{"id":52713,"date":"2016-09-28T11:30:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T09:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=52713"},"modified":"2022-01-25T16:58:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T15:58:59","slug":"privileged-french-business-traveller-visas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/privileged-french-business-traveller-visas","title":{"rendered":"Visas: French business travellers favoured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>French business travellers are privileged: their passport opens the doors to most business destinations, according to a study recently published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kayak.fr\/news\/passeport-sil-vous-plait-notre-carte-du-monde-des-visas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Kayak.fr<\/a>. The online travel search specialist has compiled data on some 200 countries, and has come to the following conclusion: \"\u00a0<em>French travellers are fortunate to have access to<strong>one of the most advantageous passports in the world<\/strong> in terms of mobility: in fact, it ranks <strong>Ranked 3rd worldwide<\/strong>tied with Italy, Spain, the UK and Finland, according to the Henley &amp; Partners Visa Restrictions Index 2016.<\/em>\" . <strong>Sweden and Germany dominate the rankings<\/strong> of the most internationally recognised passports.<\/p>\n<p>The Kayak infographic looks region by region at the different situations faced by business travellers during their professional trips. It appears that Africa is the most problematic destination in terms of formalities. The majority of countries on the African continent require a visa, which also has to be obtained in advance. More complex, the destination is also more expensive. Africa is said to have the most expensive visas for French passport holders. Kayak cites the example of visas for Mauritania (120 euros), Mauritania (120 euros) and Mauritania (120 euros). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/douala-se-prepare-a-devenir-la-premiere-metropole-centrafricaine-20201117.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cameroon<\/a> (115 euros) and Equatorial Guinea (110 euros).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52715\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52715\" style=\"width: 698px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kayak-visas-Afrique-2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kayak-visas-Afrique-2016.jpg\" alt=\"DR Kayak\" width=\"698\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kayak-visas-Afrique-2016.jpg 698w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kayak-visas-Afrique-2016-300x267-derived.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Africa is the region requiring the most visas, and the most expensive, according to Kayak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Conversely, North America, Latin America and Europe would be the most dynamic regions. <strong>regions most accessible to French business travellers<\/strong>. Across the Atlantic, only two countries require a visa: Cuba and Suriname. In Europe, only Russia and Belarus require a visa.<\/p>\n<p>\"\u00a0<em>Having a good knowledge of the administrative procedures for entering each country can help travellers choose their destination and itinerary to suit their budget and departure dates.<\/em> \"says John-Lee Saez, Kayak Regional Manager for France, Spain and Austria.<\/p>\n<p>However, this state of affairs is not set in stone - quite the contrary. Kayak points out that \"\u00a0<em>Prices and procedures are subject to change according to the political decisions of each state.<\/em>\u00a0\". There have been some notable developments recently at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/visas-changements-voyage-daffaires-canada-20160812.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canada, where an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) is required<\/a> since this summer. It should be noted, however, that <strong>the government has just extended until 9 November 2016 the \"\u00a0<em>leniency period\u00a0<\/em>\"<\/strong>This gives French business travellers a further reprieve. The procedure has also changed in Qatar, which now offers greater flexibility. The local authorities have just<strong>extend the duration of the free transit visa from 48 to 96 hours<\/strong>. This is good news for business travellers who want to take advantage of a stopover in Doha to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/bleisure-le-meilleur-des-deux-mondes-20150718.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a few extra hours of bleisure<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The French passport is one of the most widely accepted internationally, often allowing business travellers to travel without a visa. 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