Germany Transit Visa

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vinay545 said:
Can anybody tellme if you need a Germany Transit visa if you have a valid EAD and advance Parole?

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Germany Transit Visa
If you are traveling to United States an airline such as Lufthansa, Delta Airlines etc, there will be a stop in Frankfurt, Germany (Sometimes also for Air India).

This is a new requirement that was introduced in second week of February 2005.

Please note that an airport transit visa only allows a short stay in the international transit area, neither leaving the airport's international transit area nor overnight stays are possible.

Airport transit visa are only good for short stopovers while you are waiting a few hours for your onward flight in the airport's international transit area. However, hotel accommodation is only available outside the transit area. Please apply for a regular tourist visa if you want to stay at the airport overnight.

Who needs Transit Visa?
Urgent message from immihelp admin: 02/24/2005 - 2.07 pm Eastern


News has been released by German embassy in Washington DC that until further notice, transit visas will be issued on arrival at Frankfurt airport for Indian citizens.

In other words, Indians travelers who are visiting US on a valid visitor visa do not need to go German Consulate in India to get airport transit visa, until further notice.

The vast majority of travellers do not need a visa when airtransitting through Germany. However, citizens of some countries do need an airport transit visa.

If you are Indian citizen and if you are holding a non-immigrant visa such as visitor visa (B2 Visa), business visa (B1 visa), H1/H4 visa, L1/L2 visa etc, you require transit visa for Germany, even if you are not getting out of the airport and just changing the plane.

List of countries whose citizens do need a airport transit visa

* Angola, Gambia, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria,.
Exception 1: If you hold a residence permit for a member country of the European Union or if you hold a permanent residence permit allowing unrestricted return for Andorra, Japan, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland or the United States of America (only green cards with 10 years´ validity will qualify) you do not need an airport transit visa.

* Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Congo Democratic Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka.
Exception 2: If you hold a residence permit for a member country of the European Union, for the United States of America (only green cards with 10 years´validity will qualify) or if you hold a specific residence permit for Andorra, Japan, Monaco, Canada, San Marino, Switzerland (please call for details) you do not need an airport transit visa.

* Jordan
Exception 3: a) If you hold a valid visa for Australia, Israel, Japan, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America as well as a confirmed airline ticket or a valid boarding pass for a flight destinated to one of the listed countries

or

b) if you travel back to Jordan and are the holder of a confirmed flight ticket or a valid boarding pass after terminating a legal stay in one of the countries mentioned under a) you do not need a transit visa. This applies only to transit stays for a duration not longer than 12 hours.

c) If you hold a residence permit for a member country of the European Union or if you hold a permanent residence permit for Andorra, Japan, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland or the United States of America (only green cards with 10 years´ validity will qualify) you do not need an airport transit visa.

* India, Turkey
Exception 4: Travellers who do not intend to leave the transit lounge at a German airport and who do not have

a residence title of a member state of the European Union or a member state of the European Economic Area (EEA, i.e. Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) or
b)a permanent residence permit of Andorra, Japn, Canada, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland or the USA (only green cards with 10 years`validity or unlimited validity will qualify) require a transit visa.
Until further notice a “Visa on arrival” will be issued for them by the competent authorities at the respective German airport.

If you are still in doubt whether you need an airport transit visa, do not hesitate to call the German mission which serves your place of residence in the US.

Although this information has been prepared with utmost care, the we can not accept any responsibility for inaccuracies contained herein.



Special regulations for official passport holders may apply, please call the consulate.

If your country is not mentioned, you do not need a transit visa.

Required Documents
fully completed application form and required declaration
two passport photographs (not older than 6 months, with a frontal view of the face)
valid national passport and one copy
In rare instances, a "US permit to Reenter" can be accepted if it is evident that you cannot get a national passport from your country of origin. Please be informed that visa applications of "Permit to Reenter"-holders take about 7 days to be processed.
original of valid US alien registration card or valid US visa (type A, B, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, O, R) and one copy. German consulate only accept applicants holding a vaild US Resident Alien Card/US visa. If yours has expired, please contact the USCIS first for renewal/extension.
confirmed airline ticket to final destination and one copy
If you don't have a confirmed onward flight from Germany you have to apply for a regular tourist visa.
visa for your final destination (if required) and one copy
Visa Fee, US $47 (Euro 35).
Please add an additional fee of $ 15,- if you want them to mail your passport once your visa is ready.
Fees are payable by cash or money order only. Checks or credit cards are not accepted.

Application
You have to apply for transit visa at German embassy or consulate.

USA
German consulates in USA
http://immihelp.com/visas/germanytransitvisa.html
 
If you have a valid AP and not a valid H/L visa then you need a Transit visa. I had to apply for my wife and this information is from German Consulate Atlanta
 
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