art_3__para_5

5. The following categories of persons shall be exempt from the requirement to hold an airport transit visa provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2: holders of a valid uniform visa, national long-stay visa or residence permit issued by a Member State; third-country nationals holding the valid residence permits listed in Annex V issued by Andorra, Canada, Japan, San Marino or the United States of America guaranteeing the holder’s unconditional readmission; third-country nationals holding a valid visa for a Member State or for a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area of 2 May 1992, Canada, Japan or the United States of America, or when they return from those countries after having used the visa; family members of citizens of the Union as referred to in Article 1(2)(a); holders of diplomatic passports; flight crew members who are nationals of a contracting Party to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.