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France has no digital nomad visa, and its four independent CGI residency tests, home, main stay, professional activity or economic interests, mean family ties alone can trigger worldwide taxation with no day count involved. The visiteur permit is the closest legal route in but explicitly bars any professional activity, leaving foreign-employer telework in a genuinely unresolved grey area.

General information

This page is orientation, not advice. What actually applies to you depends on your corridor - where you live, your nationality, who employs you and how long you stay. The personal assessment works that out for your exact situation.

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At a glance

Remote-work friendliness

2 of 5 for remote-work friendliness

Nomad visa

No dedicated nomad visa

Standard visa-free days

90 daysfor many nationalities

Tax complexity

5 of 5 for tax complexity

Labor law strength

5 of 5 for labor law strength

Healthcare access

5 of 5 for healthcare access

Employer complexity

4 of 5 for employer complexity

Common risks

Patterns that often catch cross-border workers here. Whether they apply to you depends on your setup.

  • No digital nomad visa exists, and the visiteur permit bars any professional activity

  • A family home or centre of economic interests can trigger residency with no day count

  • Running your foreign company from a French home office is a high permanent establishment risk

Framework memberships

  • European Union
  • European Economic Area
  • Schengen Area
  • Indonesia visa-on-arrival list
  • UAE visa-free entry list (EU/EEA, UK, Brazil)
  • Argentina visa-free tourist entry list
  • Australia eVisitor (subclass 651) eligible nationalities
  • Australia Working Holiday visa (subclass 417) eligible nationalities
  • Bermuda visa-exempt entry list
  • Brazil visa-exempt visitor list
  • Bahamas general visa-free entry list
  • Antigua and Barbuda 180-day visa-free entry list
  • Canada eTA visa-exempt nationalities (roster)
  • International Experience Canada participating nationalities (roster)
  • Colombia visa-free tourist entry list
  • Costa Rica Group 1 visa-free list
  • Curacao visa-free entry list (NaVi-checked nationalities)
  • Georgia visa-free entry list (365 days)
  • UK Electronic Travel Authorisation eligible nationalities (roster reading)
  • Non-visa nationals needing a UK ETA extended to Guernsey
  • Roster nationalities with no Gibraltar tax treaty
  • Hong Kong 90-day visa-free visit nationalities
  • Jersey UK-aligned 6-month visa-free visit roster
  • Japan 90-day visa exemption
  • Japan Digital Nomad visa eligibility
  • Cayman Islands visa-exempt entry list
  • Roster nationalities generally admitted to Mauritius without a prior visa
  • Montenegro 90-day visa-free list (Schengen Annex II parallel)
  • Mexico visa-exempt tourist and visitor list (NaVi roster)
  • Turkiye visa-free 90-in-180 list
  • Turkiye Digital Nomad Visa eligible nationalities
  • US Visa Waiver Program nationalities
  • Malaysia 90-day visa-free entry list
  • Panama visa-free entry, 90 days
  • Panama Friendly Nations Visa eligible list (confirmed subset)
  • Philippines visa-free entry nationalities
  • US Visa Waiver Program nationalities (for Puerto Rico entry)
  • Paraguay 90-day visa-free entry list
  • El Salvador visa-free Group A nationalities
  • Uruguay visa-free tourist entry list
  • BVI visa-exempt tourist entry nationalities
  • Vietnam unilateral visa-free list, 45 days, all purposes
  • South Africa 90 day visa exemption list
  • Bolivia visa-free entry group (Group 1)
  • Chile 90-day visa-free reciprocity roster
  • Guyana 90 day visa-free entry list
  • Peru visa-free tourist entry roster
  • Suriname Entry Fee visa-free roster nationalities

Treaty relationships

What NaVi has mapped between France and other countries. None known means no data yet - not proof that no treaty exists.

  • Tax treaty with Andorra

    France - Andorra double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Antigua and Barbuda

    No FR - Antigua and Barbuda double taxation agreement

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Argentina

    FR - Argentina double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Australia

    Australia - France tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Austria

    Austria - France double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Bahamas

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Bahrain

    Bahrain - France double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Belgium

    Belgium - France tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Bermuda

    Bermuda - France, no double taxation agreement

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Bolivia

    Bolivia - France double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Bonaire

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Brazil

    Brazil - France tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with British Virgin Islands

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Canada

    Canada - France tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Cayman Islands

    No Cayman Islands - France double tax treaty

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Chile

    Chile - France double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Colombia

    Colombia - France double taxation treaty

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Costa Rica

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Croatia

    FR - Croatia double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Cura莽ao

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Cyprus

    Cyprus - France double tax treaty

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Czechia

    FR - Czechia double taxation treaty

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Denmark

    Denmark - France double taxation agreement, new treaty

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Ecuador

    Ecuador - France double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with El Salvador

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Estonia

    FR - Estonia double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Georgia

    France - Georgia double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Germany

    Germany - France tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Gibraltar

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Greece

    France - Greece double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Guernsey

    Guernsey - France, no tax treaty

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Guyana

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Hong Kong

    Hong Kong - France CDTA

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Indonesia

    France - Indonesia tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Ireland

    France - Ireland double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Isle of Man

    Isle of Man - France, no comprehensive DTA

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Italy

    FR - Italy double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Japan

    France - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Jersey

    Jersey - France partial double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Liechtenstein

    Liechtenstein - France, TIEA only

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Luxembourg

    France - Luxembourg double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Malaysia

    France - Malaysia double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Maldives

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Malta

    France - Malta double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Mauritius

    Mauritius - France double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Mexico

    Mexico - France double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Monaco

    Convention fiscale franco-monegasque

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Montenegro

    France - Montenegro double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Netherlands

    Netherlands - France tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Norway

    France - Norway double taxation convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Panama

    France - Panama double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Paraguay

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Peru

    Peru, no tax treaty with France

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Philippines

    France - Philippines double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Poland

    France-Poland double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Portugal

    France - Portugal double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Puerto Rico

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Seychelles

    Seychelles - France double taxation agreement, none in force

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Singapore

    France - Singapore double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Slovenia

    France - Slovenia double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with South Africa

    France - South Africa double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Spain

    Spain - France tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Suriname

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Sweden

    France - Sweden double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Switzerland

    France - Switzerland double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Thailand

    France - Thailand double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Turkey

    France - Turkiye double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with United Arab Emirates

    UAE - France tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with United Kingdom

    FR - UK double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Tax treaty with United States

    France - United States income tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Uruguay

    None known

  • Tax treaty with Vietnam

    France - Vietnam double taxation agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Andorra

    France - Andorra social security convention

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Antigua and Barbuda

    No FR - Antigua and Barbuda social security totalization agreement

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Argentina

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Australia

    Australia - FR: no social security agreement

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Austria

    EU Regulation 883/2004 coordination, Austria - France

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Bahamas

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Bahrain

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Belgium

    EU Regulation 883/2004 social security coordination

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Bermuda

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Bolivia

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Bonaire

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Brazil

    Brazil - France bilateral social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with British Virgin Islands

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Canada

    Canada - France bilateral social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Cayman Islands

    No Cayman Islands - France social security agreement

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Chile

    Chile - France social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Colombia

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Costa Rica

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Croatia

    FR - Croatia social security coordination

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Cura莽ao

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Czechia

    FR - Czechia social security coordination

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Ecuador

    None known

  • Social security agreement with El Salvador

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Georgia

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Germany

    EU Regulation 883/2004 social security coordination

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Guernsey

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Guyana

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Indonesia

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Italy

    EU social security coordination (Regulation 883/2004)

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Japan

    France - Japan social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Jersey

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Malaysia

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Maldives

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Monaco

    Convention franco-monegasque sur la securite sociale

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Netherlands

    EU Regulation 883/2004 social security coordination

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Norway

    France - Norway social security coordination

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Paraguay

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Peru

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Philippines

    France - Philippines social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Poland

    EU social security coordination (Regulation 883/2004)

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Portugal

    EU Regulation 883/2004 social security coordination

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Puerto Rico

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Seychelles

    Seychelles - France, no social security totalization agreement

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Singapore

    None known

  • Social security agreement with South Africa

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Spain

    EU Regulation 883/2004 social security coordination

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Suriname

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Sweden

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Switzerland

    EU/EFTA social security coordination (Regulation 883/2004 via the AFMP)

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Thailand

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Turkey

    In force

  • Social security agreement with United Arab Emirates

    None known

  • Social security agreement with United Kingdom

    EU-UK TCA Protocol on Social Security Coordination

    In force

  • Social security agreement with United States

    France - United States totalization agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Vietnam

    None known

  • Healthcare agreement with Austria

    EHIC reciprocal healthcare coordination, Austria - France

    In force

  • Healthcare agreement with Germany

    In force

  • Healthcare agreement with Sweden

    In force

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