What the France visa rules mean for Türkiye travellers
Türkiye citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of France. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Schengen short-stay visa, which costs 90 EUR with a processing time of —.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, France applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Service-Public says a foreigner must have a passport issued less than 10 years ago and valid for at least 3 months beyond the planned date of departure.
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Travel insurance: Service-Public lists, among the conditions a foreigner must all meet when crossing the border, insurance covering medical and hospital costs for care you might receive in France, with minimum cover of €30,000. The EU Vi…
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read makes a return or onward ticket a condition of entry in itself. Under the Schengen Borders Code (Annex I), the supporting documents for journeys for tourism or private reasons include, a…
France entry rules compared
France lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Türkiye citizens are treated the same way as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Cambodia. Overall the Türkiye passport ranks #92 in the world with 70 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Türkiye passport you can also visit 11 countries in the region without a visa, including Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
In the other direction, France citizens can visit Türkiye visa-free for up to 90 days.