France Visa

• Passport with at least 3 months validity.
• Email address to which the ETIAS for France can be sent.
• Method of payment (credit or debit card).

• Passport from an eligible country with a minimum validity of 3 months from the date of arrival.
• Credit or debit card to pay the ETIAS for France application fee.
• A current email address to which the approved ETIAS France will be sent.
• ETIAS requirements to travel to France specify that the holder must use the same passport to enter the Schengen Area as that used to complete the ETIAS application, as the approved ETIAS France will be electronically linked to the applicant’s passport. Those with multiple passports due to dual nationality should bear this in mind.

• Citizens of the United States can go to France without a visa. 
• The ETIAS visa waiver for France is the European Travel Information and Authorization System. This electronic travel authorization is expected to be introduced by the end of 2022 and will allow eligible citizens to travel to France for tourism, business, medical treatment, or transit purposes.

• The ETIAS for France is being implemented in order to allow visa waiver citizens to travel to and within all of the 26 countries which make up the Schengen passport-free area, and strengthen European borders against security threats.
• The French ETIAS visa waiver will be a multiple-entry travel authorization and is expected to allow a maximum 90-day stay in the Schengen Area with each entry. The ETIAS France will be valid for 3 years from the date of approval.
• Eligible citizens will be able to apply through the simple ETIAS application for France to receive approved travel authorization. To complete the ETIAS France application form, applicants will be required to fill in some personal, passport, and travel information, and answer a few questions related to health and security matters.
• Those eligible to apply for the ETIAS to France who wishes to travel to the Schengen Area for purposes other than tourism should contact the nearest French Embassy or Consulate for further information.

• All travelers from eligible countries, regardless of age, including minors, will be required to submit a separate ETIAS application. Children under 18 will need to obtain a kid's European visa waiver for France.
• It will be possible to check the status of the ETIAS France via the updates and notifications sent to the email address provided on the application form.

Eligible citizens will be able to apply for the ETIAS visa waiver for France through a simple online application. The approved ETIAS France will be electronically attached to the applicant’s passport.