Does France enforce 90 day rule?

If you plan to stay in France for more than 90 days in a 180 day period, or spend over 90 consecutive days in France, you will need to apply for a long-stay visa or visa de long séjour temporaire visiteur. This allows you to stay up to one year, but not to work or study.



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The Schengen law states that you can't stay in the Schengen Area for more than 90 days. If you do, you're subject to a fine and possibly deportation and being banned from re-entering the Schengen Area. How that rule is enforced, though, varies greatly from one country to another.

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With a valid U.S. passport, you can stay up to 90 days for tourism or business during any 180-day period. Do not overstay! You must wait an additional 90 days before applying to re-enter the Schengen area. To stay longer than 90 days, you must have a visa.

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There have been reports of fines for departing visitors who had accidentally overstayed. In another case a resident of France was fined due to having an entry stamp in her passport.

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With a valid U.S. passport, you can stay up to 90 days for tourism or business during any 180-day period. Do not overstay!

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Moving to France can be the adventure of a lifetime. But it's also a complicated process. To become an official resident of France, you'll have to complete quite a bit of paperwork, including a long-term visa application before you depart.

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If an individual is found to have overstayed their ESTA authorization, that individual may be required to leave the United States immediately, and you may face penalties such as fines or a ban on future travel to the United States.

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