"The French Culture Ministry has confirmed to The Local that non-EU citizens who live in France will not have to pay the new higher museum ticket prices for non-European visitors. At the start of 2026 France unveiled a new price structure for its national museums - including the Louvre and Versailles - that charges higher prices to non-EU visitors. However, it was not clear whether this new price hike also affected non-EU citizens who are residents in France and have a carte de séjour."
"The Ministry confirmed to us that the new price would not apply to non-EU citizens living in France, saying "a foreign national holding a residency permit is recognised as a resident of an EEA Member State as this permit allows them to reside legally in the territory of an EEA Member State. With such proof of residence, there is no difficulty in benefiting from an EEA rate." Non-EU citizens living in France - for example Americans, Brits, Brazilians or Canadians - will therefore need to show their carte de séjour at a museum, and will then be charged the lower ticket price."
France introduced a new 2026 price structure for national museums that charges higher entry fees to non-EU visitors. The Culture Ministry clarified that non-EU citizens holding a residency permit (carte de séjour) are recognised as residents for EEA rates and will not face the higher non-EU pricing. Proof of residence must be shown at museums to access the lower ticket price. EU/EEA under-26 free-entry rules also apply to resident non-EU young people. So far the Louvre, Versailles and Chateau de Chambord will apply higher non-EU prices, while other state-run sites may follow.
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