Originally Posted by
milgray3
I will be traveling through CDG. If a person is simply connecting with Air France from US to Israel do they need a Visa if from Haiti? What about staying all night in terminal, do you need a special visa if you stay in side the terminal?
Thanks.
Hi Milgray,
Here's a link to the French consulate in Houston with information:
http://www.consulfrance-houston.org/...id_article=339
Quoting them:
With an airport transit visa you are only allowed to remain in the international zone of the airport, but not to go through immigration control.
This visa may be required when you are travelling from the United States to a non Schengen State, through France.
f you hold one of the following documents, you DO NOT NEED an airport transit visa, whatever your nationality :
- diplomatic passport,
- service passport,
- green card,
- refugee travel document,
- re-entry permit,
- residency permit in one of the countries of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra, Holy See, San Marino, Canada or Japan.
You DO NEED an airport tansit visa, if you are citizen of one of the following countries :
Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Bengladesh, Burkina Faso (*), Cameroon (*), Republic of Congo, Erythrée, Ethiopia, Gambia (*), Ghana, Guinea(*), Haïti, India (*), Irak, Iran, Ivory Coast (*), Liberia, Libya, Mali (*), Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal (*), Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria(*), and Palestinians holders of a travel document for refugee which has been issued by Egypt, Lebanon or Syria.
So unless you have a green card, or other documents mentioned above, you will need to apply for an airport transit visa.
Cheers,
GenevaFlyer