Tourism / Private stay
Travel for private stay or tourism reasons does not entitle you to engage in any professional activity unless you are a young traveller eligible to take part in the working holiday programme. The reason for your visit or stay may be :
Your visa
- If the duration of your stay does not exceed 90 days per 180-day period, you will be issued a short-stay uniform Schengen visa or national visa depending on your destination.
- If your presence in France requires an airport stopover, please ensure that you do not need an airport transit visa.
- If the total duration of your stay exceeds 90 days, you will be issued a long-stay national visa.
Useful links:
- Tourism in France;
- The France Tourism Development Agency (in French only)