No transit visa needed for Indian nationals with layover in France

The Embassy of France in India issued a press release informing Indian nationals with an ordinary passport no longer require a transit visa if en route to a third country through France.

The release said that this comes after French President Emmanuel Macron had announced that measures would be taken to ease Indian nationals' travel via France in February this year.

It added that with effect from April 10, "Indian nationals possessing an ordinary passport are no longer required to hold an airport transit visa when passing through the international zone of airports located on French territory."

This measure applies to passengers remaining in the international zone during a layover at a French airport en route to a third country.