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France Visa For Chinese Citizen

France Visa Application Requirements, Fees and Guidelines

Depending on the purpose of your travel to France, there are different types of visas that will apply to the occasion.

Whether you are planning to go on a visit, study or work and reside in France permanently, you will have to apply for a different France Schengen Visa, accordingly.

You can apply for the France Visa since 1997 when France, as a Member of the European Union, also became a member state of the Schengen Area.

Monaco – a European microstate/city-state located within France – is considered part of the Schengen Area although it did not officially sign the particular documents of the agreement. Besides, no border control is performed for the Schengen countries surrounding it!

On the other hand, Andorra is another microstate located between France and Spain that performs border controls, therefore to enter it you should obtain a multi-entry Schengen visa since you should enter the Schengen Area while going or leaving Andorra.

France Entry Restrictions in Response to Coronavirus

Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, France and the rest of the EU and Schengen Area members imposed an EU-wide entry ban on third-country nationals in mid-March 2020. Entry restrictions are frequently changing based on the COVID-19 situation in other countries.

Read “Travelling to France This Winter – Current Rules and Entry Restrictions” to get the latest updates regarding France entry restrictions and other measures imposed by French authorities.

Who does and who doesn’t need a Visa to enter France?

Not every foreigner and not for every territory of France applies the same visa policy. As such, visa exemptions are greatly influenced by dissimilar factors, where the major ones are: foreigner’s nationality, the territory of France that the applicant seeks to visit, foreigner’s residence status in Schengen Area or specifically in France, the purpose of visit, as well as the duration of stay.

Speaking of France territories, the law separates them into three following parts, subject to dissimilar visa policies:

• French European Territory
• French Overseas Départments or Regions (DOM)
• French Overseas Territories (TOM)

Who Needs a French Visa to Enter and Stay in French Overseas Départments or Regions?

The following foreign nationals are FREE to travel WITHOUT French Visa for short stays (up to 3 months) to Guadeloupe (and its dependencies: Saint Martin, Saint Barthélémy), French Guyana, Martinique, Réunion:

• Schengen Area member countries,
• Andorra,
• Argentina,
• Australia,
• Bolivia,
• Brunei,
• Bulgaria,
• Cyprus,
• Canada,
• Chile,
• Costa Rica,
• Croatia,
• El Salvador,
• Guatemala,
• Honduras,
• Hong-Kong (titulaires du passeport de la Région administrative spéciale seulement),
• Ireland,
• Japan,
• Macao (titulaires du passeport de la Région administrative spéciale seulement),
• Malaysia,
• Mexico,
• Monaco,
• New Zealand,
• Nicaragua,
• Panama,
• Paraguay,
• Singapour,
• South Korea,
• St-Marin,
• Switzerland,
• The Holy See,
• The United Kingdom,
• The United States,
• Uruguay and
• Venezuela. 

*Note: Nationals of the above-listed countries CAN enter and stay in French Overseas Départments or Regions WITHOUT a French Visa, except for the following categories of foreign nationals, who MUST have a French Visa to stay in those territories:

• Nationals of the United States, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Venezuela or Singapore who aim to work in these territories,
• Nationals of the United States who: aim to study there, hold a diplomatic or official or other service passport and aim to stay in these French territories in a diplomatic or official mission there, as well as those who aim to stay there for journalism purposes

All other foreign nationals of the excluded countries from the above list, CANNOT enter or stay in French Overseas Départments or Regions WITHOUT undergoing the French Visa Application procedure and getting the appropriate French Visa.

Who Needs a French Visa to Enter and Stay in French Overseas Territories? 

The following foreign nationals are FREE to travel without a French Visa  for short stays (up to 3 months) in French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia and its dependencies, (Terres Australes et Antarctiques françaises (TAAF)), Mayotte, Saint Pierre et Miquelon:

• Argentina,
• Australia,
• Bolivia,
• Brasil,
• Brunei,
• Croatia,
• Canada,
• Chile,
• Costa Rica,
• El Salvador,
• Guatemala,
• Honduras,
• Hong-Kong * (passport holders of the special administrative area exclusively),
• Japan,
• Macao* (passport holders of the special administrative area exclusively),
• Malaysia,
• Mexico,
• New Zealand,
• Nicaragua,
• Panama,
• Paraguay,
• Singapore,
• South Corea,
• The United States and
• Uruguay.

Nationals who can enter the French Overseas Territories WITHOUT a French Visa but CANNOT stay more than three (3) months or ninety (90) days there, come from the following countries:

• Schengen Area member countries,
• Andorra,
• Bulgaria,
• Cyprus,
• Ireland,
• Monaco,
• Norway,
• Netherlands,
• Saint Marin,
• The Holy See and
• The United Kingdom.

*Note: Nationals of the above-listed countries CAN enter and stay in the French Overseas Territories WITHOUT a French Visa, except for the following categories of foreign nationals, who MUST have a French Visa to stay in those territories:

• Nationals of Brazil, Canada, South Korea, United States, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore meaning to get a gainful job in these territories,
• Nationals of the United States if they: aim to get a job there, or, entering and staying there for journalism purposes
• Nationals of Hong Kong and Macao will need a French Visa to enter and Stay in the Overseas French Territory of New Caledonia.