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Free movement — just bring your passport or national ID card

Greek citizens can enter France with a valid passport or national ID card; no visa, ETIAS or EES registration applies.

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇬🇷 Greek
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇫🇷 France
Purpose:
Holiday

EU / EEA / Swiss free movement

Greek citizens can enter France with a valid passport or national ID card; no visa, ETIAS or EES registration applies.

  • Carry a valid passport or national identity card.
  • EES and ETIAS do not apply to EU, EEA and Swiss citizens.
  • For stays longer than 3 months, register with the local authorities if required.

Official source: eur-lex.europa.eu · home-affairs.ec.europa.eu · travel-europe.europa.eu · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to France

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Greek passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see france-visas.gouv.fr.

Working in France

Free movement

EU free movement: no work permit needed

As an EU citizen (or Swiss national under the EU–Switzerland agreement) you can generally work here without a work permit. Registration rules for longer stays still apply.

Source: Your Europe (European Union) – Work permits (europa.eu).

What the source says

"As an EU national you generally don't need a work permit to work anywhere in the EU ." … "Under the EU-Switzerland agreement on the free movement of persons, Swiss nationals are free to live and work in the EU." … "Although these countries are not members of the EU, their nationals can work in the EU on the same footing as EU nationals, since they belong to the European Economic Area." (https://employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies-and-activities/moving-working-europe/working-another-eu-country/non-eu-nationals_en)

Other work routes in France (not needed if the right above applies to you)

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

Salaried employee (with a work permit obtained by the employer)

For: Non-EU nationals hired by a French employer

  • The employer must first obtain a work permit (autorisation de travail) before hiring you
  • Then a long-stay visa / residence card "employee" or "temporary worker"

Source: Service-Public.fr – Authorization to work for a foreign employee (service-public.fr).

What the source says

"The employer who wishes to hire an employee foreigner not European (UE + EEE + Switzerland) in France must first obtain a work permit." … "If the foreigner has a VLS-TS or a residence card « employee » or « temporary worker » , a work authorization is mandatory so he can work."

Talent residence card – qualified employee / innovative company / assignment

For: Qualified employees (e.g. master's-level diploma obtained in France), staff of innovative companies, and employees on assignment from a group abroad

  • Employment contract with annual gross pay of at least €39,582
  • No work permit needed by the employer
Length
Same as the employment contract, up to 4 years

Source: Service-Public.fr – Talent card (multi-year residence card) (service-public.fr).

What the source says

"Your employer does not have to apply for a work permit and is exempt from paying the foreigner employment tax. The card is valid for the same period as the employment contract, up to a maximum of 4 years." … "Have an employment contract of more than 3 months that provides for an annual gross remuneration greater than or equal to €39,582 ."

Talent – European Blue Card

For: Highly qualified employees

  • Diploma for at least 3 years of higher education, or 5 years of comparable professional experience
  • No work permit needed by the employer
Length
Contract of 2+ years: length of the contract up to 4 years; shorter contract: contract plus 3 months, up to 2 years

Source: Service-Public.fr – Talent card (European Blue Card) (service-public.fr).

What the source says

"Have a diploma attesting to at least 3 years of higher education or 5 years of professional experience" … "Where the employment contract has a duration of at least 2 years, the card is issued for a duration equal to that of the contract, within the limit of 4 years"

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Overview: Service-Public.fr – Work of a foreigner in France. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Transit through France

Option 1
Visa-freeAirport transit (changing flights in France)

Airside transit: no airport transit visa needed; leaving the transit area needs normal Schengen entry

Unless your nationality is on the EU common airport-transit-visa list or France's national list (those passports have their own rule here), you don't need an airport transit visa to change planes in the international transit area of an airport in France. If you have to pass through border control (e.g. to collect bags, change airport or terminal outside the transit area, or your onward flight is to another Schengen country), you are entering the Schengen area and the normal entry rules for your passport apply - see the holiday section.

Conditions

  • Stay in the airport's international transit area (do not pass border control).
  • Flights to or from another Schengen country count as entering the Schengen area: normal entry rules for your passport apply.
  • Hold the documents required for your final destination; your airline may check them.
Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Checked on the live official page

Official wording

“Visa Code (Reg. 810/2009) Art. 3: an airport transit visa is required for nationals on the common list (Annex IV; Handbook Annex 7A) and, where a member state has notified one, its national list (Handbook Annex 7B, 1 July 2026). Nationals not on these lists need no airport transit visa.”

Before you go to France

Cash you can bring in and take out

Bringing cash in
Declare cash of EUR 10,000 or more (or equivalent) when arriving from outside the EU.
Taking cash out
Declare cash of EUR 10,000 or more (or equivalent) when leaving to a country outside the EU.

Official source: taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu · Last checked 4 Oct 2026 · Details

Common tourist traps

  1. Pickpocket teams on the Métro and RER

    How it works: One thief distracts you (a question, a bump, a petition) while another opens your bag, mostly on the Paris Métro, RER lines, airport trains and at big stations.

    How to avoid it: Wear your bag across your body, split cards, cash and passport between pockets, and stay alert at ticket machines, ATMs and doors.

  2. "Free drink" at a private club

    How it works: A friendly stranger invites you for a free drink or show at a private club; you then face huge charges on your card before you are allowed to leave.

    How to avoid it: Turn down invitations from people you just met and choose bars yourself.

  3. Card skimming

    How it works: Devices fitted to ATMs and unattended petrol-station pumps copy your card, especially in tourist areas.

    How to avoid it: Use ATMs inside banks or shopping centres, cover your PIN and keep the card in sight.

All 9 traps for France →

Emergency numbers in France

  • Emergency 112
  • Ambulance 15
  • Fire 18
  • Police 17
  • SMS (deaf / hard of hearing) 114

Other traps paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 11 Aug 2026 · Last checked 4 Oct 2026.