INFO : this article will be updated as the list set by Regulation 2018/1806 (unchanged since 2018) evolves.

Focus on the Schengen visa

The Schengen visa is a short stay visa. It allows non-EU nationals to stay in France or in any other country of the Schengen area (see list below), for a maximum of 3 months (90 days per 180 days).

It may be granted for the following reasons:

• Business travel (business visa)
• Tourism
• Family visit
• Short training and internship
• Paid mission subject to obtaining a work permit

 

 

The 26 member nationalities of the Schengen area are exempt from visa requirements

Any citizen or holder of a residence permit from one of the following countries can travel without a visa in all the EU/Schengen area.

 Member countries of the Schengen area:

Germany Austria Belgium Denmark Spain Estonia Finland France Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia

Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Norway Netherlands Poland Portugal Czech Republic Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of 64 non-EU countries exempted from Schengen visa

Thanks to bilateral agreements with the EU, Foreign nationals, citizens of some non-EU countries, are also exempt from visa requirements for short stays.

Regulation 2018/1806 sets out the list of these territories. Therefore, citizens of these countries do not need a visa to travel within the Schengen area (within the limit of a trip of less than 3 months).

Countries exempt from Schengen visa:

Albania Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas Barbados Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil, Brunei Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Costa Rica Dominica United Arab Emirates United States Georgia Grenada Guatemala Honduras Hong Kong Israel Japan Kiribati Macau Malaysia Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Marshall Islands Mauritius

Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Montenegro Nicaragua New Zealand Palau Panama Paraguay Peru San Marino Holy See Samoa Solomon Islands Salvador Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Serbia Seychelles Singapore Taiwan Timor Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Ukraine Uruguay Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To learn more about the Schengen short stay visa, click here.

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