Do I need a transit visa if I am traveling from US to either France or Amsterdam then connecting to England?

Question

I am planning on getting a connecting flight from Boston to either Paris or Amsterdam, then to England. I will have a plane ticket and a US passport and student visa. Am i exempt from getting this visa? If I am not how long does this visa take to get?

Answer 1

As US citizen you can get entry to both France and the Netherlands under the visa waiver program, but in many cases you do not even need to pass the passport checks, and thus no stamps.

In Amsterdam the International arrivals and the departures for England are in the same part of the airport, (although it can be up to 30 minutes walk.)

In France you can need to use different airports, in which case you will have to get a stamp for the Schengen zone in your passport. Should be no problem.

You go up to the passport control for international travelers and the officer stamps your passport right away.

But if you can avoid it, by having a connecting flight on the same airport, you can come back as tourist without having to calculate how much of your 90 days in Europe you have used and whether you have enough time between the two visits.  

Answer 2

Here is a site you can use to verify what  "Wileke" says.  Just enter your nationality, transit point and destination and click or the info.

Answer 3

i would so they no your gone so just so you dont get in trouble ask questins to the air port there going to have the real aswer

Answer 4

No just a valid passport

Answer 5

I do believe you are exempt, if you are Canadian or a resident from the USA you have almost a clearance to enter any country .