France updates travel advice for US

France warns travellers of new US visa rules

France has updated its official guidance for travellers heading to the United States, following a change in US policy that affects how gender is recorded on visa and ESTA applications. According to the French Foreign Ministry, all new US visa or ESTA applicants must now indicate their sex assigned at birth. This requirement stems from a Presidential Decree issued on 20 January 2025… Source

In the wake of other European countries, France changed on Tuesday the regulations to its nationals travelling to the United States.

France asks citizens to state ‘gender assigned at birth’ for traveling to US

The French foreign ministry's advisory has ‘strongly recommended’ the visitors check the US Embassy website ‘for any changes or new measures adopted’.

France updates travel advice over new 'sex at birth' rules in US

The French foreign ministry has updated its advice to travellers planning a trip to the USA, warning that they must now specify their 'sex at birth' to American immigration authorities.

France updates travel advice for US

France is cautioning that travelers are now required to declare their gender assigned at birth when completing visa or ESTA applications.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has modified its instructions on the France Diplomatie website for people...