You will need a transit visa if traveling through France to a non Schengen country. Again, as long as you are traveling with a Nigerian passport and do not have a Schengen visa, you will need a transit visa.

The allowance to travel without a transit visa was during the lockdown and this was discontinued since 2021. Please make sure to have a transit visa if you are flying most especially with Air France. Please, biko, be guided.

Note: this article is because the since updated article about the lockdown transit visa-free allowance confused way too many people, and so it became prudent to create a separate post to help people avoid wahala. Happy travels!

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  1. I am a Nigerian with US permanent residency card.
    Do I need a transit visa to transit France(CDG Paris) to my destination Luanda-Angola?

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