Angola → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Angola
To: France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 844
Change since 2018: +17.5%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023: 0.33%

Inflow 2023844OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Angola to France

Inflows of nationals of Angola recorded by France; stock of nationals of Angola living there; and acquisitions of France's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	358
2001	419
2002	474
2003	593
2004	803
2005	972
2006	1,078
2007	896
2008	819
2009	719
2010	621
2011	659
2012	702
2013	801
2014	714
2015	672
2016	730
2017	721
2018	718
2019	824
2020	688
2021	735
2022	787
2023	844

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2023	844	—	574
2022	787	—	679
2021	735	18,067	797
2020	688	17,852	499
2019	824	17,121	661
2018	718	17,106	610
2017	721	16,739	715
2016	730	16,162	744
2015	672	15,651	593
2014	714	—	566
2013	801	—	482
2012	702	—	384
2011	659	—	571
2010	621	12,738	787

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

France's consulates in Angola

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at France's consulates located in Angola.

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	1,840	994	749	40.7%
2023	1,982	1,126	780	39.4%
2022	1,907	951	893	46.8%
2021	691	355	289	41.8%
2020	494	222	239	48.4%
2019	2,420	1,497	863	35.7%
2018	2,017	1,225	753	37.3%
2017	1,908	1,272	634	33.2%
2016	1,871	1,166	663	35.4%
2015	2,383	1,576	841	35.3%
2014	2,747	2,245	502	18.3%
2013	4,378	3,277	1,101	25.1%
2012	3,199	2,552	647	20.2%
2011	3,168	2,660	508	16.0%
2010	3,181	2,816	367	11.5%
2009	447	195	262	58.6%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	447
2010	3,181
2011	3,168
2012	3,199
2013	4,378
2014	2,747
2015	2,383
2016	1,871
2017	1,908
2018	2,017
2019	2,420
2020	494
2021	691
2022	1,907
2023	1,982
2024	1,840

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in France

First residence permits issued by France to citizens of Angola (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Other reasons656
Family276
Education61
Work61

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	1,054	2	0	0
2024	933	1	567	432
2023	975	3	574	399
2022	918	1	679	353
2021	791	0	797	404
2020	750	0	499	399
2019	988	0	661	302
2018	779	1	610	264
2017	791	0	715	393
2016	789	0	744	316
2015	837	1	593	260
2014	819	0	566	204
2013	871	0	482	188
2012	805	0	384	0
2011	732	0	571	0
2010	680	0	787	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities57
EU Blue Card2
Researchers2

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 19,296
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 245
Changed status into work, 2025: 64
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025: 9
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024: 2

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of France in Angola, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Luanda	ao.ambafrance.org

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Angola ranks 57.

Inflows to France, 2023

Algeria20,762
Morocco17,703
Tunisia14,656
Afghanistan10,974
Italy10,113
Spain9,628
Côte d’Ivoire7,945
Belgium7,813
Portugal7,426
Germany7,105
Türkiye6,780
Romania6,667

Other destinations for people from Angola, 2023

Portugal24,374
Germany879
United States530
Belgium290
Canada235
Japan203
Netherlands91
Italy87
Switzerland79