# Do United States citizens need a visa for France?

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No. American 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

United States citizens can stay in France for up to 90 days. This answer is about short tourist visits. It says what the official source states for an American 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

- Article 4(1) visa exemption for a national listed in Annex II: stay no more than 90 days in any 180-day period. This candidate carries only the unqualified Annex II country identity; any later passport or travel-document restriction must be checked before admission.
- Rolling reference period: no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.

Stay: up to 90 days. The official page states 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 an American passport](/visas/passport/us/)
- [France short-stay entry](/visas/france/short-stay-entry/)
- [France country page](/countries/france/)
- More pair answers from this passport: [United Kingdom](/visas/pair/united-states-to-united-kingdom/) · [Japan](/visas/pair/united-states-to-japan/) · [Canada](/visas/pair/united-states-to-canada/) · [Australia](/visas/pair/united-states-to-australia/) · [Germany](/visas/pair/united-states-to-germany/) · [Italy](/visas/pair/united-states-to-italy/)

This is reference information, not legal advice.