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I am Egyptian with an F1 visa. I will be traveling from the USA to Egypt, and my itinerary includes two transits, one in Lisbon and another in Paris. Both transits are less than 4 hours, during which I will remain within the international transit areas.

I checked and don't need a transit visa for either(correct me if I am wrong please). Yet, I came across some contradictory information that has left me confused "Travelers that need to land in more than one airport of the Schengen territory should apply for a regular Schengen visa instead of a transit Schengen visa". Is the statement meant for people who are required to have a transit visa but had to make more than one? Or do I actually need to get a Schengen visa?

Lastly, I saw one of the requirements is to have travel insurance. Is that also for visa holders only?

PS: I contacted the airline and they said they believe I don't need I am waiting for the consultant in the USA to reply with clear info rather than links.

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    If you fly from Lisbon to Paris, that is an internal Schengen flight, and you would have to enter the Schengen area to do it, which implies a visa.
    – Dr. Snoopy
    Commented Aug 1, 2023 at 22:22
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    Do you mean that you have a transit in Lisbon on your way to Egypt and a transit in Paris on your way back to the US (or vice versa)? Or do you mean that on a single trip you will fly US-Lisbon-Paris-Egypt? The former itinerary probably does not require a visa; the latter almost certainly does. See also Do I need a visa to transit (or layover) in the Schengen area?
    – mlc
    Commented Aug 2, 2023 at 1:06
  • Thank you so much I really appreciate your answer. It is the latter US-Lisbon-Paris-Egypt. Would I need Schengen visa short stay or just a transit visa?
    – Mohamed Abdo
    Commented Aug 2, 2023 at 2:14
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    Is this on one ticket? This is a rather odd routing.
    – Krist van Besien
    Commented Aug 2, 2023 at 4:24
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    "during which I will remain within the international transit areas": no you won't! @KristvanBesien this sort of thing is actually fairly common. I often see flights to/from Sarajevo via both Austria and Germany. If the Egypt-Paris flight and Lisbon-US flights are both full, for example, this is the result.
    – phoog
    Commented Aug 2, 2023 at 9:02

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"Travelers that need to land in more than one airport of the Schengen territory should apply for a regular Schengen visa instead of a transit Schengen visa"

A flight between Lisbon and Paris is a domestic/internal flight within the Schengen Area.

To reach the Lisbon flight to Paris, you must therefore enter the Schengen Area since the flight will not leave from within the international (non Schengen) part of the airport.

do I actually need to get a Schengen visa?

Yes, since Egyptian citizens require a visa to enter the Schengen Area.

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