Guadeloupe
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Visa, stay set by the visa
Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate.
How long you may stay is set by your visa.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Source & evidence Read the original words
Official wording
b) Etre en possession d'un visa en cours de validité si celui-ci est requis en vertu de l'annexe II du présent arrêté … Outre les étrangers mentionnés à l'article 1er qui bénéficient de la libre circulation des personnes, sont dispensés du visa prévu à ce même article les étrangers mentionnés à l'annexe II du présent arrêté, dans les limites qu'elle fixe
Aevamo’s reading
This arrêté, taken under the CESEDA and published in the Journal officiel, imposes the obligation itself: Article 1(1) requires a valid visa for entry into Guadeloupe for any foreigner not covered by free movement 'si celui-ci est requis en vertu de l'annexe II', and Article 3 plus Annexe II grant the dispenses. It is the operative legal text for the DOM, which are outside the Schengen area; the EU Regulation 2018/1806 governs only the European territory of France.
Article 1(1) of the arrêté requires any foreigner who does not benefit from free movement to hold a valid visa where Annexe II requires one; Article 3 dispenses only the foreigners listed in Annexe II, within its limits. These issuers appear in Annexe II either not at all or only with a dispense limited to diplomatic, service or special passports, to holders of an already-issued French multi-entry visa, or to cruise-ship passengers, so the ordinary passport holder must obtain a short-stay visa for Guadeloupe.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
Version en vigueur au 03 décembre 2024; dernière mise à jour des données 09 mai 2022; arrêté signé le 26 juillet 2011, JORF n°0173 du 28 juillet 2011; capture Wayback du 3 décembre 2024.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
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