Do I need a transit visa at Amsterdam to stay in airport? [duplicate]

I have an Indian passport and would be travelling from Japan to St. Petersberg (Russia) via Amsterdam. I have 20 hours stopover for KLM flight at Amsterdam. Though I have hotel bookings outside, but it seems I do not have time to get a Schengen visa to go out of Airport. So in this case can I stay inside the terminal for 20 hours without any need of VISA? I can manage only with cabin bag and all the flights are with KLM. I have exactly same situation during return trip.

Best Answer

A transit visa is not necessary, since you are not among the unlucky few listed here, which for the record are

Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Iran
Iraq
Nigeria
Pakistan
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Angola
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Nepal
Sudan
Syria
South Sudan
Sierra Leone

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Can I transit through Amsterdam airport without a visa?

If you will be making a short stop at a Dutch airport you may need an airport transit visa. You can only travel to the Netherlands if you are exempt from the EU entry ban.

Do I need a transit visa if I stay in the airport?

Most countries that normally require that you have a visa, do not require the visa if you are a transit passenger, someone who is only transiting through the airport. As you don't go through immigration, and you don't enter the country, hence no visa is needed.

Do I have to go through immigration for a connecting flight in Amsterdam?

Not yet! You won't be going through customs at Schiphol until you return from your trip. Unless you're travelling to another Schengen country, you'll be going through passport control after the security check. And that process is handled by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, not Dutch Customs.

Do I need a transit visa using KLM?

Air France-KLM has announced that it will require an airport transit visa (ATV) for some passengers connecting to the UK. This means citizens from certain countries in Africa and Asia will require an ATV in addition to their UK visas to transit through France or Netherlands.

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