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In order to ensure smooth travel, anticipate your trip by checking the essential travelformalities: passports, visas, residence permits, information on the destination country...

Administrarive formalities

Identity card and passport

For more information, contact your airline, travel agency, tour operator or the competent authorities.

 

Photocopy or scan your documents in order to facilitate procedures abroad in case of loss (send yourself the scan by email or keep your photocopies separate from your originals) and remember to bring at least 2 passport photos with you.

 

As of March 30, 2019, border controls will be tightened on flights to and from the United Kingdom. Please contact your airline for further details. For more information:

 

Entry and stay formalities

To prepare for your stay abroad, you must check the entry and residence formalities with the embassy and consulate of the country of destination: passport or national identity card? Is it necessary to obtain a visa? 
For more information, consult the directory of French embassies and consultats abroad.

Schengen area

French nationals can move freely within the Schengen area, which includes 22 Member States of the European Union :

However, due to the terrorist threat, identity checks may be carried out at border crossings within the Schengen area. ​​​​​​​

Outside the Schengen Area

For more information, visit the ESTA website and the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition website.

Country information

Before choosing your destination, it is necessary to consult the advice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development on destinations that are not recommended.
For complete information on a country, you can access the files of the "Maison des français à l'étranger".

Ariane, for your own safety, stay connected!

The Ariane portal allows French travellers who so wish to communicate data on their trips abroad.

This tool has been the subject of preparatory work in consultation with the CNIL to offer users all the guarantees in terms of security and the confidentiality of personal data.
The recorded data may be used, in the event of a crisis only, by the Crisis Centre and the embassies, in order to contact users in the event that relief operations are organised.

Airline blacklist

The European Commission regularly updates the list of airlines banned in the European Union (EU).

View the European Commission's blacklist of airlines.

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