Good news for travelers: France ends transit visa for Indian passport holders
The French Embassy in India on Thursday announced that France has removed the requirement of airport transit visa for Indian citizens from April 10.Indian nationals holding ordinary passports are no longer required to obtain an airport transit visa when passing through the international zone of airports located in French territory during a stopover en route to a third country.The change follows a decree amending the 2010 rules on documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners into French territory. The decree was adopted and published in the French Official Gazette (Journal Officiel) on April 9, 2026.Foreign Ministry welcomes this stepThe Foreign Ministry welcomed this announcement.“We welcome the announcement of operationalization of visa-free transit for Indian nationals transiting through French airports,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.He reminded that the removal of transit visa requirement for Indian passport holders was agreed upon between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron during their meeting in Mumbai in February this year.“The French government has now implemented this agreement,” Jaiswal said.who benefitsThe measure applies to Indian nationals transiting from mainland France exclusively by air, who remain within the international airport zone without entering French territory.President Macron, during his visit to India in February, had announced that measures would be taken to ease travel for Indian citizens through France.Updated procedures are shown on the France-Visa platform.
