No visa needed

Do citizens of Palau need a visa for France?

Citizens of Palau don’t need a visa for France and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Palau: the passport opens 68 countries visa-free; Ngerulmud — Paris: ≈ 12,220 km, about 16 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to France without a visa on a Palau passport?

Yes, citizens of Palau don’t need a visa for France for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

France visa rules at a glance

With a Palau passport you can visit 68 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 54 with an e-visa; 44 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Palau passport ranks 95th of 199.
Palau passport: visa-free access to 68 countries; France passport: 123.
Citizens of Palau and France can travel together visa-free to 65 countries, for example: Philippines, Taiwan, Micronesia, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Fiji, Seychelles, Finland, Estonia, Palestine, and Latvia.
Citizens of France, in turn, don’t need a visa for Palau. Palau visa for citizens of France

Travelling to France: good to know

Ngerulmud — Paris: about 12,220 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Ngerulmud 12:00 — Paris 05:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
France is the 126th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Palau.