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France visa requirements for Burkina Faso citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Burkina Faso citizens need a visa for France.
Entry details
Travelling to France on a Burkina Faso passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Burkina Faso passport currently ranks #150 of 199 worldwide, with 56 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
France is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #7 with 165 open destinations. Interestingly France citizens have the better deal, facing only visa on arrival in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, France citizens travelling to Burkina Faso face: visa on arrival.
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