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PolynesiaFrench Polynesia visa requirements
Travellers from 36 of 100 countries can visit French Polynesia easily: no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
What 100 passports need to visit French Polynesia
Find your own passport in the list below for the exact rule.
- No visa needed36 of 100 passportsJust show your passport at the border.
- Visa needed64 of 100 passportsApply at the embassy or consulate.
Types of French Polynesia visa
- Visitor visa9 optionsMany travellers can visit without a visa for up to 3 months in a 6-month period. Travellers who need a visa must apply through a French embassy or consulate.
- Transit visa5 optionsMany passengers can connect through the airport's international transit area without a visa. Some passengers still need an airport transit visa.
- Long-stay student visa1 optionsA reduced long-stay visa fee applies to students staying more than 90 days. Detailed student visa requirements are not specified.
- Work permit1 optionsVisa-free entry does not automatically give permission to work. European Union and European Free Trade Association citizens who are not French nationals need a work permit in French Polynesia.
- Family visit and long-stay visas3 optionsFamily-related visa fee exemptions and reductions apply. Spouses of French nationals pay no visa fee for either short or long stays.
Find your passport
100 of 100 passports
- Antigua and BarbudaVisa not requiredCaribbean
- AustraliaVisa not requiredAustralia and New Zealand90 days
- BahamasVisa not requiredCaribbean
- BarbadosVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- BrazilVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- Costa RicaVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- CroatiaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe
- DominicaVisa not requiredCaribbean
- El SalvadorVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- FijiVisa not requiredMelanesia90 days
- GrenadaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- HondurasVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- KiribatiVisa not requiredMicronesia
- Marshall IslandsVisa not requiredMicronesia
- MauritiusVisa not requiredEastern Africa
- MexicoVisa not requiredNorth America90 days
- MicronesiaVisa not requiredMicronesia90 days
- NauruVisa not requiredMicronesia
- New ZealandVisa not requiredAustralia and New Zealand90 days
- PalauVisa not requiredMicronesia
- PanamaVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- Papua New GuineaVisa not requiredMelanesia90 days
- Saint Kitts and NevisVisa not requiredCaribbean
- Saint LuciaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- SamoaVisa not requiredPolynesia
- San MarinoVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- SeychellesVisa not requiredEastern Africa
- Solomon IslandsVisa not requiredMelanesia
- TongaVisa not requiredPolynesia
- Trinidad and TobagoVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- TuvaluVisa not requiredPolynesia
- UkraineVisa not requiredEastern Europe90 days
- United Arab EmiratesVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- VanuatuVisa not requiredMelanesia
- VenezuelaVisa not requiredSouth America
- AlgeriaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- AngolaVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- BelizeVisa requiredCentral America
- BeninVisa requiredWestern Africa
- BotswanaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- Burkina FasoVisa requiredWestern Africa
- BurundiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- CameroonVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- Cape VerdeVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Central African RepublicVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ChadVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ComorosVisa requiredEastern Africa
- CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- DjiboutiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- DR CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- EgyptVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- Equatorial GuineaVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- EritreaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- EswatiniVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- EthiopiaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- GabonVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- GambiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GhanaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GuineaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Guinea-BissauVisa requiredWestern Africa
- IndiaVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- IranVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- Ivory CoastVisa requiredWestern Africa
- JamaicaVisa requiredCaribbean
- JordanVisa requiredWestern Asia
- KenyaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- KuwaitVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LebanonVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LesothoVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- LiberiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- LibyaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- MadagascarVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MalawiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MaldivesVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- MaliVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MauritaniaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MoroccoVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- MozambiqueVisa requiredEastern Africa
- NamibiaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- NigerVisa requiredWestern Africa
- NigeriaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- PakistanVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- QatarVisa requiredWestern Asia
- RussiaVisa requiredEastern Europe
- RwandaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- São Tomé and PríncipeVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- SenegalVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Sierra LeoneVisa requiredWestern Africa
- SomaliaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- South AfricaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- South SudanVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- SudanVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- SurinameVisa requiredSouth America
- TanzaniaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- TogoVisa requiredWestern Africa
- TunisiaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- UgandaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- ZambiaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- ZimbabweVisa requiredSouthern Africa
Who can visit easily, by part of the world
For each part of the world: how many countries' travellers can come easily. Easy means no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
- Oceania14 of 14 countries
- Americas16 of 19 countries
- Europe3 of 4 countries
- Asia1 of 9 countries
- Africa2 of 54 countries
Questions
How many passports can enter French Polynesia without a visa?
36 of 100 passports can enter without applying before travel.
Is French Polynesia part of France?
French Polynesia is a territory linked to France, with its own entry rules. Check them separately even if you can visit France.
What is the most common entry rule for French Polynesia?
Visa needed: it applies to 64 passports.
Which passports need an embassy visa for French Polynesia?
64 passports, including India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Russia DR Congo, and 59 more.
Do India passport holders need a visa for French Polynesia?
Visa needed.
Do Nigeria passport holders need a visa for French Polynesia?
Visa needed.
Do Pakistan passport holders need a visa for French Polynesia?
Visa needed.
Do Brazil passport holders need a visa for French Polynesia?
No visa needed, for up to 90 days.
Which region's passports have the easiest access to French Polynesia?
Oceania: 14 of 14 passports enter without applying first.
What is the capital of French Polynesia?
Papeetē.
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