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French Guiana visa requirements for Thai citizens

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Last updated: 11 November 2026

What to do

Check the destination's official government website before you travel.

Ways into French Guiana

Get a visa before travel unless you qualify to enter visa-free.

Visa not required For your passportFrench visa entrySome travellers with a French multiple-entry visa can visit without another visa.
Stay
90 days
Fee
Free
How to apply
1. Check your nationality in the current overseas entry list.
2. Check your visa's length and multiple-entry status.
3. Check that a French consulate gave you the visa.
4. Carry your passport, visa and proof of your visit.
Documents required
- Ordinary passport with qualifying French visa
- Proof of travel purpose
- Proof of accommodation
- Proof of funds
- 2 blank pages
- Hotel booking
- Yellow fever certificate required for travellers over one year old, unless medically contraindicated. vaccine
- Stay at most 90 days in any 180 days.
- Visas from another Schengen country's consulate do not qualify for this route.
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Visa not requiredResidence document entryA qualifying residence permit or long-stay visa lets you visit without another visa.
Stay
90 days
Fee
Free
How to apply
1. Check that your permit or long-stay visa qualifies.
2. Check that it is still valid.
3. Carry the original document and your passport.
4. Show both at the border.
Documents required
- Passport
- Valid residence permit or long-stay visa
- Proof of travel purpose
- Proof of accommodation
- Proof of funds
- 2 blank pages
- Hotel booking
- Yellow fever certificate required for travellers over one year old, unless medically contraindicated. vaccine
- Stay at most 90 days in any 180 days.
- A short-stay Schengen visa alone does not qualify for this route.
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Visa on arrivalEmergency border visaFor rare urgent cases that prevented applying ahead, and some ship crew transits.
Stay
15 days
Fee
Fee required; amount not given
How to apply
1. Show why an unexpected urgent reason prevented applying ahead.
2. Give your travel document and passport photo.
3. Give fingerprints and pay the required fee.
4. Wait for the border officer's decision.
Documents required
- Proof of unexpected urgent reason
- Accepted travel document
- Passport photo
- Ship operator's documents if needed
- 2 blank pages
- Fingerprints
- Yellow fever certificate required for travellers over one year old, unless medically contraindicated. vaccine
- Approval is not guaranteed; this is not a routine tourist service.
- Transit stays last only as long as needed, within the 15-day limit.
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Visa requiredShort tourist visaFor tourists and private visitors who need a visa for French Guiana.
Stay
90 days
Fee
€60
Processing
15–45 days
How to apply
1. Choose French Guiana in France-Visas.
2. Fill in and print your form and checklist.
3. Book your visa appointment.
4. Submit documents, pay fees and give fingerprints if needed.
5. Check your visa's dates, entry count and destination.
Documents required
- Passport and copy
- Application form and receipt
- 2 recent passport photos
- Travel plans
- Proof of accommodation
- Proof of funds
- Documents from your personal checklist
- Hotel booking
- Fingerprints
- Yellow fever vaccination is required for travellers over one year old, unless medically contraindicated. Carry the certificate; vaccination must be completed at least ten days before arrival. vaccine
- Stay at most 90 days in any 180 days; paid work is not allowed.
- Children aged 6–11 pay 35 EUR; children under 6 pay no visa fee.
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Visa requiredLong visitor visaFor longer private stays without paid work, when a visa is needed.
Fee
€99
How to apply
1. Choose French Guiana and private stay in France-Visas.
2. Prepare the visitor documents on your checklist.
3. Submit your application at the assigned centre or consulate.
4. Follow your visa's instructions after arrival.
Documents required
- Passport and copies
- Application form
- 2 recent passport photos
- Proof of personal finances
- Proof of accommodation
- Medical cover
- Written promise not to work
- Hotel booking
- Travel insurance
- Fingerprints
- Yellow fever certificate required for travellers over one year old, unless medically contraindicated. vaccine
- Your visa sets the length of your stay.
- Choose French Guiana; arrival rules may differ from mainland France.
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Planning your French Guiana trip

Guiana Space CentreNear Kourou, it offers free tours twice a day and a museum with an entry charge. Check the rocket launch schedule.
CayenneThe capital has museums and colonial architecture.
Îles du SalutVisit these former prison islands by boat from Kourou. Devil's Island itself is closed to visitors.
Plage les HattesThis beach at Awala-Yalimapo is the world's most important nesting site for giant leatherback turtles.

Read the full French Guiana guide