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UK - BREXIT (FRANCE Policy)

Reintroduction of the airport transit visa requirement for citizens of certain nationalities who hold a British long-stay visa or a British residence permit and who are travelling to Great Britain.
 
Brexit - As of January 1, 2021, citizens of the following countries who are holders of a long-stay visa or a residence permit issued by the British authorities, will have to be in possession of an airport transit visa (ATV) if they transit through France : Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia (only Russians coming from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Turkey or Egypt), Senegal, Syria, Palestinians with refugee travel documents, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan, Sri Lanka.
 
Visa applications must be submitted to VFS, after making an appointments either with the French Embassy in Abuja (visas.abuja-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr) or with the Consulate General of France in Lagos (visas.lagos-fslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr).
Processing time for these applications requires a minimum of 7 days.