Filipino crew member does needs any visa/documentation for CDG lay over?

Seeking for your knowledge and expertise, I’m a crew member (seafarer) with a flight details ;

Fort Lauderdale- CDG CDG- HEL HEL-HKG HKG-MNL

Question #1: do I need any visa for CDG since I’ll be staying for 3 hours to wait for my next flight?

Question #2: would there be a need of any visa /documentation from CDG-HEL since Finland is a Schengen country and again will be staying there only for 3 hrs for my HKG flight.

Best Answer

Since the flight from Paris to Helsinki is an internal Schengen flight, it is effectively a domestic flight. You will have to clear passport control in Paris to enter the Schengen zone before you can reach the gate to board your flight to Helsinki. You will clear Schengen exit controls in Helsinki before you can reach the gate to board your flight to Hong Kong. You therefore need a Schengen short-stay visa (type C). An airport transit visa (type A) will not suffice.

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Do I need a visa to transit through Charles de Gaulle?

Passengers travelling between non-Schengen countries do not need a visa for connecting flights at Paris-CDG. Non-EU nationals entering France or travelling to a Schengen country may need a visa, depending on their nationality and on the rules in the country where they wish to travel to.

Does Air France require transit visa?

If you have a connection between two airports in the Schengen Area, or if the airport through which you wish to enter the French territory is closed overnight for the duration of the transit, you must hold a valid short-stay Schengen visa.

Is transit visa required for Paris?

Indian nationals will no longer have to go through all the processes and requirements for obtaining an Airport Transit Visa (ATV) for France, since they are no longer required to be in possession of such a visa to transit French airports.

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