Thailand to France visa requirements

Thai ordinary passport holders need a Schengen short-stay (Type C) visa before traveling to France for tourism. ETIAS does not apply to Thai nationals. France is part of the Schengen Area, and Thailand is not on the EU visa-exempt list. A Thai ordinary passport holder must therefore obtain a Schengen short-stay visa (Type C) before traveling to France for tourism. The visa is applied for through France-Visas and TLScontact, the France visa application centre in Bangkok, and permits stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period across the Schengen Area. The standard Schengen visa fee is EUR 90 for adults and EUR 45 for children aged 6-11; the France-Visas Thailand page also lists a TLScontact basic service fee charged in local currency, approximately THB 973. Decision time is usually 15 days and can be extended to 45 days in special cases. France-Visas Thailand says appointment availability can be considerably longer in high seasons, from late February to late July and from November to December. Because Thai nationals are visa-required, ETIAS does not apply to them. From 10 April 2026 the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) is fully operational, so non-EU/non-Schengen short-stay visitors are registered at the border. Under the EU visa-cascade rules for Thailand, bona-fide frequent travelers with properly used previous Schengen visas may receive multiple-entry visas valid up to 1, 2, or 5 years.