Iranian National with U.S. Green Card need a transit visa? U.S > Vienna > Iran [duplicate]

I am planning to travel to Iran (I am Iranian also) from the U.S. (and I have a permanent residency card i.e. Green card holder) ... do I need a transit visa at Vienna airport?

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Best Answer

Short Answer: No, you don't need a transit visa for Austria.

Long Answer: If an airline passenger is refused entry at a transit point or destination, the airline is required to return the passenger to the point of departure at the airline's expense (although they may try to recover the cost from the passenger). Thus, airlines are very careful to determine what documents are required by a particular passenger's travel before allowing that passenger to board. Airlines use the IATA database Timatic to reveal what documents are required.

Putting your information into Timatic through this online portal (there other others), generates this:

National Iran (IR)
/Residence USA (US)

Transit Austria (AT)
/Destination Iran (IR)

ALSO CHECK DESTINATION INFORMATION BELOW

Austria (AT)

TWOV (Transit Without Visa): Visa required, except for Nationals of Iran, arriving from a non-Schengen Member State with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country which is not a Schengen Member State. They must:

have a residence permit issued by USA, and

stay in the international transit area of the airport, and

have documents required for the next destination.

...

Passport required. - Nationals of Iran are allowed to enter with an expired passport

VISA NOT REQUIRED.

...

Thus, because you will arrive from a non-Schengen state with an onward ticket for a third country which is not a Schengen state, you can transit in Vienna without a transit visa provided you stay in the airport's international transit area.

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Do you need a transit visa for connecting flights?

Re: Do I Need A Visa For A Connecting Flight Through The US? Yes. There is no transit at US airports and you will need to clear both Immigration and Customs at your first point of entry into the US regardless. You will need either an ESTA or a Visa.

Which countries need a transit visa?

Country specific list of citizens who require a Transit visaVisa issuing countryCountries whose citizens need an ATV for a specific Schengen member stateAustriaSyriaBelgiumDominican Republic, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Nepal, South Sudan, Sudan, SyriaSwitzerlandSyria, Turkey10 more rows

Do I need a transit visa?

Depending on your nationality, your purpose of visit, and which country you will be transiting to, you may not require a transit visa at all. You need to contact the airline and an embassy or consulate of your destination country to verify this information.

How do I get a transit visa for Iran?

How to get an Iranian Transit Visa?

Step 1 : Apply, filling the form. There will be a formal application extracted from your submitted data to be sent to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs which authorizes the consulate for visa issue. ...

Step 2 : Payment. ...

Step 3 : Receiving the visa code. ...

Step 4 : Collecting the Visa.

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