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France Airport Transit Visa (Type A)

3 facts quoted from the official source

Airside transit through a French airport for a nationality requiring an airport-transit visa

Route type
Transit
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
2
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

2 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Nationality or status scopeFrance requires an airport transit visa for the listed passport nationalities and document classes, subject to published exemptions; Russian ordinary-passport holders are covered only when arriving from the specified origin airports.checked 2026-08-06
  • Purpose or legal basisvisa de transit aéroportuaire
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • Material restrictions or case-specific conditionszone internationale de l'aéroport
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for the Type A to France?
The official source states: Airside transit through a French airport for a nationality requiring an airport-transit visa

Every answer is quoted from the official france-visas.gouv.fr page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 3 points against the official source; 3 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source france-visas.gouv.frLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this France government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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