France visa for Senegalese citizens

For the tourist visa, France’s official sources give a standard fee of €90, and applications are made on france-visas.gouv.fr. Processing time, as France states it: Usually 15 days after lodging the file, up to 45 days in individual cases; allow extra time to obtain an appointment. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

France has 3 missions in Senegal, with its embassy in Dakar. Consulates: Dakar and Ziguinchor.

In 2025, France’s embassy and consulates in Senegal (Dakar) received 35,242 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 19,358. The refusal rate was 46.0%. The refusal rate rose by 6.9 points from 39.2% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications fell by 3% compared with 2024 (36,323).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 51.9% of the applications lodged in Senegal that year, from 25.7% at the consulates of Germany to 82.1% at those of Portugal. France’s consulates worldwide refused 14.2%. France was the most applied-for Schengen state in Senegal.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Senegal, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Senegal to France, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates France at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 20 October 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to France (updated 22 October 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for France (updated 28 October 2026). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.

How long Senegalese citizens can stay in France

How long Senegalese citizens may stay in France is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Senegalese citizens apply

In Senegal, applications go to the French embassy in Dakar and the consulates in Dakar and Ziguinchor, or to a visa centre acting for France; fees, documents and processing times are published by France.

France and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by France lets Senegalese citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to France when it is the main destination of the trip.

France’s neighbours for Senegalese citizens

Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Andorra, Monaco and Spain require Senegalese citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

French citizens travelling to Senegal

Senegal admits French citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.