Can I leave the airport during a 24-hours layover, traveling to Greece through Frankfurt, using a national D visa?
I'm from Tunisia and I have a student visa (type D) to study in Greece. This is my first travel and it will be in August. My itinerary is as follows:
Tunisia ---> Frankfurt international airport --> 24-hour layover --> Athens
I'm wondering if it's possible to leave the airport to spend the night in a hotel and use the remaining hours until my next flight to explore the city of Frankfurt.
Thanks in advance.
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Can I go out of airport during layover in Frankfurt?
When you have a Frankfurt airport layover of more than 5 hours, you can confidently step out of the airport (subject to holding an appropriate visa, if required) and have a look around the city. But if it is a shorter layover, you can still make the best of the few hours you have.Do you need a transit visa for Frankfurt?
German Transit Airports In these five airports in Germany, you can stay at the International Transit Area without a visa: Frankfurt/Main airport (open 24 hours) Munich Airport (open 24 hours) Hamburg Airport (4:30 a.m. \u2013 11:30 p.m. only)How long can you stay in Frankfurt airport in transit?
A holder of a German transit visa can stay in the airport international transit area up to 24 hours.Do I have to go through immigration for a connecting flight in Frankfurt?
Re: Connecting flight - need to clear customs? In FRA you will go through immigration, followed by a customs check for your hand luggage (although with only random picks for actual checks) and a security check. Customs check for your checked-in bags, if you would have some, would be in Copenhagen.A Basic Guide to Layovers
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