Which countries need transit visa for France?

Foreigners who NEED an Airport Transit French Visa to transit through a French airport to another destination are citizens of the following countries:
  • Afghanistan,
  • Angola,
  • Bangladesh,
  • Cameroon,
  • Chad,
  • Cuba,
  • The Republic of Congo,
  • The Democratic Republic of Congo,




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The airport transit visa is for foreign nationals who have to land at a France airport for stays not more than 24 hours and who do not intend to leave the international zone of an airport, including for a connecting flight within the day.

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Schengen area countries Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

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Making international travel a bit easy, the country's officials have announced that an airport transit visa across France will not be required anymore for the Indians traveling to the country from now on.

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Exemptions from Schengen Airport Transit Visa You already have a valid Schengen visa. You have a valid residence permit issued by an EU or EEA Member State. You have a valid visa issued by an EU or EEA Member State, Canada, Japan or the United States.

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Airport Transit French Visa is no longer required for Indian passport holders for traveling through France. Read about the abolition of airport transit visa to France and how it will make flights to India cheaper.

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Switzerland belongs to the Schengen Area*. If you have a visa issued by a Schengen member state, you generally do not require an additional tourist visa to enter Switzerland or any other Schengen country. Your stay must not exceed 90 days in any 180-day period.

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Of the 27 EU member states, 23 participate in the Schengen Area. Of the four EU members that are not part of the Schengen Area, three—Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania—are legally obligated to join the area in the future; Ireland maintains an opt-out, and instead operates its own visa policy.

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Do I need a visa? The vast majority of foreign travellers benefit from the “transit privilege” - if during a stopover at a German airport, you do not leave the International Airport Area and if the destination is not in a Schengen country, you do not need a transit visa.

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Indian nationals generally require an airport transit visa for the Schengen area. This visa allows a short stop-over at an international airport only. Neither leaving the airport's international transit area nor overnight stays in a hotel are possible.

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Starting from January 1, 2022, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, and Spain reimposed the requirement on Indian passport holders travelling with air carriers such as Lufthansa, Air France and KLM, transiting their airports while travelling to the UK.

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