Visa policies of Overseas France

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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 exemptions[]

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][a] 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.^[11][8][9]

European Union  Andorra  Iceland  Liechtenstein

Monaco  Norway  San Marino   Switzerland

Short stays[]

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

Albania[b]  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Australia  Bahamas  Barbados  Bolivia  Bosnia and Herzegovina[b]  Brazil[c]  Brunei  Canada  Chile  Colombia  Costa Rica  Dominica[d]  East Timor  El Salvador  Grenada  Guatemala  Honduras  Hong Kong

Israel  Japan  Kiribati  Macau  Malaysia  Marshall Islands  Mauritius  Mexico  Micronesia  Moldova[b]  Montenegro[b]  Nauru  New Zealand  Nicaragua  North Macedonia[b]  Palau  Panama  Paraguay  Peru  Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia[d]  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Samoa  Serbia[b][e]  Seychelles  Singapore  Solomon Islands  South Korea  Taiwan[f]  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Tuvalu  Ukraine[b]  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom[g]  United States  Uruguay  Vanuatu   Vatican City  Venezuela[h]

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:

Bahrain  Belarus  China  India

Indonesia  Kuwait  Oman  Qatar

Russia  Saudi Arabia  South Africa  Thailand

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]

China[a]  India[a]

Mozambique  South Africa

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

China[a]  Fiji[b]

Georgia[c][b]  Papua New Guinea[b]

Summary of short-stay visa exemptions[]

Country	France (Schengen)	French Guiana	Guadeloupe and Martinique	Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Mayotte	Réunion	New Caledonia	Wallis and Futuna	French Polynesia
EU and EFTA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Schengen 'Annex II'[a]	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
Venezuela	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Georgia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Bolivia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nauru	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ecuador	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mozambique	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
South Africa	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Fiji	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Papua New Guinea	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
China	No	No	No	No	No	No	organized trips	organized trips	No	organized trips
India	No	No	No	No	No	No	organized trips	No	No	No

Obtaining a visa[]

Foreign nationals who require 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 metropolitan France, the local prefecture)^[12] for a fee of up to €99 (depending on the destination, length of stay, and age of applicant).^[13]

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^[14]

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^[15]

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

See also[]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for French Guiana.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for French Polynesia.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Lesser Antilles.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mayotte.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for New Caledonia.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Reunion.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Wallis and Futuna.

• Visa policy of the Schengen Area

References[]