Schengen visa transit in other Schengen country
I possess a Dominican passport with a legal resident US card. Planing to travel to Milan with a possible stop in a other Schengen country! If traveling from the USA into Germany Frankfort or any other Schengen area before arriving at my intended final destination do I need a special visa to enter any of the other countries I mention?
PS: I already have a visa to enter Italy.
Best Answer
Dominican citizens do need a visa to enter the Schengen area but just about any Italian visa should be good for that. You will enter the Schengen area and get your passport stamped during your layover in Frankfurt. For this reason, it's important that the validity of your Italian starts before the date you will land in German (and not merely when you would enter Italy) and covers the whole stay including any layover on the way in or out of Italy.
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Can you transit through two Schengen countries?
Yes. According to the Schengen rules, the Schengen visa is generally valid for all the countries in the Schengen area.Do I need a Schengen Visa to transit through Europe?
The Transit Schengen Visa is a document that has been established by the Schengen Area Member States with the sole purpose of facilitating traveling for non-EU/EEA nationals who have to land at an airport located in the Schengen Area, in order to take a flight to their non-Schengen destination country.Can I transit in Schengen?
Yes, a Schengen visa is needed even for transit. This type of visa is valid for 24 hours and can only be used in the transit area of a Schengen country airport. If you want to leave the transit area and go anywhere outside, you need to have a regular Schengen visa in that case.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).Schengen Visa Types | Schengen Transit Visa - Transit Through the Schengen Zone by Air or Sea
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Italy is in in Schengen zone so if you get visa for Schengen zone you will be covered for both Italy and Germany. If you're a US citizen you can be in schengen for 90 days without any visa. But not sure how it works if you're a US resident- you may need to do some research.
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