Visa requirements for French citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of France.
As of January 2024, French citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 194 countries and territories, ranking the French passport 1st in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passports of Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain), according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
Country / Region | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | Reciprocity |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Visa required [5] | ✓ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days [5] | X | |
![]() | Visa required [5] | ✓ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [5] [7] | 90 days [8] |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [9] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [12] | 180 days [5] [13] | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [14] | 90 days | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 180 days | X | |
![]() | eVisitor [5] [15] | 90 days [5] |
| ✓ |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay |
| ✓ |
![]() | eVisa [5] [17] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [18] | 90 days [5] [19] | ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [5] [20] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa on arrival [5] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days [5] [21] | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [22] | 30 days [23] |
| X |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [25] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa [5] [26] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | eVisa [5] [27] |
| X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | ✓ | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay |
| ✓ |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [5] [28] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa on arrival [5] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | eVisa [5] / Visa on arrival [5] [30] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | eVisa [5] [31] |
| X | |
![]() | eTA / Visa not required [5] | 180 days | ✓ | |
![]() | EASE [5] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa required [5] | ✓ | ||
![]() | Visa required [5] | ✓ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required | 15 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa on arrival [5] | 45 days | X | |
![]() | Visa required [5] |
| ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa [5] [37] | 7 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa [5] [38] [39] | 3 months |
| X |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay [16] | ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa [40] | 90 days [41] |
| X |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [42] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [43] [16] (in mainland Denmark) | Unlimited stay [16] | ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa [5] [44] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 180 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days[ citation needed ] | X | |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days [5] | X | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [5] [46] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 180 days | ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa [5] [47] | X | ||
![]() | Visa required [5] |
| ✓ | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [48] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 120 days | X | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [51] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa [5] [52] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 1 year |
| X |
![]() | Freedom of movement [53] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa required [5] |
| ✓ | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [54] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [55] | 90 days | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa [5] [56] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa on arrival [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa required [57] | ✓ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [58] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [59] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa [5] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | e-VOA / Visa on arrival [5] | 30 days [62] |
| X |
![]() | eVisa [5] [63] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [65] [5] [66] | 60 days | X | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | ETA-IL [5] | 90 days [5] |
| ✓ |
![]() | Freedom of movement [68] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [5] [69] |
| X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Electronic Travel Authorisation [5] [70] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 120 days | X | |
![]() | Visa required [5] | ✓ | ||
![]() | Electronic Travel Authorization [5] [72] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [5] [74] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 60 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [5] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Free visa on arrival [5] | 30 days [5] |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [78] | 14 days | X | |
![]() | Visa required [5] |
| ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa [5] [79] | X | ||
![]() | Freedom of movement [80] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [81] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa on arrival [5] | 60 days [5] | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | ✓ | |
![]() | Free visa on arrival [5] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa required [5] | ✓ | ||
![]() | Freedom of movement [82] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa on arrival [5] | 30 days [83] | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 180 days [5] | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 3 months [84] | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [85] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | eVisa [5] [86] | 28 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa required [5] |
| ✓ | |
![]() | Online Visa / Visa on arrival [5] | 90 days [88] | X | |
![]() | Freedom of movement (European Netherlands) [89] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | NZeTA [5] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa required [5] | ✓ | ||
![]() | eVisa [5] [93] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Freedom of movement [95] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required / eVisa [5] [96] | 14 days / 30 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa [97] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days [5] | ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa [5] [98] | 60 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [99] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [100] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa [5] [101] | 16 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 3 months [103] | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 15 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [5] [104] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [105] [106] | 3 months | ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [5] [107] | 3 months / 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | ✓ | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa on arrival [5] | 30 days [5] |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa [5] [108] |
| X | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [5] [109] | 180 days [109] / 30 days [5] |
| X |
![]() | Visa required [5] | ✓ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [5] [111] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [114] [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay | ✓ | |
![]() | eVisa [115] | X | ||
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [5] [117] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 60 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | eVisa [5] [118] | 15 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [119] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa required [5] |
| ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | eVisa [5] [121] | 3 months | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [122] | 6 months [123] | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa Waiver Program [5] [124] | 90 days |
| ✓ |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 1 day [127] | ✓ | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [5] [129] | 45 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa required [5] | ✓ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [5] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa on arrival [5] | 30 days | X |
Visa requirements for French citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
---|---|---|---|
Europe | |||
![]() | Visa required [130] | ||
![]() | Special permit required[ citation needed ] | 4 days[ citation needed ] | Special permit required (25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed. [131] [132] |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | Visa-free for 10 days [133] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | 3 months [134] |
|
![]() | Access Permit required [135] |
| |
![]() | Visa not required [136] | 90 days |
|
![]() | Visa not required [137] |
|
|
![]() | Visa not required [138] |
| |
![]() | Visa not required [140] |
| |
![]() | Permit required[ citation needed ] | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours [141] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. [142] | |
![]() | Visa not required [143] |
| |
![]() | Visa not required [145] | 90 days [146] |
|
![]() | Special authorization required[ citation needed ] | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization. [147] | |
![]() | Russian multiple entry visa required[ citation needed ] | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. [148] [149] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | 24 hours | Registration required after 24h. [150] [151] |
Africa | |||
![]() | Special permit required[ citation needed ] | Special permit required. [152] | |
![]() ![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay [16] | |
![]() | Travel permit required[ citation needed ] | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). [153] | |
![]() ![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay [16] | |
![]() | eVisa [154] [155] |
| |
![]() | Visitor's Pass on arrival[ citation needed ] | Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling. [156] | |
![]() | Permission required[ citation needed ] | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands. [157] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | 90 days[ citation needed ] | Same visa regime as Morocco.[ citation needed ] |
![]() | Visa on arrival[ citation needed ] | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival. [158] [159] | |
![]() | Travel permit required[ citation needed ] | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.[ citation needed ] | |
![]() | Travel permit required[ citation needed ] | Separate travel permit is required. [160] | |
Asia | |||
![]() | Visa not required [161] | 30 days [161] | Individual tourists need to select a tour agency and inform them their schedule. [162] [163] |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | 90 days [164] | |
![]() | PAP/RAP required[ citation needed ] | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year. [165] [166] [167] [168] [169] [170] | |
![]() | eVisa [171] | 30 days | |
![]() | Special permission required[ citation needed ] | Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty. [172] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa. [173] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | 90 days [174] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies. [175] | |
![]() | Permission required[ citation needed ] | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives. [176] | |
![]() | Special permit required[ citation needed ] | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)[ citation needed ] | |
![]() | Visa not required [177] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. [178] | |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days [179] | |
![]() | OVIR permit required[ citation needed ] | OVIR permit required, can be obtained with e-visa application for an additional $20. Locally it may be obtained for 15+5 Tajikistani Somoni. Another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez. [180] [181] [182] | |
![]() | TTP required[ citation needed ] | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars). [183] [184] [185] | |
![]() | Special permit required[ citation needed ] | A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat. [186] | |
![]() | Restricted zone[ citation needed ] | ||
![]() | Restricted zone[ citation needed ] | Entrance to Ghajar is possible via Israel with the same Israeli visa policy as listed in the chart above. [187] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | 30 days [188] | |
![]() | Special permission required[ citation needed ] | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden. [189] | |
Caribbean and North Atlantic | |||
![]() ![]() | Freedom of movement [16] | Unlimited stay [16] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | 3 months [190] |
|
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | 30 days, extendable to 180 days [191] [192] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | Up to 6 months, decided on arrival. [193] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | 3 months [194] [195] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | 30 days, extensions possible [196] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | 6 months [197] | |
![]() | Tourist Card on arrival[ citation needed ] | Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival. [198] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | 3 months [199] | |
![]() | Visa not required [136] [43] | 90 days[ citation needed ] |
|
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | All visitors are fingerprinted. [200] | |
![]() | Visa not required[ citation needed ] | 6 months [201] [202] |
|
![]() | ESTA [203] | 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years[ citation needed ] | |
![]() | Visa not required [204] [ citation needed ] | 3 months [205] | |
![]() | Visa not required [206] [ citation needed ] | 90 days | |
![]() | ESTA [207] | 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years[ citation needed ] | |
Oceania | |||
![]() | Electronic authorization [208] | 30 days[ citation needed ] | |
![]() | Special authorisation required[ citation needed ] | Special authorisation required. [209] | |
![]() | Visa not required | 31 days [210] | |
![]() | Special permission required[ citation needed ] | Special permission required. [211] | |
![]() | ESTA [212] | 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years.[ citation needed ] | |
![]() | Visa not required [213] | 30 days | |
![]() | ESTA [214] | Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.[ citation needed ] | |
![]() | Visa not required | 14 days[ citation needed ] | Landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore. [215] [216] |
![]() | Special permits required[ citation needed ] | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island. [217] [218] [219] [220] [221] [222] | |
South America | |||
![]() | Online pre-registration required[ citation needed ] | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure. [223] | |
South Atlantic and Antarctica | |||
![]() | Visa not required [224] | 1 month | A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival. [225] |
![]() | Permit required[ citation needed ] | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours / 1 month for 110 / 160 pounds sterling). [226] [227] | |
![]() | Special permit required [228] [229] | ||
![]() | Special permits required [230] [231] [232] | ||
![]() | Special permit required [233] | ||
![]() | Special permit required [234] | ||
![]() | Special permit required [235] | ||
![]() | Special permit required [236] | ||
![]() | Special permit required[ citation needed ] | ||
![]() | Special permit required [237] | ||
![]() | Special permit required [238] |
Certain countries and territories require travellers arriving from France to be vaccinated against specific diseases. This is a map of vaccination requirements for French citizens and residents arriving directly from the Schengen area, excluding those arriving from third countries.
Country or territory | Details |
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![]() | All travellers must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine (ACYW135) upon arrival. [240] |
![]() | Travellers arriving from or departing to Saudi Arabia must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135. [241] |
![]() | Proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 is required for travellers departing Lebanon and going to Hajj, Umrah, and to certain African countries. [242] |
![]() | All travellers must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 upon arrival. [243] |
![]() | Proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 is required for travellers going to Hajj and Umrah (in Saudi Arabia). [244] |
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Country | Details |
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![]() | Travellers from polio-endemic countries (Pakistan) need Carte Jaune proof of polio vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Residents and ALL travellers staying in Afghanistan longer than 4 weeks need proof of polio vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) when departing from Afghanistan. [239] [246] |
![]() | Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Belize residents travelling countries with confirmed polio cases also need proof of vaccination. [247] |
![]() | Travellers from polio-exporting countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. [248] |
![]() | Travellers from Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, China, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and Somalia need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. [249] |
![]() | Travellers from at-risk countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Travellers without proof are offered OPV vaccination upon arrival. [250] |
![]() | Travellers from Afghanistan, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, and Syria need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. [251] |
![]() | Travellers from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Travellers without proof will be vaccinated upon arrival. [252] |
![]() | Travellers aged 15+ from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival; children under age 15 must have received three doses of polio vaccine before travel. Travellers without proof will be vaccinated upon arrival. Travellers departing Iraq to Afghanistan and Pakistan must also provide proof of vaccination upon departure. [253] |
![]() | Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. [254] |
![]() | Travellers from and to polio-affected countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. [255] |
![]() | Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. [256] |
![]() | Travellers from and to polio-exporting countries, as well as Hajj and Umrah pilgrims, need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. [257] |
![]() | Travellers from polio-affected countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. [258] |
![]() | Travellers from Afghanistan, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Papua New Guinea need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. [259] |
![]() | Travellers from polio-exporting countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. [260] |
![]() | Travellers from ALL countries planning to stay in Pakistan for more than 4 weeks need Carte Jaune proof of OPV vaccination upon arrival. Residents and ALL travellers staying in Pakistan longer than 4 weeks need proof of OPV vaccination when departing from Pakistan. [239] [261] |
![]() | Travellers from or to high-risk countries need Carte Jaune proof of polio vaccination upon arrival or before departure, respectively. [239] Due to an ongoing local VDPV2 outbreak, the government recommends all others travellers to consider getting a polio vaccine or booster dose, depending on their situation. [262] |
![]() | Travellers from polio-exporting countries (identified by Qatar as: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Philippines) need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. [263] |
![]() | Travellers from polio-endemic countries as identified by WHO (Afghanistan and Pakistan) need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. [239] [264] |
![]() | Travellers from active-transmission (including wild or vaccine-derived poliovirus) and at-risk countries, as well as all travellers from Afghanistan, Congo-Kinshasa, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen, need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Regardless of immunisation status, all travellers from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen will be given an Oral Polio Vaccine dose upon arrival. [265] |
![]() | Travellers from countries with polio outbreaks need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. [266] |
![]() | Travellers from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. ALL Syria residents departing Syria to any country also need proof of vaccination. [267] |
![]() | Long-term visitors departing to states with wild or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus transmission should present Carte Jaune proof of vaccination with at least one dose of bivalent OPV or IPV (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure). Persons obliged to undertake urgent international travel must be immunised with a single dose of polio vaccine before their departure. [239] There is also risk of poliovirus transmission inside Ukraine itself, and travellers to Ukraine are recommended to be up to date with their polio vaccination before entry. [268] |
Country or territory | Status | Vaccination required for travellers coming from | Traveller age |
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![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk provinces: Misiones, Corrientes | No [note 2] | – |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 3] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 3] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries [note 3] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 3] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | No [note 2] | – |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries [note 3] | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries [note 3] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 3] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 3] | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries [note 3] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 3] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | Unknown |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 6 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 3] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 3] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | No [note 2] | – |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 3] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries [note 3] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | Unknown |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 6 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk region: Trinidad | Risk countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | Risk country | All countries | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
![]() | Risk country | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 1 year or older |
![]() | No risk | Risk countries [note 1] | 9 months or older |
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Many countries increasingly consider the vaccination status of travellers with regard to quarantine requirements or when deciding to allow them entry at all. [269] This is justified by research that shows that the Pfizer vaccine effect lasts for six months or so. [270]
French identity card is valid for these countries :
Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. [271] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.
Many countries require passports to be valid for at least 6 months upon arrival and one or two blank pages. [272]
Countries requiring passports to be validity at least 6 months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cambodia, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq (except when arriving at Basra – 3 months and Erbil or Sulaimaniyah – on arrival), Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.
Turkey usually requires passports to be valid for at least 5 months (150 days) upon entry, but for French citizens Turkish authorities allow to enter even with passport expired within last 5 years. [273]
Countries requiring passport validity of at least 4 months on arrival include Azerbaijan, Micronesia, Zambia.
Countries requiring passport validity of at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegowina, Honduras, Moldova, Nauru, North Macedonia, Panama, Qatar and Senegal
Countries requiring passport validity of at least 1 month on arrival include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macao, Maldives, New Zealand, South Africa.
Other countries require either a passport valid on arrival or passport valid throughout the period of intended stay.
Many African countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Togo, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year [274] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana. [275]
Visa requirements depend on the mean of transportation. Jurisdictions that do not require a visa for French citizens traveling by air may require a visa if traveling by land or sea.
Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, [276] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.
The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata , banning entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity. [277]
Kuwait, [278] Lebanon, [279] Libya, [280] Syria, [281] and Yemen [282] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017 [update] ) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[ citation needed ]
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.
Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside. [283]
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, [284] [285] Argentina, [286] Brunei, Cambodia, [287] China, [288] Ethiopia, [289] Ghana, Guinea, [290] India, Japan, [291] [292] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), [293] Malaysia upon entry and departure, [294] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, [295] Singapore, South Korea, [296] Taiwan, Thailand, [297] Uganda, [298] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by domestic legislation), [299] [300] [301] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa. [302]
Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports [303] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa. [304] [305] The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to greatly increase the biometric data it collects at US borders. [306] In 2018, Singapore began trials of iris scanning at three land and maritime immigration checkpoints. [307] [308]
In a non-EU country where there is no French embassy, French citizens, like all other EU citizens, have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.
See also List of diplomatic missions of France.
Visa requirements for Polish citizens are public health and administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Poland.
Visa requirements for Pakistani citizens are the requirements by other countries to obtain a visa before entry on an ordinary Pakistani Passport.
Visa requirements for Japanese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Japan.
Visa requirements for South Korean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of South Korea.
Visa requirements for Italian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Italy.
Visa requirements for Argentine citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Argentina.
Visa requirements for Barbadian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Barbados. As of 10 September 2023, Barbadian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 166 countries and territories, ranking the Barbadian passport 23rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Bruneian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states which are imposed on citizens of Brunei.
Visa requirements for Chilean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Chile entering with a Chilean passport.
Visa requirements for Filipino citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of the Philippines by the authorities of other territories.
Visa requirements for Chinese citizens of Macau are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on Chinese citizens who are permanent residents of Macau.
Visa requirements for Tuvaluan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Tuvalu. As of 20 December 2020, Tuvaluan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 127 countries and territories, ranking the Tuvaluan passport 45th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Jamaican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Jamaica. As of 2024, Jamaican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 89 countries and territories, ranking the Jamaican passport 55th, tied with Guyanese passport and Nauruan passport in terms of travel freedom according to Henley Passport Index.,
Visa requirements for Dominican Republic citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Dominican Republic. Along with Cuba and Haiti the Dominican republic passport is considered the weakest passport in Latin America for traveling. Despite several promises by the Government the Dominican Republic still doesn't have the biometric passport.
Visa requirements for Zimbabwean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Zimbabwe. As of 2 July 2019, Zimbabwean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 64 countries and territories, ranking the Zimbabwean passport 80th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Sammarinese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of San Marino. As of July 2023, San Marino citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 173 countries and territories, ranking the San Marino passport 19th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. Currently the San Marino passport is one of the four European "ordinary" passports to provide visa-free access to the People's Republic of China.
Visa requirements for Beninese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Benin. As of 2 July 2019, Beninese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 61 countries and territories, ranking the Beninese passport 83rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Central African citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Central African Republic. As of 2 July 2019, Central African Republic citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 49 countries and territories, ranking the Central African passport 94th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Burkinabe citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Burkina Faso. As of 2 July 2019, Burkinabe citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 57 countries and territories, ranking the Burkinabe passport 87th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley & Partners Passport Index.
Visa requirements for German citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Germany.
Short-stay visa waiver signed between Barbados and the European Community on May 28, 2009. Nationals of both countries may visit the other country for a stay of up to three (3) months in any six-month period
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Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Only travellers already vaccinated and those registered to receive COVID-19 shots in Palau will be allowed to take part in the travel bubble with Taiwan, the Pacific island nation announced Tuesday (Aug. 17).
He said scientists had become "terribly worried" about the variant's ability to evade immunity from previous infection or vaccination. "Studies like this confirm our sense that the vaccine gives such massive protective headroom that even with some loss of immunity, you're still safe," he said.
The number of remaining blank pages a passport should have is also an issue. Some travellers have reported arriving with one or less than one full page left and waiting for hours at immigration, until an official reluctantly grants them entry. The FCO lists no hard and fast rules because, in many cases, there aren't any.
African countries that requires (sic) Yellow Fever vaccination certificate: Countries that require vaccination for all travellers older that 9 months or 1 year: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameron, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'lvoire, DRC, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Niger, Togo.
Travellers heading west from the UK to New Zealand may soon be able to avoid the onerous requirement to clear US border control during the refuelling stop at Los Angeles airport (LAX). Unlike almost every other country in the world, the US insists on a full immigration check even for passengers who simply intend to re-board their plane to continue onwards to a foreign destination. Air New Zealand, which flies daily from Heathrow via Los Angeles to Auckland, says there are currently "strict requirements for travellers" in transit at LAX. Through passengers to Auckland on flight NZ1 or Heathrow on NZ2 must apply in advance for an ESTA (online visa) even though they have no intention of staying in the US. They also have to undergo screening by the Transportation Security Administration.
Effective April 27, 2018, border control authorities at all of China's ports of entry, including its airports, will start collecting the fingerprints of all foreign visitors aged between 14 and 70. Diplomatic passport holders and beneficiaries of reciprocal agreements are exempted..
Will visitors still have their digital photo and fingerprints taken at the immigration desk on arrival? Yes, the need to have photos and fingerprints taken upon arrival is to authenticate that the person who applied for the Visa is the same person at the port of entry
While a requirement for a biometric entry-exit system has been in law for over a decade, it is not yet a reality. Many reasons for the long gestating development have been documented in BPC's 2014 report Entry-Exit System: Progress, Challenges, and Outlook, including the technological, operational, and cost challenges of creating exit systems and infrastructure where none exist today. However, many critics, especially in Congress, simply accused the Department of Homeland security of dragging its feet... the major operational, logistical, and technical challenge in implementing exit capability at our ports has been the land borders. Unlike airports and seaports, the land border environment is not physically controlled, there is no means to get advance information on who is arriving, and the sheer volume of travel—both vehicular and pedestrian—creates challenges in any system to not further exacerbate delays. While biometric exit for land vehicular traffic is still in the "what if" stage, CBP is moving ahead and piloting systems and technology to use with the large population of pedestrian crossers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Long demanded by lawmakers in Congress, it is considered a critical step to developing a coherent program to curb illegal immigration, as historically about 30 percent to 40 percent of illegal immigrants in the United States arrived on tourist visas or other legal means and then never left, according to estimates by Homeland Security officials.
Efforts to determine whether visitors actually leave have faltered. Departure monitoring would help officials hunt for foreigners who have not left, if necessary. Domestic security officials say, however, it would be too expensive to conduct fingerprint or facial recognition scans for land departures.
The breach of privacy is probably the biggest threat to the biometric technique of iris recognition. Secondly, a device error can false reject or false accept the identity which can also have some heinous consequences. Lastly, the method isn't the most cost-effective one. It is complex and therefore expensive. Furthermore, the maintenance of devices and data can also be relatively burdensome. However, thanks to the oil money and spending ability of Dubai, they are economically equipped to effectively embrace this system.
Unlike with documents, it's very hard for a traveler to present a forged copy of a fingerprint or iris. That's why the U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to vastly expand the amount of biometric data it collects at the borders. According to Passcode, a new program will ramp up a process to scan fingers and eyes in order to stop people entering and exiting the country on someone else's passport.
Singapore has started scanning travellers' eyes at some of its border checkpoints, its immigration authority said on Monday, in a trial of expensive technology that could one day replace fingerprint verification.
The iris technology could potentially scan irises covertly, as opposed to the scanning of thumbprints which necessitates active participation.