I am travelling on my Jamaican passport from Hurghada to Basel but I hold a British Citizenship - do I need a visa or can I show my Residency card when changing planes - I am just changing planes back to the UK.
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3Possible duplicate of Do I need a visa to transit (or layover) in the Schengen area? – hmakholm left over Monica Nov 07 '18 at 21:14
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If you're a British citizen, why don't you have a British passport? You'll need it to do this visa-free – Crazydre Nov 07 '18 at 21:22
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2@HenningMakholm Dangerous advice; BSL doesn't have a transit corridor – Crazydre Nov 07 '18 at 21:22
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1As noted, if you are a citizen, you would need to travel with a passport. After becoming a citizen, a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) is no longer appropriate, and has to be turned into the Home Office within 5 days of becoming a citizen. While you may enter the UK with a BRP, but it cannot be used to enter Schengen; for that you would require a visa if you are not a British citizen passport holder. – Giorgio Nov 07 '18 at 21:27
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1I'd suggest not to close, as the "dupe" doesn't make it clear BSL lacks transit facilities – Crazydre Nov 08 '18 at 16:29
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Basel doesn't have a transit corridor, so you will clear immigration, go through arrivals to departures and clear exit immigration, and as such need to fulfil the requirements for entering the Schengen Area.
If you're a British citizen (eligible for a British passport) you can do this visa-free on a British passport.
If you only have a Jamaican passport, you need a type C Schengen visa.
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