Do I need an airport transit visa for layover in Germany? [duplicate]
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I hold an Indian passport. I'm travelling to Romania with a valid visa. I have a 5 hour layover at Munich international airport and 3 hour layover at Frankfurt international airport on the way back from Romania. All the flights are of the same airline. Everywhere on the internet it says I need an airport transit visa.
However I met a person who said he didn't get a transit visa and still successfully went to Romania and back.
Best Answer
Indian citizens generally do require a visa in Germany, even for a short transit in an international airport. However, the Romanian visa exempts you from the airport transit visa requirement if you can transit without leaving the transit area of the airport (which is almost certainly your case).
Many web pages only mention valid US visas in this context but the rules are exactly the same for Romanian visas. The answer to the following earlier questions therefore also apply: Do I need a transit visa in Frankfurt, Germany on the way to India? and Do I require airport transit visa at Frankfurt?
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Do I need a transit visa for Germany if I will make one stop?
Do I need a visa? The vast majority of foreign travellers benefit from the \u201ctransit privilege\u201d - if during a stopover at a German airport, you do not leave the International Airport Area and if the destination is not in a Schengen country, you do not need a transit visa.Do I need a transit visa if I have two layovers in Europe?
1. Re: Do I need a transit visa if I have two layovers in Europe? "Will I need a transit visa?" No, you will need a regular Schengen Visa (Type C).How long can you transit in Germany without a visa?
A permit, usually in the form of a stamp or a sticker affixed to the passport of the traveler, that allows its holder to get out of their plane in one of the German airports, remain there for 12h at most, and take the other flight that will take them to their destination country.India to Canada with Layover in Frankfurt, Germany (Without European/Schengen Visa)
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Answer 2
Indian nationals can Transit without Visa via FRA or MUC if holding a valid visa for the destination and a valid Visa for any of the following countries:
Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Romania, UK and USA (the approval notice I-797 is not valid document for visa free airport transit).
via Lufthansa (http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lh/in/local?nodeid=3116855)
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