🇾🇹 Mayotte → 🇨🇽 Christmas Island
Do France passport holders need a visa for Christmas Island? eTA
France passport holders need an approved electronic travel authorisation (eTA) before travelling to Christmas Island, but no embassy visa.
An electronic travel authorisation must be approved online before departure. No embassy visit.
Mayotte does not issue its own passport; residents travel on a France passport. See the France passport .
Source: legislation.gov.au (checked September 4, 2026).
Travelling the other way? Australia passport holders visiting Mayotte : Visa-free.
Christmas Island drives on the left, the opposite side to Mayotte. If you're renting a car, budget extra care at first, especially at junctions and roundabouts.
Frequently asked questions Do France passport holders need a visa for Christmas Island? France passport holders need an approved electronic travel authorisation (eTA) before travelling to Christmas Island, but no embassy visa.
What currency is used in Christmas Island? Australian dollar (AUD).
Does Christmas Island drive on the same side of the road as Mayotte? Christmas Island drives on the left, the opposite side to Mayotte. If you're renting a car, budget extra care at first, especially at junctions and roundabouts.
How many countries can enter Christmas Island without a visa? 83 of the 243 nationalities this site tracks can enter Christmas Island visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an eTA.
Visa rules change frequently and can depend on your specific circumstances. This site is compiled from public government sources and is provided for general information only. Always confirm requirements with the official immigration authority or a consulate of your destination before you travel.
About Mayotte Mayotte, officially the Department of Mayotte, is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is one of the overseas departments of France as well as one of the 18 regions of France, with the same status as the departments of Metropolitan France. It is an outermost region of the European Union and, as an overseas department of France, part of the eurozone.
Climate in Mayotte Warmest March, coolest August, driest June, sunniest December. Best time to visit: April, May, June, July, August, September, November.
Monthly climate normals for Mayotte, 2020 Month High Low Rainfall Sunshine January 29.1°C 25.1°C 260mm 297h February 29.1°C 25.1°C 191mm 314h March 29.5°C 25.6°C 123mm 344h April 29.4°C 25.3°C 67mm 348h May 28.5°C 24.8°C 43mm 349h June 26.9°C 23.1°C 31mm 310h July 26.1°C 22.1°C 52mm 317h August 26.6°C 21°C 36mm 350h September 27.2°C 21.8°C 49mm 351h October 28.5°C 23.1°C 101mm 356h November 28.8°C 24°C 72mm 361h December 29.3°C 24.9°C 86mm 364h
Daily normals for 2020. Hover a month for exact figures.
Travel guide Mayotte is an archipelago among the East African Islands, lying in the Indian Ocean channel between Madagascar and Mozambique. It's a French overseas department with a population of 299,348 in 2022. Most live on the large island of Grande-Terre, which somewhat resembles a sea horse, used on Mayotte's coat of arms. A 2 km channel separates it from Petite-Terre, also urbanised; the other islets are tiny with only a handful of residents.
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About Christmas Island
Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean comprising the island of the same name. It is about 350 kilometres south of Java and Sumatra and about 1,550 km north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland. It has an area of 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi). Christmas Island's geographic isolation and history of minimal human disturbance has led to a high level of endemism among its flora and fauna, which is of interest to scientists and naturalists. The territory derives its name from its discovery on Christmas Day 1643 by Captain William Mynors.
Climate in Christmas Island Warmest April, coolest August, driest September, sunniest August. Best time to visit: April, June, July, August, September, October, November.
Monthly climate normals for Christmas Island, 2020 Month High Low Rainfall Sunshine January 26.6°C 25.1°C 125mm 334h February 26.8°C 25.1°C 151mm 326h March 26.8°C 25°C 259mm 317h April 27.3°C 25.5°C 110mm 335h May 26.7°C 25.2°C 189mm 278h June 25.7°C 24.6°C 42mm 330h July 25.2°C 24°C 34mm 344h August 24.5°C 23.5°C 40mm 357h September 24.7°C 23.8°C 18mm 353h October 24.7°C 23.6°C 64mm 350h November 25.7°C 24.6°C 25mm 355h December 25.3°C 24°C 351mm 308h
Daily normals for 2020. Hover a month for exact figures.
Travel guide Christmas Island is one of the islands of the Indian Ocean in Southeast Asia. It is south of Indonesia and some 1,550 km northwest of Australia, of which it is a territory. It was home to about 1,800 people in 2016, a mix of Straits Chinese, Malay, Australian and other ethnic groups.
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