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Visa French Polynesia

Océanie · Polynésie

French Polynesia is a collectivity of the French Republic located outside Europe: the interministerial France-Visas portal states that it does not belong to the Schengen area and that a Schengen visa gives no access to it. People subject to the visa requirement must apply for a special visa specific to the territory. A trip combining French Polynesia and European France requires two separate visas. The application is prepared online, then filed by appointment.

The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.

Machine-assisted draft, reviewed by a person on 23 September 2026. Only the authority cited is authoritative.

Published on 23 September 2026 · Reviewed by vg_admin on 23 September 2026 · Sources consulted on 17 September 2026

At a glance

Authority
Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and Ministry of the Interior (France), through the interministerial France-Visas portal
Submission channel
Application prepared online on France-Visas, then the complete file submitted by appointment — CERFA form and receipt — at the consular post or the external service provider competent for the country of submission
Electronic visa
Not stated on the portal consulted: the application is entered online, but the portal provides for the file to be submitted by appointment
Portal language
French, English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Russian

Do you need a visa?

Choose a nationality to see the recorded entry rule. No answer is shown until reviewed data exists.

Documented visa types

Short-stay visa specific to non-European French territories
According to the portal, a Schengen visa does not allow entry into these territories: a special visa must be applied for. The short-stay visa covers stays not exceeding 90 days. Official page (new tab)
Long-stay visa
According to the portal, any stay of more than 90 days requires a long-stay visa applied for in advance; its validity ranges from three months to one year, whatever the length of the planned stay. Official page (new tab)

Where and how to apply

The France-Visas portal places French Polynesia among the overseas collectivities of the French Republic, none of which, it specifies, belongs to the Schengen area. It draws two consequences from this: a person subject to the visa requirement must apply for a special visa to travel there, a Schengen visa not allowing entry; and a trip including both this territory and European France requires two separate visas, a Schengen visa and a national visa valid for the territory concerned.

The portal refers to a "visa wizard" that makes it possible to check whether a visa is required and to identify the supporting documents to provide, then to a submission page where the country of submission is selected in order to find out about appointments, special cases, fees and accepted means of payment. It also mentions an order specific to entry into French Polynesia.

Steps in the procedure

  1. Find out about your situation: check whether a visa is required for the planned trip.
  2. Enter the application online on France-Visas and gather the supporting documents requested.
  3. Book an appointment, taking into account the time needed to obtain the appointment and the processing time, in view of the planned departure date.
  4. Submit the complete file at the appointment, with the CERFA form and the receipt, which the portal asks to be printed and brought in final paper form.
  5. Follow the progress of the application until the passport is returned.

Documents mentioned by the authority

The exact list depends on the visa type and on the situation; only the official page is authoritative.

Stated fees and processing times

Not stated on the portal consulted: the general pages show neither an amount nor a currency. The portal states that the fees and the accepted means of payment appear on the submission page, after selecting the country where the application is filed; that page was not opened for a given country.

Processing times are not quantified on the pages consulted. The portal only calls for anticipating the time needed to obtain an appointment and to process the file, in view of the planned departure date.

After the decision

The decision rests with the French consular authority. The portal provides for the application to be tracked until the passport is returned.

For European France, the portal states that an extension beyond the validity of the long-stay visa requires an application for a residence permit at the prefecture. On the pages consulted, it does not describe the equivalent procedure in the non-European French territories.

Published procedures

No reviewed and published procedure for French Polynesia to date. We prefer an empty page to an invented requirement.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a visa required to travel to French Polynesia?

It depends on nationality and on the purpose of travel; the rule reviewed by VisaGuideline is shown with the nationality selector on this page. Always check with the authority.

Does a Schengen visa allow entry into French Polynesia?

No. The France-Visas portal states that no French territory located outside Europe belongs to the Schengen area and that a Schengen visa does not allow entry there: a special visa specific to the territory must be applied for.

What if the trip also goes through European France?

The portal states that two separate visas are then required: a Schengen visa for European France and a national visa valid for the overseas territory or territories concerned.

Where is the application filed?

The application is entered online on France-Visas, then the complete file is submitted by appointment at the consular post or the external service provider competent for the country of submission, with the CERFA form and the receipt.

How long does a long-stay visa last?

According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-17, the validity of a long-stay visa ranges from three months to one year, whatever the length of the planned stay. The authority decides the duration granted in each case.

What are the fees and processing times?

Not stated on the general pages consulted. The portal states that the fees and the means of payment appear on the submission page, after selecting the country where the application is filed.

Consulted sources

Official pages read to write this guide, with the date they were read. A page may have changed since: check it before taking any step.

What this guide does not know yet

Points the official source does not specify and which this guide therefore left blank. Ask the competent authority about them before filing an application.

Prepare my case

This method is the same for every destination. It does not list any document as an official requirement: only the authority’s source is authoritative.

  1. Describe your situation

    Nationality, residence, purpose and dates. The checker tells covered routes apart from situations that are still unknown.

  2. Check at the source

    Open the destination’s official source and compare it with your situation before starting a procedure.

  3. Track what is left to do

    Your space keeps your answers and your declared checklist. A complete checklist does not announce a favorable decision.

Check my route Open my case

The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.