FR-VISA-L1.2

The June 2026 list of recognised States

FR-VISA-M1 · Recognition basics · FR-VISA-M1-A What the visa de reconnaissance is, which States France recognises and which titles need endorsing.

France recognises CoCs from **55 States** — 26 outside the EU/EEA and 29 inside. The UK is on it. The USA, the Marshall Islands and South Africa are not.

Independent study. xplor is not affiliated with the French maritime administration (DGAMPA), the ENSM or any préfecture maritime, is not an approved bateau-école or training centre, and awards no title, permit, certificate or endorsement. Only the RIF guichet unique or the competent DIRM can issue a visa de reconnaissance, a dispensation or a command attestation, and nothing here prepares you for, or counts towards, the jury national d'évaluation. AI-drafted content pending subject-matter-expert review.