Provence, France
Passport · rank 6 of 66

🇫🇷 France.

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In short, current to October 2026

  • The France passport ranks 6 of 66 on the Patrician.ch mobility table, with visa free or visa on arrival access to 186 destinations.
  • Naturalization in France: 5 years of residence, 2 with a French degree. Dual nationality: Yes.
  • Investment route into France: No passive investment route. Talent residence card for founders and investors.
  • Figures are current to October 2026. Citizenship timelines and investment routes move, and several moved inside the last 24 months. Confirm with counsel before relying on any of them.

Source: the Patrician.ch passport table, part of an original dataset covering 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Mobility counts, citizenship timelines and investment routes are sourced. Figures current to October 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, France passport 2026: visa free or on arrival in 186 places, patrician.ch/passports/fr/, October 2026.

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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 29 October 2026 · 6 min read
Mobility score 186 destinations without a prior visa
Rank on the board 6 / 66
Dual nationality Yes
Taxes citizens abroad No, except for French nationals living in Monaco, who are taxed by France as residents under Article 7-1 of the 1963 Franco-Monegasque convention

Years to citizenship.

5 years of residence, 2 with a French degree

Investment route.

No passive investment route. Talent residence card for founders and investors

Addresses on the board in France.

Provence, France🇫🇷 Provenceeffective tax 44% on $1M · cost 82Courchevel, France🇫🇷 Courcheveleffective tax 44% on $1M · cost 130Megève, France🇫🇷 Megèveeffective tax 44% on $1M · cost 110Saint-Tropez, France🇫🇷 Saint-Tropezeffective tax 44% on $1M · cost 120Cannes, France🇫🇷 Canneseffective tax 44% on $1M · cost 100Nice, France🇫🇷 Niceeffective tax 44% on $1M · cost 88Paris, France🇫🇷 Pariseffective tax 44% on $1M · cost 95

Around it in the ranking.

RankPassportMobilityDual
2🇦🇪 UAE188Case by case
2🇰🇷 South Korea188Restricted, some categories
5🇸🇪 Sweden187Yes
6🇳🇴 Norway186Yes, since 2020
6🇧🇪 Belgium186Yes
6🇩🇰 Denmark186Yes, since 2015
6🇫🇮 Finland186Yes
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How strong is the France passport?

The France passport ranks 6 of 66 on the Patrician.ch table, with visa free or visa on arrival access to 186 destinations.

7 of the 100 addresses on the board sit in France: Provence, Courchevel, Megève, Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Nice, Paris.

How long does it take to get France citizenship?

5 years of residence, 2 with a French degree.

Citizenship timelines moved in several countries inside the last 24 months. The figure is current to October 2026.

Does France allow dual nationality?

Yes. France allows its citizens to hold another nationality.

Is there a France citizenship or residence by investment route?

No. France has no passive investment route.

Talent residence card for founders and investors.

Does France tax its citizens living abroad?

No, except for French nationals living in Monaco, who are taxed by France as residents under Article 7-1 of the 1963 Franco-Monegasque convention.

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