Do I need a Munich transit visa if I have an expired US visa? [duplicate]

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Does an Indian citizen with valid passport and with expired US visa travel from USA to India via Munich without any transit visa?



Best Answer

According to the German consular website, there is an exception to the transit visa requirement for those who "hold a used valid or expired visa issued by the USA and return from the USA and travel to a non-Schengen Member State within 24 hours after the expiration of their visa"

The full list of exceptions is:

Nationals of the above named countries Do NOT require an airport transit visa if

  1. they hold a valid visa for the United States of America, or
  2. they hold a used valid or expired visa issued by the USA and return from the USA and travel to a non-Schengen Member State within 24 hours after the expiration of their visa, or
  3. they hold one of the following residence permits:
    • Form I-551 permanent resident card (valid for 2 to 10 years),
    • Form I-551 Alien registration receipt card (valid for 2 to 10 years),
    • Form I-551 Alien registration receipt card (no expiry date),
    • Form I-327 Re-entry document (valid for two years — issued to holders of a I551),
    • Resident alien card (valid for 2 or 10 years or no expiry date. This document guarantees the holder’s return only if his stay outside the USA has not exceeded one year),
    • Permit to re-enter (valid for two years. This document guarantees the holder’s return only if his stay outside the USA has not exceeded two years), Stand: April 2017
    • Valid temporary residence stamp in a valid passport (valid for one year from the date of issue).
    • Please note that the advance parole (I-512) and the approval notice (I-797) are not valid documents for visa free airport transit on your way back to the United States of America.
  4. they hold a valid visa for a Schengen Member State, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Japan, Romania or UK, or
  5. they hold a used valid or expired visa issued by Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Japan, Romania or UK and return from the country of visa issuance and travel to a non-Schengen Member State.

The document from which the above list is taken is available from a PDF file linked on the aforementioned consular website. The direct link is https://www.germany.info/blob/917514/80e28ec8a47bb057c06ca4023b155842/airport-transit-country-list-data.pdf.




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