Do I need a transit visa in either Amsterdam or Istanbul?
If I am bound for Paris from Mombasa, Kenya and I transit through Amsterdam or Istanbul, do I need a transit visa or will my Schengen visa suffice?
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Having a uniform Schengen visa (Visa C) obviates the need for a transit visa within the Schengen area in most cases.
If you transit through Amsterdam, you will have to go through passport control at Amsterdam itself. Your Schengen visa will allow you to enter the Netherlands, from where you will be able to travel onward to Paris without further visa checks.
Turkey does not require a transit visa as long as you stay within the airport transit area. Therefore, if you're transiting through Istanbul and don't plan to leave the airport, you will simply be transferred to your connecting flight (no visa required), and can use your Schengen visa to enter France when you reach Paris.
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Do I need transit visa for connecting flight in Amsterdam?
Note that if your connecting flight is to another Schengen area country, you don't need a transit visa. Instead, you will need a regular short-stay Schengen visa for the Netherlands. This also applies if you need to transit through another airport within the Schengen Area, other than a Dutch one.Do I need a visa to transit through Istanbul?
Do I need to get transit visa? Answer: If you will not leave the transit lounge at the airport you are not required to have transit visa. Otherwise, you have to make visa application to the nearest Turkish Representation.Do I need a transit visa for Amsterdam KLM?
and holding Valid Entry Visa to the above, do not need an Airport Transit Visa to travel through Amsterdam Schiphol Airport by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. For all other countries the ATV rules remains applicable.Schengen Visa Types | Schengen Transit Visa - Transit Through the Schengen Zone by Air or Sea
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