As Burundian national can I "over night transit" throught Brussels from Romania to Burundi (East Africa) without a Schengen Visa?
I am a Burundian, I have a Romanian Short Stay Visa. I have bought a round trip ticket through Brussels Airlines from Burundi-Romania/Romania-Burundi. The second itinerary is half operated by Tarom RO (overnight transit in Brussels) and by Brussels Airlines. This situation will require me to claim my luggage once in Brussels (meaning going through immigration) and to check-in (again going through immigration) so that I can wait for my connection fight. Since I won't have a Schengen Visa (Romania is not part of the Schengen zone yet):
- will I be allowed to claim my luggage and check-in?
- Will I be allowed to stay overnight at the airport?
- Tarom Airlines will not register my luggage until the final destination as the waiting time is more than 45 minutes, but since I bought the round trip through Brussels Airlines isn't there a way for these 2 companies to coordinate the whole trip?
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Hi everyone, just to close this subject by telling you how it worked out. The Code-share agreement between the 2 airlines and the TWOV (Transit without visa) available for 24 hours has solved the problem :))! So I will be able to register my luggage until the final destination (you has to mention this only at the check in) and because my transit time does not exceed 24h I am allowed to stay in the airport and wait for the next connection flight.
FYI: I have tried to contact by phone the 2 airlines but they didn't known exactly the answer and they gave me wrong information. I had to personally go to the airport at the check-in, show my ticket and I was able to get a correct answer. Anyways, thank you all for your inputs and feedback...it was very helpful!
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