# Do United Kingdom citizens need a visa for France?

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No. British passport holders do not need a visa for short tourism stays in France, per home-affairs.ec.europa.eu (checked 2026-07-15).

## What this answer covers

This answer is about short tourist visits. It says what the official source states for a British passport on a short visit. Whether a traveller is admitted is decided at the border. The official page states the current conditions: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15).

## Conditions and stay length

- No further conditions are published with this answer.

The official page states the permitted stay length and the current conditions for France.
Official source: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15).

This answer covers tourism only. Working or studying in France is a different question with different rules — it is never answered by a tourism entry rule: [work routes for France](/visas/france/work/) · [study routes for France](/visas/france/study/).

## Related answers

- [Every destination answer for a British passport](/visas/passport/gb/)
- [France short-stay entry](/visas/france/short-stay-entry/)
- [France country page](/countries/france/)
- More pair answers from this passport: [United States](/visas/pair/gb-to-united-states/) · [Canada](/visas/pair/gb-to-canada/) · [Japan](/visas/pair/gb-to-japan/) · [Australia](/visas/pair/gb-to-australia/) · [Spain](/visas/pair/gb-to-spain/) · [United Arab Emirates](/visas/pair/gb-to-united-arab-emirates/)

This is reference information, not legal advice.