I have a South African passport (valid until 2021) and a Portuguese passport valid until 13 Feb 2018. I am flying to Cape Verde via Paris and Lisbon, with short layovers on both. Do I need to apply for visas if I am not leaving the airport and just walking to the connecting flight check-in areas?
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You have to use your Portuguese passport at the French and Portuguese border, as you'll enter Schengen - a single country for border purposes - in Paris, and exit in Lisbon.
Thus, the Portuguese passport is also the one to present at check-in.
It has to be valid on the day you enter France (and Portugal on the way back) in order for check-in staff in South Africa/Cape Verde to let you board.
Otherwise, you have to renew your Portuguese passport or get a Portuguese ID card.
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