France Passport

Passport rankings out of 198 countries

Freedom of travel13

Asset protection28

Quality of life14

"Plan B"15

Afghanistan

Visa is required

Albania

Visa-free for 90 days

Algeria

Visa is required

Andorra

Visa-free

Angola

Visa-free for 30 days

Antigua & Barbuda

Visa-free for 180 days

Argentina

Visa-free for 90 days

Armenia

Visa-free for 180 days

Australia

eTA

Austria

Visa-free

Azerbaijan

eTA

Bahamas

Visa-free for 90 days

Bahrain

Visa upon arrival

Bangladesh

Visa upon arrival

Barbados

Visa-free for 90 days

Belarus

Visa-free for 30 days

Belgium

Visa-free

Belize

Visa-free

Benin

eTA

Bhutan

eTA

Bolivia

Visa-free for 90 days

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Visa-free for 90 days

Botswana

Visa-free for 90 days

Brazil

Visa-free for 90 days

Brunei

Visa-free for 90 days

Bulgaria

Visa-free

Burkina Faso

Visa upon arrival

Burundi

Visa upon arrival

Cambodia

Visa upon arrival

Cameroon

eTA

Canada

eTA

Cape Verde

Visa-free for 30 days

Central African Republic

Visa is required

Chad

Visa is required

Chile

Visa-free for 90 days

China

Visa-free for 30 days

Colombia

Visa-free for 90 days

Comoros

Visa upon arrival

Congo - Brazzaville

Visa is required

Congo - Kinshasa

eTA

Costa Rica

Visa-free for 180 days

Croatia

Visa-free

Cuba

eTA

Cyprus

Visa-free

Czechia

Visa-free

Côte d’Ivoire

eTA

Denmark

Visa-free

Djibouti

Visa upon arrival

Dominica

Visa-free for 180 days

Dominican Republic

Visa-free

Ecuador

Visa-free for 90 days

Egypt

Visa upon arrival

El Salvador

Visa-free for 180 days

Equatorial Guinea

eTA

Eritrea

Visa is required

Estonia

Visa-free

Eswatini

Visa-free for 30 days

Ethiopia

Visa upon arrival

Fiji

Visa-free for 120 days

Finland

Visa-free

France

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Gabon

eTA

Gambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Georgia

Visa-free for 360 days

Germany

Visa-free

Ghana

Visa upon arrival

Greece

Visa-free

Grenada

Visa-free for 90 days

Guatemala

Visa-free for 90 days

Guinea

eTA

Guinea-Bissau

Visa upon arrival

Guyana

Visa-free for 90 days

Haiti

Visa-free for 90 days

Honduras

Visa-free for 90 days

Hong Kong SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Hungary

Visa-free

Iceland

Visa-free

India

eTA

Indonesia

Visa upon arrival

Iran

Visa upon arrival

Iraq

Visa upon arrival

Ireland

Visa-free

Israel

Visa-free for 90 days

Italy

Visa-free

Jamaica

Visa-free for 30 days

Japan

Visa-free for 90 days

Jordan

Visa upon arrival

Kazakhstan

Visa-free for 30 days

Kenya

eTA

Kiribati

Visa-free for 90 days

Kuwait

Visa upon arrival

Kyrgyzstan

Visa-free for 60 days

Laos

Visa upon arrival

Latvia

Visa-free

Lebanon

Visa upon arrival

Lesotho

Visa-free for 14 days

Liberia

Visa is required

Libya

eTA

Liechtenstein

Visa-free

Lithuania

Visa-free

Luxembourg

Visa-free

Macao SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Madagascar

Visa upon arrival

Malawi

Visa-free for 30 days

Malaysia

Visa-free for 90 days

Maldives

Visa upon arrival

Mali

Visa is required

Malta

Visa-free

Marshall Islands

Visa-free for 90 days

Mauritania

Visa upon arrival

Mauritius

Visa-free for 90 days

Mexico

Visa-free for 180 days

Micronesia

Visa-free for 90 days

Moldova

Visa-free for 90 days

Monaco

Visa-free

Mongolia

Visa-free for 30 days

Montenegro

Visa-free for 90 days

Morocco

Visa-free for 90 days

Mozambique

Visa-free for 30 days

Myanmar (Burma)

eTA

Namibia

Visa-free for 90 days

Nauru

Visa is required

Nepal

Visa upon arrival

Netherlands

Visa-free

New Zealand

eTA

Nicaragua

Visa-free for 90 days

Niger

Visa is required

Nigeria

eTA

North Korea

Visa is required

North Macedonia

Visa-free for 90 days

Norway

Visa-free

Oman

Visa upon arrival

Pakistan

eTA

Palau

Visa-free for 90 days

Palestinian Territories

Visa-free

Panama

Visa-free for 90 days

Papua New Guinea

eTA

Paraguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Peru

Visa-free for 90 days

Philippines

Visa-free for 30 days

Poland

Visa-free

Portugal

Visa-free

Qatar

Visa upon arrival

Romania

Visa-free

Russia

eTA

Rwanda

Visa-free for 30 days

Samoa

Visa-free for 90 days

San Marino

Visa-free

Saudi Arabia

Visa upon arrival

Senegal

Visa-free for 90 days

Serbia

Visa-free for 90 days

Seychelles

Visa-free for 90 days

Sierra Leone

Visa upon arrival

Singapore

Visa-free for 90 days

Slovakia

Visa-free

Slovenia

Visa-free

Solomon Islands

Visa-free for 90 days

Somalia

Visa upon arrival

South Africa

Visa-free for 90 days

South Korea

Visa-free for 90 days

South Sudan

eTA

Spain

Visa-free

Sri Lanka

Visa upon arrival

St Kitts & Nevis

Visa-free for 90 days

St Lucia

Visa-free for 90 days

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa-free for 90 days

Sudan

Visa is required

Suriname

Visa is required

Sweden

Visa-free

Switzerland

Visa-free

Syria

eTA

São Tomé & Príncipe

Visa-free for 15 days

Taiwan

Visa-free for 90 days

Tajikistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Tanzania

Visa upon arrival

Thailand

Visa-free for 60 days

Timor-Leste

Visa-free for 90 days

Togo

eTA

Tonga

Visa-free for 90 days

Trinidad & Tobago

Visa-free for 90 days

Tunisia

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkey

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkmenistan

Visa is required

Tuvalu

Visa-free for 90 days

UAE

Visa-free for 90 days

Uganda

eTA

Ukraine

Visa-free for 90 days

United Kingdom

Visa-free for 180 days

United States

eTA

Uruguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Uzbekistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Vanuatu

Visa-free for 120 days

Vatican City

Visa-free

Venezuela

Visa-free for 90 days

Vietnam

Visa-free for 45 days

Yemen

Visa is required

Zambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Zimbabwe

Visa upon arrival

About France

A state in Western Europe with several overseas territories. The European part borders on Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain, Andorra and Great Britain. It is washed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the European Union and the Schengen zone.

France is a highly developed post-industrial country that mines iron and uranium ores, bauxite, produces cars, equipment, machine tools, clothes, shoes, jewelry, cosmetics, perfumes, famous cognacs, wines and cheeses. tourism is developed - this is the most visited country in the world.

Population

67.4 million

Capital

Paris

Official language

French

GDP per capita

$39.907

Time zone

UTC+1…+2

Currency

Euro

France passport ranking and benefits

1
Residence in France or another EU country (1)
French citizenship grants you the right to live, work, and settle anywhere within France or any other member state of the European Union, offering unparalleled freedom of movement and residence.
French citizenship grants you the right to live, work, and settle anywhere within France or any other member state of the European Union, offering unparalleled freedom of movement and residence.
2
Travel to 188 countries (2)
Enjoy extensive global mobility with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 188 countries worldwide, including the Schengen Area, UK, USA, and Canada, streamlining your international travel.
Enjoy extensive global mobility with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 188 countries worldwide, including the Schengen Area, UK, USA, and Canada, streamlining your international travel.
3
Education and medical services in the European Union (3)
As a French citizen, you gain access to the EU’s world-class public education system and comprehensive healthcare services, ensuring high-quality support for yourself and your family.
As a French citizen, you gain access to the EU’s world-class public education system and comprehensive healthcare services, ensuring high-quality support for yourself and your family.
4
Work and international business affairs (4)
French citizenship opens doors to diverse employment opportunities across the EU and facilitates international business ventures, enhancing your professional growth and global reach.
French citizenship opens doors to diverse employment opportunities across the EU and facilitates international business ventures, enhancing your professional growth and global reach.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get a French passport?
France citizenship is obtained by blood, adoption, marriage, military service, or naturalisation.

To obtain citizenship of France by naturalisation, you must have lived in the country for at least 5 years, pass a French language, history and culture exam, and have no criminal record.

A French passport by marriage can be obtained in four years if you live permanently in the country. Men between the ages of 18 and 40 can obtain citizenship after three years of service in the French Foreign Legion.
Does France recognise second citizenship?
Yes, which is why you don’t have to give up your first passport when you get French citizenship.
How to reside in France with citizenship of another state?
France is a member of the European Union, so you can move there via a simplified way with a passport of one of the countries of this association — such as Portugal or Malta.
Who can receive French citizenship by birthright?
French citizenship can be obtained by right of blood — if the child was born in a family in which at least one of the parents has French citizenship. In this case, the place of birth does not matter.

If the child’s parents do not have French citizenship, they will be able to get a passport at the age of 18. But only if the child was born in France and lived in the country for at least five years before applying for citizenship.