# Visa policies of Overseas France

Although the European portion of France is part of the Schengen Area, its overseas departments, collectivities and other territories apply their own visa policies, which have some additional exemptions or restrictions compared to the visa policy of the Schengen Area.
| Overseas departments and regions | Overseas collectivities | Special status | Overseas territories (no permanent population) | Public domain of the state (uninhabited) |
| French Guiana Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte Réunion | French Polynesia Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna | New Caledonia | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Clipperton Island |

## Visa exemption
### Unlimited period

Nationals of the following countries can enter and reside for an unlimited period without a visa in Overseas France. They may use their national identity card instead of their passport as a travel document to enter any French territory. They may also work freely in the parts of Overseas France that are part of the European Union (overseas departments and regions, and Saint Martin), but those who are not nationals of France need a permit to work in other parts such as French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna.
* European Union
* Andorra
* Iceland
* Liechtenstein
* Monaco
* Norway
* San Marino
* Switzerland

### Short stays

For stays of up to 90 days in a 180-day period, visa-free entry is granted to nationals of the following countries and territories (except as otherwise noted):
* Albania
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Australia
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bolivia
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Brazil
* Brunei
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Dominica
* East Timor
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Hong Kong
* Israel
* Japan
* Kiribati
* Macao
* Malaysia
* Marshall Islands
* Mauritius
* Mexico
* Micronesia
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Nicaragua
* North Macedonia
* Palau
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Samoa
* Serbia
* Seychelles
* Singapore
* Solomon Islands
* South Korea
* Taiwan
* Tonga
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Tuvalu
* Ukraine
* United Arab Emirates
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Uruguay
* Vatican City
* Venezuela
This exemption also applies to:
* Holders of a long-stay visa or residence permit issued by France or another Schengen Area country
* Nationals of the following countries holding a multiple-entry visa issued by France with validity between 6 months and 5 years:
    Bahrain  Belarus  China  India  Indonesia  Kuwait  Oman  Qatar  Russia  Saudi Arabia  South Africa  Thailand

### Additional exemptions for specific territories

For specific territories, nationals of the following countries are also granted visa-free stays of up to 90 days in a 180-day period (except as otherwise noted).
For French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique:
For Saint Martin:
For Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
For Mayotte:
For Réunion:
* China
* India
* Mozambique
* South Africa
For New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, and French Polynesia:
* China
* Fiji
* Georgia
* Papua New Guinea

### Summary of short-stay visa exemptions

| Country | France (Schengen) | French Guiana | Guadeloupe and Martinique | Saint Barthélemy | Saint Martin | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Mayotte | Réunion | New Caledonia | Wallis and Futuna | French Polynesia |
| France | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EU (except France) and EFTA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Schengen 'Annex II' | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brazil | Yes | organized trips or in transit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Venezuela | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Georgia | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Kosovo | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Bolivia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nauru | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ecuador | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Mozambique | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| South Africa | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Fiji | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Papua New Guinea | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| China | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | organized trips | organized trips | No | organized trips |
| India | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | organized trips | No | No | No |

## Obtaining a visa

Foreign nationals who need a visa for a part of Overseas France can obtain one by lodging an application at a French embassy or consulate in their country of residence (or, in the case of foreign nationals already in a part of France, the local prefecture) for a fee of up to €99 (depending on the destination, length of stay, age and nationality).
Visa fees :
| Length of stay | Destination | Regular fee | Reduced fee | No fee |
| Up to 90 days | France (Schengen) | €90 | €45 for children ages 6 to 12; €35 for nationals of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus | children under age 6, spouse of a French national, family members of other EU/EFTA nationals |
| Up to 90 days | French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Réunion | €60 | €35 for children ages 6 to 12 | children under age 6, spouse of a French national, family members of other EU/EFTA nationals |
| Up to 90 days | Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia | €9 | €9 | spouse of a French national, family members of other EU/EFTA nationals |
| More than 90 days | any | €99 | €50 for students; €15 for children adopted by a French national | spouse of a French national |
Schengen short-stay visas are not valid for Overseas France (except for nationals of certain countries as listed above), and vice versa. A visa with the designation "départements français d'Amérique" (DFA) allows visiting all parts of Overseas France in the Americas (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon). A visa with the designation "valable pour France sauf CTOM" allows visiting all parts of Overseas France in the Americas as well as Réunion.

## Visitor statistics

Visitor statistics of French Polynesia :
| Country/territory | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| United States | 67,908 | 63,913 | 62,278 | 53,656 |
| France | 39,086 | 35,765 | 34,887 | 32,946 |
| Japan | 12,174 | 11,447 | 12,527 | 13,175 |
| Australia | 9,757 | 9,167 | 9,315 | 9,167 |
| Italy | 7,888 | 7,993 | 7,887 | 8,103 |
| New Zealand | 7,221 | 7,315 | 7,136 | 6,477 |
| Canada | 6,326 | 8,402 | 9,279 | 7,206 |
| China | 5,987 | 5,555 | 3,268 | 1,876 |
| New Caledonia | 4,206 | 4,185 | 4,111 | 3,826 |
| United Kingdom | 3,980 | 4,711 | 4,834 | 3,255 |
| Germany | 3,951 | 3,538 | 4,028 | 3,477 |
| Total | 192,495 | 183,831 | 180,602 | 164,393 |
Visitor statistics of New Caledonia :
| Country/territory | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Metropolitan France | 36,725 | 37,245 | 36,545 | 39,183 |
| Australia | 22,809 | 20,926 | 18,065 | 15,722 |
| Japan | 21,151 | 20,056 | 19,087 | 15,674 |
| New Zealand | 9,143 | 8,529 | 6,780 | 6,334 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 6,128 | 6,329 | 6,128 | 6,763 |
| Vanuatu | 3,648 | 3,520 | 3,616 | 3,950 |
| French Polynesia | 3,453 | 3,552 | 3,371 | 3,946 |
| Italy | 1,045 | 1,104 | 832 | 718 |
| Total | 115,676 | 113,951 | 107,187 | 107,753 |