Nigerians travelling to UK with Air France, KLM to get transit visa from January 1
France has reintroduced airport transit visa (ATV) requirement for citizens of certain nationalities including those from Nigeria, travelling to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 1, 2021.
ATV grants access to a traveller to pass through the international zone of an airport without entering the country’s territory.
This follows a Brexit trade deal by UK with the European Union.
Boris Johnson formally signed the Brexit trade deal with the EU Wednesday afternoon after MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of the accord, putting the UK on track for an orderly split from Brussels at 11pm tomorrow night.
A statement issued by Air France- KLM said the ATV has become necessary for these citizens to pass through France or the Netherlands following Brexit — which means the UK is no longer part of the European Union.
It also said citizens of the affected countries with British visa, long-stay visa or British residence permit must still have ATV to pass through France or the Netherlands.
The affected countries include Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Ghana.
Others include Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Senegal, Syria, Palestinians, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Sri Lanka.
