French Embassy in Dakar

France requires Senegalese citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Whether the French embassy in Dakar takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

In 2025, France’s embassy in Dakar received 35,242 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 19,358. 16,513 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 46.0%. In 2024 it had been 39.2%: the rate rose by 6.9 points, a sharp increase. Applications fell by 3% compared with 2024 (36,323).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 34.2% (2023) to 46.0% (2025).

Across all Schengen consulates in Senegal, 51.9% of applications were refused in 2025; France’s rate worldwide was 14.2%. France received the largest number of applications of the 14 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 36.4% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Senegal.

The French embassy in Dakar is one of 5 missions of France in Senegal. Consulates: Dakar and Ziguinchor. Senegal in turn has 15 missions in France, its embassy being in Paris.

About the French embassy in Dakar

It appears in official lists as Embassy of France in Dakar.

Address and contact

Address: Rue El Hadji Amadou Assane Ndoye 1, Dakar. The record for the French embassy in Dakar includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

French citizens travelling to Senegal

French citizens do not need a visa for Senegal: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

When the French embassy in Dakar is closed

Expect the French embassy in Dakar to be shut on Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and often on Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) on Wednesday 11 November 2026, a holiday in France.

Before visiting the French embassy in Dakar

Current procedures for the French embassy in Dakar, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.