two passport type photos.	X
El Salvador	Visa not required[2]	180 days		✓
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[2][48]		Must arrive viaMalabo International Airport, processing fee 75USD	X
Eritrea	Visa required[2]			✓
Estonia	Freedom of movement[49][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Eswatini	Visa not required[2]	30 days		X
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[2]	90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only atAddis Ababa Bole International Airport.[50] e-Visa holders must arrive viaAddis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.[51]	X
Fiji	Visa not required[2]	120 days		X
Finland	Freedom of movement[52][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Gabon	eVisa[2][53]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive viaLibreville International Airport.	X
Gambia	Visa not required[2]	90 days		X
Georgia	Visa not required[2]	1 year	Passport-free entry with validID card[citation needed]	✓
Germany	Freedom of movement[54][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Ghana	Visa required[2]		Visa-free for transit	✓
Greece	Freedom of movement[55][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Grenada	Visa not required[2][56]	90 days		✓
Guatemala	Visa not required[2]	90 days		✓
Guinea	eVisa[2][57]	90 days		X
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[2]	90 days		X
Guyana	Visa not required[2][58]	90 days		X
Haiti	Visa not required[2]	90 days		X
Honduras	Visa not required[2]	90 days		✓
Hungary	Freedom of movement[59][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Iceland	Freedom of movement[60][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
India	eVisa[2]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports[Note 5] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 6][61] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[62] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[63] Former Indian citizens with an OCI (Overseas Citizen Of India) cards are eligible for unlimited travel and stay.[citation needed]	X
Indonesia	e-VOA / Visa on arrival[2]	30 days[64]	Cost for Visa on arrival approx. 30 Euro for 30 days. You can extend it once in Bali by another 30 days. As of February 2024.	X
Iran	eVisa[2][65]	30 days	Passengers who have already made an application, at least two days before arrival, at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affair's e-Visa website and present the submission notification at the airport's visa desk may obtain a visa on arrival.[66]	X
Iraq	eVisa[67]	60 days	Authorities in Iraq have decided to remove the visa-on-arrival requirement for nationals of the European Union and several other countries, requiring them to now apply for an e-visa to enter Iraq through the official platform.[68] Visa on arrival or eVisa for up to 30 days for travel toIraqi Kurdistan.[69]	X
Ireland	Freedom of movement[14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Israel	ETA-IL[2]	90 days[2]	Starting July 1, 2024, the ETA-IL (Electronic Travel Authorisation) will open for application submissions.[70]	✓
Italy	Freedom of movement[71][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Jamaica	Visa not required[2]	30 days		X
Japan	Visa not required[2]	90 days		✓
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[2][72]	30 days	Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings (exceptKing Hussein/Allenby Bridge)	X
Kazakhstan	Visa not required[2]	30 days		X
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[2][73]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee isUSD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Can also be entered on an East Africa tourist visa issued by Rwanda or Uganda.[74]	X
Kiribati	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any calendar period	✓
Kosovo	Visa not required[2]	90 days	Passport-free entry with validID card	✓
North Korea	Visa required[2]			✓
South Korea	Electronic Travel Authorization[2][75]	90 days	The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.[76] K-ETA exemption until the end of 2025.[77]	✓
Kuwait	eVisa / Visa on arrival[2][78]	90 days		X
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required[2]	60 days		X
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[2]	30 days	17[Note 7] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[79] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos throughLuang Prabang,Pakse andVientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 8] and in Boten (road andrailroad).[80] Visa on arrival is available atLuang Prabang,Pakse andVientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 9] and 6 border crossings.[Note 10][79] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration inVientiane.[81]	X
Latvia	Freedom of movement[14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Lebanon	Free visa on arrival[2]	30 days[2]	Extendable for 2 additional months.[citation needed] Granted free of charge atBeirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.[citation needed]	X
Lesotho	Visa not required[2][82]	14 days	44 days eVisa also available	X
Liberia	Visa required[2]			✓
Libya	eVisa[2][83]			X
Liechtenstein	Freedom of movement[84][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Lithuania	Freedom of movement[85][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Luxembourg	Freedom of movement[14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[2][86]	60 days[2]		X
Malawi	Visa not required[2]	30 days		X
Malaysia	Visa not required[2]	90 days	The electronic Malaysia Digital Arrival Card must be submitted within three days before the date of arrival in Malaysia.[87]	✓
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[2]	30 days		X
Mali	Visa required[2]			✓
Malta	Freedom of movement[88][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Marshall Islands	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period[citation needed]	✓
Mauritania	eVisa[2][89]	30 days[90]	As of Jan 5th 2025, all visa required nationals will be required to apply for an e-Visa before boarding their flight to Mauritania.	X
Mauritius	Visa not required[2]	180 days	180 days per calendar year for tourism, 120 days per calendar year for business ID card valid until 30.06.2026 only for Reunion residents.[91]	✓
Mexico	Visa not required[2]	180 days[2]		✓
Micronesia	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period[citation needed]	✓
Moldova	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period[citation needed] Passport-free entry with validID card	X
Monaco	Visa not required[2]	3 months[92]	Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Mongolia	Visa not required[2]	30 days	The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has exempted visas for 34 countries from January 2023 to December 2025.	X
Montenegro	Visa not required[2]	90 days	Passport-free entry with validID card (30 days maximum).	X
Morocco	Visa not required[2]	90 days		X
Mozambique	Visa not required[2][93]	30 days	Travelers must register on the e-Visa platform at least 48 hours prior to travel and pay a processing fee of 650 MT.	X
Myanmar	eVisa[2][94]	28 days	e-Visa holders must arrive viaYangon,Nay Pyi Taw orMandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand —Tachileik,Myawaddy andKawthaung or India —Rih Khaw Dar andTamu. e-Visa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes.	X
Namibia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[95][2]	90 days	Can be obtained online or on arrival for a fee of N$1,600 (approximately €82 / US$88).[96]	X
Nauru	Visa required[2]		visas issued under a simplified procedure[97]	✓
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[2]	90 days[98]		X
Netherlands	Freedom of movement (European Netherlands)[99][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
New Zealand	NZeTA[2]	90 days	May enter usingeGate.[100] International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[101] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to theTrans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[102] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.	✓
Nicaragua	Visa not required[2]	90 days		✓
Niger	Visa required[2]			✓
Nigeria	eVisa[2][103]	90 days	Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.[104]	X
North Macedonia	Visa not required[2]	90 days	Passport-free entry with validID card	✓
Norway	Freedom of movement[105][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Oman	Visa not required / eVisa[2][106]	14 days / 30 days		X
Pakistan	eVisa[107]	90 days	Free of charge	X
Palau	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed]	✓
Panama	Visa not required[2]	90 days[2]		✓
Papua New Guinea	Easy Visitor Permit[2][108]	60 days	Available atGurney Airport (Alotau),Mount Hagen Airport,Port Moresby Airport andTokua Airport (Rabaul).	X
Paraguay	Visa not required[2]	90 days		✓
Peru	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.	✓
Philippines	Visa not required[2]	30 days	A single or multiple entry eVisa for stays of up to 59 days is also available.[109][110]	X
Poland	Freedom of movement[14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Portugal	Freedom of movement[14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Qatar	Visa not required[2][111]	90 days		X
Romania	Freedom of movement[112][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Russia	eVisa[2][113]	30 days		X
Rwanda	Visa not required[2]	30 days		X
Saint Kitts and Nevis	ETA[2]	90 days	All travelers must apply for an ETA online.[114]	✓
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed] Passport-free entry with validID card[115]	✓
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed]	✓
Samoa	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed]	✓
San Marino	Visa not required[2]	3 months[116]	Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required[2]	15 days		X
Saudi Arabia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[2][117]	90 days		X
Senegal	Visa not required[2]	90 days		X
Serbia	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.[citation needed] Passport-free entry with validID card	✓
Seychelles	Visa not required[2][118][119]	3 months		✓
Sierra Leone	eVisa / Visa on arrival[2][120]	3 months / 30 days		X
Singapore	Visa not required[2]	90 days		✓
Slovakia	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	Passport-free entry with validID card[14]
Slovenia	Freedom of movement[14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Solomon Islands	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed]	✓
Somalia	eVisa[121][122]	30 days	All visitors must have an approved Electronic Visa (eTAS) before the start of their journey[123]	No
South Africa	Visa not required[2]	90 days		X
South Sudan	eVisa[2][124]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.	X
Spain	Freedom of movement[14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Sri Lanka	Visa not required[2]	30 days	The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period.[125] Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 NonSAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).	X
Sudan	Visa required[2]			✓
Suriname	Visa not required[2][126]	90 days	An entrance fee ofUSD 50 or EUR 50 must be paid online prior to arrival.[127] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[128]	X
Sweden	Freedom of movement[129][14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Switzerland	Freedom of movement[14]		Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Syria	eVisa[130]			X
Tajikistan	Visa not required[2]	30 days	60 days eVisa also available.[131] e-Visa holders can enter through all border points.	X
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[2][132]	90 days		X
Thailand	Visa not required[2]	60 days[133]		X
Timor-Leste	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed]	✓
Togo	eVisa[2][134]	15 days		X
Tonga	Visa not required[2][135]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed]	✓
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed]	X
Tunisia	Visa not required[2]	90 days	Passport-free entry with validID card (only for tourist groups)	X
Turkey	Visa not required[2]	90 days	Passport-free entry with validID card Former Turkish citizens with a Turkish "Blue Card" (Mavi Kart): Freedom of movement.[136]	X
Turkmenistan	Visa required[2]			✓
Tuvalu	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed]	✓
Uganda	eVisa[2][137]	3 months		X
Ukraine	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed]	✓
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed]	✓
United Kingdom	ETA UK[2][138]	6 months[139]	ETA UK (valid for 2 years when issued) required from 2 April 2025.[139] Adults can use ePassport gates.[140]	✓
United States	Visa Waiver Program[2][141]	90 days	ESTA is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.[142] ESTA is also required when entering the country by cruise ship or land.[143] Visa required for nationals of VWP countries who have travelled or been present in Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria or Yemen at any time on or after 1 March 2011 (with limited exceptions), or those who have travelled or being present in Cuba at any time on or after 12 January 2021, or nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Sudan or Syria.	✓
Uruguay	Visa not required[2]	90 days		✓
Uzbekistan	Visa not required[2]	30 days		X
Vanuatu	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[citation needed]	X
Vatican City	Visa not required[2]	1 day[144]	Residence Forbidden[145] Passport-free entry with validID card[14]	✓
Venezuela	Visa not required[2]	90 days		✓
Vietnam	Visa not required[2][146]	45 days	A single entry e-Visa valid for 90 days is also available.	X
Yemen	Visa required[2]			✓
Zambia	Visa not required[2]	90 days	Also eligible for a universal visa.	X
Zimbabwe	eVisa / Visa on arrival[2][147]	30 days		X

Visa requirements for French citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Visitor to	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Europe
Abkhazia	Visa required[148]
Mount Athos	Special permit required[citation needed]	4 days[citation needed]	Special permit required (25euro forOrthodox visitors, 35euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[149][150]
Brest andGrodno	Visa not required[citation needed]	Visa-free for 10 days[151]
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[citation needed]	3 months[152]	ID card valid
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus	Access Permit required[153]		Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.[citation needed]
Faroe Islands	Visa not required[154]	90 days	ID card valid.
Gibraltar	Visa not required[155]	6 months from January 2021.	ID card valid[citation needed]
Guernsey	Visa not required[156]	6 months from January 2021.[citation needed]	ID card valid until 30.09.2025 for a day trip.[157]
Isle of Man	Visa not required[158]	6 months from January 2021[citation needed]
Jan Mayen	Permit required[citation needed]		Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[159] and permit issued by theNorwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[160]
Jersey	Visa not required[161]	6 months from January 2021[citation needed]	ID card valid until 30.09.2025 for a day trip[162]
Kosovo	Visa not required[163]	90 days[164]	ID card valid[citation needed]
Russia	Special authorization required[citation needed]		Severalclosed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[165]
South Ossetia	Russian multiple entry visa required[citation needed]		Multiple entry visa toRussia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[166][167]
Transnistria	Visa not required[citation needed]	24 hours	Registration required after 24h.[168][169]
Africa
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required[citation needed]		Special permit required.[170]
Canary Islands	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay[14]	ID card valid.[14]
Eritrea outsideAsmara	Travel permit required[citation needed]		To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20Eritrean nakfa).[171]
Madeira	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay[14]	ID card valid.[14]
Ascension Island	eVisa[172][173]	3 months within any year period.[14]
Saint Helena	Visitor's Pass on arrival[citation needed]		Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25pound sterling.[174]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required[citation needed]		Permission to land required for 15/30pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20pounds sterling forGough Island,Inaccessible Island orNightingale Islands.[175]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	Visa not required[citation needed]	90 days[citation needed]	Same visa regime as Morocco.[citation needed]
Somaliland	Visa on arrival[citation needed]	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[176][177]
Sudan	Travel permit required[citation needed]		All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside ofKhartoum must obtain a travel permit.[citation needed]
Darfur	Travel permit required[citation needed]		Separate travel permit is required.[178]
Asia
Hainan	Visa not required[179]	30 days[179]	Individual tourists need to select a tour agency and inform them their schedule.[180][181]
Hong Kong	Visa not required[citation needed]	90 days[182]
India PAP/RAP	PAP/RAP required[citation needed]		Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states ofNagaland andSikkim and parts of statesManipur,Arunachal Pradesh,Uttaranchal,Jammu and Kashmir,Rajasthan,Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all ofAndaman and Nicobar Islands and parts ofSikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[183][184][185][186][187][188]
Iraqi Kurdistan	eVisa[189]	30 days
Kazakhstan	Special permission required[citation needed]		Special permission required for the town ofBaikonur and surrounding areas inKyzylorda Oblast, and the town ofGvardeyskiy nearAlmaty.[190]
Kish Island	Visa not required[citation needed]		Visitors toKish Island do not require a visa.[191]
Macao	Visa not required[citation needed]	90 days[192]
Sabah andSarawak	Visa not required[citation needed]		These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[193]
Maldives	Permission required[citation needed]		With the exception of the capitalMalé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[194]
North Korea outsidePyongyang	Special permit required[citation needed]		People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)[citation needed]
Palestine	Visa not required[195]		Arrival by sea toGaza Strip not allowed.[196]
Taiwan	Visa not required	90 days[197]
TajikistanGorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province	OVIR permit required[citation needed]		OVIR permit required, can be obtained with e-visa application for an additional $20. Locally it may be obtained for 15+5Tajikistani Somoni. Another special permit (free of charge) is required forLake Sarez.[198][199][200]
Tibet Autonomous Region	TTP required[citation needed]		Tibet Travel Permit required (10US Dollars).[201][202][203]
Turkmenistan	Special permit required[citation needed]		A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places:Atamurat,Cheleken,Dashoguz,Serakhs andSerhetabat.[204]
Korean Demilitarized Zone	Restricted zone[citation needed]
UNDOF Zone andGhajar	Restricted zone[citation needed]		Entrance to Ghajar is possible viaIsrael with the same Israeli visa policy as listed in the chart above.[205]
Phú Quốc	Visa not required[citation needed]	30 days[206]
Yemen	Special permission required[citation needed]		Special permission needed for travel outsideSana’a orAden.[207]
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Açores	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay[14]	ID card valid.[14]
Anguilla	Visa not required[citation needed]	3 months[208]	ID card valid (max 24 hours, 72 hours for St Martin residents)
Aruba	Visa not required[citation needed]	30 days, extendable to 180 days[209][210]
Bermuda	Visa not required[citation needed]	Up to 6 months, decided on arrival.[211]
Bonaire,St. Eustatius andSaba	Visa not required[citation needed]	3 months[212][213]
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required[citation needed]	30 days, extensions possible[214]
Cayman Islands	Visa not required[citation needed]	6 months[215]
San Andrés andLeticia	Tourist Card on arrival[citation needed]		Visitors arriving atGustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport andAlfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.[216]
Curacao	Visa not required[citation needed]	3 months[217]
Greenland	Visa not required[154][44]	90 days[citation needed]	ID card valid (de facto).[citation needed]
Margarita Island	Visa not required[citation needed]		All visitors are fingerprinted.[218]
Montserrat	Visa not required[citation needed]	6 months[219][220]	ID card valid
Puerto Rico	ESTA[221]	90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years[citation needed]
Sint Maarten	Visa not required[222][citation needed]	3 months[223]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa not required[224][citation needed]	90 days
U.S. Virgin Islands	ESTA[225]	90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years[citation needed]
Oceania
American Samoa	Electronic authorization[226]	30 days[citation needed]
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Special authorisation required[citation needed]		Special authorisation required.[227]
Cook Islands	Visa not required	31 days[228]
Lau Province	Special permission required[citation needed]		Special permission required.[229]
Guam	ESTA[230]	90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years.[citation needed]
Niue	Visa not required[231]	30 days
Northern Mariana Islands	ESTA[232]		Visa not required under theVisa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years.ESTA required.[citation needed]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days[citation needed]	Landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[233][234]
United States Minor Outlying Islands	Special permits required[citation needed]		Special permits required forBaker Island,Howland Island,Jarvis Island,Johnston Atoll,Kingman Reef,Midway Atoll,Palmyra Atoll andWake Island.[235][236][237][238][239][240]
South America
Galápagos	Online pre-registration required[citation needed]		Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[241]
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Falkland Islands	Visa not required[242]	1 month	A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival.[243]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required[citation needed]		Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours / 1 month for 110 / 160pounds sterling).[244][245]
British Antarctic Territory	Special permit required[246][247]
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Special permits required[248][249][250]
Argentine Antarctica	Special permit required[251]
Australian Antarctic Territory	Special permit required[252]
Ross Dependency	Special permit required[253]
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	Special permit required[254]
Chilean Antarctic Territory	Special permit required[citation needed]
Peter I Island	Special permit required[255]
Queen Maud Land	Special permit required[256]

Certain countries and territories require travellers arriving from France to be vaccinated against specific diseases. This is a map of vaccination requirements for French citizens and residents arrivingdirectly from theSchengen area, excluding those arriving from third countries.

Meningococcal vaccination requirements for international travel^[257]

Country or territory	Details
Gambia	All travellers must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine (ACYW135) upon arrival.[258]
Indonesia	Travellers arriving from or departing to Saudi Arabia must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135.[259]
Lebanon	Proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 is required for travellers departing Lebanon and going to Hajj, Umrah, and to certain African countries.[260]
Libya	All travellers must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 upon arrival.[261]
Philippines	Proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 is required for travellers going to Hajj and Umrah (in Saudi Arabia).[262]
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.[263] 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.[263]

Polio vaccination requirements for international travel^[257]

Country	Details
Afghanistan	Travellers from polio-endemic countries (Pakistan) needCarte 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.[257][264]
Belize	Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan needCarte 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.[265]
Brunei	Travellers from polio-exporting countries needCarte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[266]
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 needCarte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[267]
Georgia	Travellers from at-risk countries needCarte 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.[268]
India	Travellers from Afghanistan, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, and Syria needCarte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[269]
Iran	Travellers from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria needCarte 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.[270]
Iraq	Travellers aged 15+ from Afghanistan and Pakistan needCarte 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.[271]
Jordan	Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan needCarte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[272]
Lebanon	Travellers from and to polio-affected countries needCarte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[273]
Libya	Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan needCarte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[274]
Maldives	Travellers from and to polio-exporting countries, as well asHajj andUmrah pilgrims, needCarte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[275]
Morocco	Travellers from polio-affected countries needCarte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[276]
Nepal	Travellers from Afghanistan, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Papua New Guinea needCarte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[277]
Oman	Travellers from polio-exporting countries needCarte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[278]
Pakistan	Travellers from ALL countries planning to stay in Pakistan for more than 4 weeks needCarte 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.[257][279]
Philippines	Travellers from or to high-risk countries needCarte Jaune proof of polio vaccination upon arrival or before departure, respectively.[257] Due to anongoing local VDPV2 outbreak, the government recommends all others travellers to consider getting a polio vaccine or booster dose, depending on their situation.[280]
Qatar	Travellers from polio-exporting countries (identified by Qatar as: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Philippines) needCarte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[281]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Travellers from polio-endemic countries as identified by WHO (Afghanistan and Pakistan) needCarte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[257][282]
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, needCarte 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.[283]
Seychelles	Travellers from countries with polio outbreaks needCarte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[284]
Syria	Travellers from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Pakistan needCarte 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.[285]
Ukraine	Long-term visitors departing to states with wild or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus transmission should presentCarte 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.[257] 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.[286]

Yellow fever vaccination requirements for international travel (July 2019)^[257]

Country or territory	Status	Vaccination required for travellers coming from	Traveller age
Albania	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Algeria	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Angola	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Antigua and Barbuda	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Argentina	Risk provinces: Misiones,Corrientes	No[note 2]	–
Aruba	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Australia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Bahamas	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Bahrain	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Bangladesh	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Barbados	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Belize	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Benin	Risk country	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Bolivia	Risk country	Risk countries	1 year or older
Bonaire	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Botswana	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Brazil	Risk country	No[note 2]	–
Brunei	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Burkina Faso	Risk country	Risk countries[note 3]	9 months or older
Burundi	Risk country	Risk countries[note 3]	9 months or older
Cabo Verde	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Cambodia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Cameroon	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Central African Republic	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Chad	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
China	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	9 months or older
Christmas Island	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Colombia	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Congo-Brazzaville	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Congo-Kinshasa	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Costa Rica	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Côte d'Ivoire	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Cuba	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Curaçao	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Dominica	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Dominican Republic	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Ecuador	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Egypt	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
El Salvador	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Equatorial Guinea	Risk country	Risk countries	9 months or older
Eritrea	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Eswatini	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	9 months or older
Ethiopia	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Fiji	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
French Guiana	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
French Polynesia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Gabon	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
Gambia	Risk country	Risk countries	9 months or older
Ghana	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Grenada	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Guadeloupe	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Guatemala	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Guinea	Risk country	Risk countries	9 months or older
Guinea-Bissau	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
Guyana	Risk country	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Haiti	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Honduras	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
India	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	9 months or older
Indonesia	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Iran	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Iraq	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Jamaica	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Jordan	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Kenya	Risk country	Risk countries	1 year or older
Kyrgyzstan	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Laos	No risk	Risk countries	Unknown
Lesotho	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	6 months or older
Liberia	Risk country	Risk countries	9 months or older
Libya	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Madagascar	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Malawi	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Malaysia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Maldives	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Mali	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
Malta	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Martinique	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Mauritania	Risk country	Risk countries	1 year or older
Mayotte	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Montserrat	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Mozambique	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Myanmar	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Namibia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Nepal	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
New Caledonia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Nicaragua	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Niger	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
Nigeria	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Niue	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
North Korea	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Oman	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Pakistan	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Panama	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Papua New Guinea	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Paraguay	Risk country	Risk countries	1 year or older
Peru	Risk country	No[note 2]	–
Philippines	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Pitcairn Islands	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Rwanda	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Saint Barthélemy	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Saint Helena	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Saint Kitts and Nevis	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Saint Lucia	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Saint Martin	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Samoa	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
São Tomé and Príncipe	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Saudi Arabia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Senegal	Risk country	Risk countries[note 3]	9 months or older
Seychelles	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Sierra Leone	Risk country	All countries	Unknown
Singapore	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Sint Eustatius	No risk	Risk countries	6 months or older
Sint Maarten	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Solomon Islands	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Somalia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
South Africa	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
South Sudan	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Sri Lanka	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Sudan	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Suriname	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Tanzania	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Thailand	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Togo	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Trinidad and Tobago	Risk region: Trinidad	Risk countries	1 year or older
Uganda	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
United Arab Emirates	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Venezuela	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Wallis and Futuna	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Zambia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Zimbabwe	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
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