Visa requirements for French citizens
Visa requirements for French citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of France. As of 15 January 2022, French citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 188 countries and territories, ranking the French passport 4th in the world in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passports of Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden) according to the Henley Passport Index. Vaccination requirements map. Certain countries and territories require travellers from France to be vaccinated against specific diseases. Territories, disputed areas or restricted zones. Visa requirements  for French citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones: ID card or passports. French ID card "carte didentité" is valid for these countries : Due to Freedom of movement in European Union/Schengen area: Other reasons: Non-ordinary passports. Holders of various categories of official French passports have additional visa-free access to the following countries - Algeria , Azerbaijan , Kazakhstan , Mongolia , Qatar , Russia and Vietnam . Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe. Right to consular protection in non-EU countries. Where there  is no French embassy, French citizens, as EU citizens, have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country that has a presence. See also List of diplomatic missions of France and List of countries by number of diplomatic missions. Non-visa restrictions. Despite what is written below, some countries on a bilateral basis allow French citizens to travel on expired passports. For example, Turkey allows holders of French passports to use passports that expired up to 5 years ago.