Global rank
#2
France • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free125 · 63%
Visa on arrival26 · 13%
eTA11 · 6%
Visa required38 · 19%
Bloc
EU / Schengen
Language required
B2 French
Years to citizenship
5 yr
Dual citizenship
Yes
Inheritable generations
1 gen
World reach
94%
Renounce required
No
About the France passport
The France passport ranks #2 of 200 globally, ahead of 99% of the world's ranked passports. Alongside Spain and Belgium, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. France citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to France citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
France applies a top marginal income tax rate of 45% and a capital gains tax rate of 4 to 30%. The country operates a standard high tax regime.
France is a member of the European Union, granting holders the right to live, work, and study across 27 EU member states plus 4 Schengen associates.
Where France passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
How France compares regionally
Among EU member states, the France passport ranks 2nd of 27 by mobility. The average passport rank across EU member states is #4.