CONDITIONS OF ENTRY IN MONACO AND FRANCE
Conditions required in order to enter and stay in the Principality for a period not exceeding three months.
Any person of foreign nationality who wishes to enter Monégasque territory and to stay there for a period not exceeding three months must possess the document required when entering French territory (passport, travel or identity document).
Exempt from visa requirement for France’s territory in Europe are :
- citizens of the EU, the EEA and Switzerland ;
- nationals of the following countries, whatever the reason for their stay: Albania*, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bosnia*, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Holy See, Honduras, Israel, Macedonia*, Malaysia, Mauritius, Monaco, Montenegro*, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, San Marino, Serbia*, Seychelles, Taiwan (passport bearing identity card number), Uruguay ;
*bearers of biometric passports only
- nationals of the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, United States, Venezuela, bearers of passports of the Hong Kong special administrative region (People’s Republic of China) and the Macau special administrative region (People’s Republic of China). If you are gainfully employed, the exemption only applies if you can produce a work permit ;
- holders of a valid residence permit for France ;
- holders of a residence permit issued by a state applying the Schengen Agreements ;
- holders of certain travel documents issued by an EU Member State ;
- holders of a British National (Overseas) passport
- For more information, click on following link – French Ministry of Foreign Affairs :
French nationals must merely be holders of the national identity card issued by the French administration.
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