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France visit : visa for France, passport

Visa :

France is a member of European Union. 

  • No visa is required for citizens of other EU states. 
  • No visa is required for US visitors staying less than 3 months, except students planning to study in France. For longer stays, US visitors must apply for a temporary-stay visa, long-term visa or residence card.

Please check these informations at your local french embassy

Passport :

A valid passport is required of all foreigners entering France, except people living from a Schengen agreement country (EU country, Andorra, Monaco, Smitzerland... for which a vali ID card is enough. 

Please check these informations at your local french embassy

France visit : customs

France is a member of European Union. People traveling from EU countries to France and to EU countries from France can carry many items as long as they have paid taxes and that the items are intended for personnal use.

Otherwise, there are some restrictions for citizens from outside the EU when they arrive in the EU or leve the EU, especially for tobacco, alcoholic beverages, perfumes...

 
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