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Visas are not required for American and Canadian visitors staying in France for up to 90 days. For more information, contact your nearest French Consulate. See a list of local French consulates in the U.S. It is mandatory in France to carry some form of identification at all times.
U.S. citizens with valid passports traveling for tourism or business can enter France without a visa for a period of 90 days within each six-month period. For French visa information please see the French Embassy’s website .
Depending on your nationality, a visa is required when intending to travel to France. All visas must be applied for prior to departure at the nearest French Embassy or French Consulate in the applicant’s country of residence.
Many nationalities can visit France visa-free. Citizens of around 60 non-EU countries, including the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and many Latin American countries, don’t need a visa for a short stay in France.
A non-European foreigner must have a visa to stay in France for more than 3 months or to stay for less than 3 months if his/her nationality so requires.
You want to visit France for private reasons, for a period exceeding 3 months without engaging in any professional activity during your stay. You must apply for a long-stay " visitor " visa. You will be issued with a long-stay visa serving as a residence permit (VLS-TS).
This portal helps you gather the information you will need before submitting your visa application online. The visa wizard will help you determine, depending on your situation, the visa requirements, as well as the visa fees and required supporting documents.
Do I need a visa? First, use “Visa Wizard” on the France-Visas site to check, based on your situation, whether you need a visa and if so, what type. The wizard will also tell you what documents must be enclosed with your application, along with the relevant fee.
France-Visas is a single portal with all the information you need to guide you through the process and help you every step of the way (preparing the application, entering details, submitting and tracking the application). The main steps in applying for a visa. Do I need a visa?
If you do need a visa, there are two broad categories of visas depending on your situation: Tourist Schengen Visas and long-term national visas. The Tourist Schengen Visa is for travelers who plan to visit France or other Schengen countries but have a passport from a country on the non-exempt list.