Transit Visa - New

[longGC]

I am sure everyone has now heard of this. Some airlines are now asking transit visa while travelling through Europe. So far I have heard of Air France and Delta. While Swiss and Air India does not ask.

This is not the forum to discuss about transit visa but I am sure it concerns all who travel.

As far as I know this visa is NOT required for GC holders( and of course citizens) but all other visa holders. Can someone please add some useful info? Is this something new that we have to worry about?

 

[sdey]

yup..it\'s true..here r the URLs

http://www.consulfrance-washington.org/visas/visasen.htm

For Germany,simply visit the German consulates\' website,under
"Airport Transit Visa"
And India has been added to the "terrorist nations" list..
wow....
So it\'s independent of the Airline..it\'s to do with all EU nations u will be transiting thru

 

[gime gc]

what abt thru amsterdam by KLM ?.<EOM>

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[Pork Chop]

The so-called "Airport Transit Visa" is a requirement of certain European countries, not a

These European countries are the ones that form the so-called &quot;Schengen&quot; region, which currently comprises of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.

Nationals of certain countries are required to obtain an &quot;airport transit visa&quot; if, while transiting through an airport in a Schengen country, they need to disembark to change planes. The U.K. and Switzerland are not part of the Schengen group, therefore you do not need an airport transit visa for those countries. If you are flying Air-India or Pakistan International, you usually would not need to change planes, hence in this case, too, you won\'t need a transit visa.

This rule has been in place for nationals of Pakistan for some years; it seems from the postings that they have now included Indian nationals as well.

Hope this helps.

 

[longGC]

Anyone you know who has recently arrived?

My colleague who came last week by Air France thorugh Paris got Airport Transit Visa from French Embassy in New Delhi. The charge is $10/- and it took 2 hours. The application form is available at the website. He had take Passport, Air Ticket and the form.

Anyone who had other experiences with other Airlines?

 

[esbee]

As of today, for Germany, if passengers have valid visa (including tourist) to the US they do not ne

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[ms001]

What if I have AP

Do we need a transit visa then

 

[longGC]

No Title

If you have AP it is as good as visa. Yes for France and No for Germany.