Transit Visa at Frankfurt Airport

[abhayg4]

Hi OP,


As per my opinion....
If you haven;t booked the tickets - why don't you book a Direct flight from US to India...this will save you with all these queries/issues...

Thanks and Regards,
Abhay

[sharathpsasi]

Here is the first response I got from Boston Consulate for need of Airport Transit Visa:

Yes , you need an airport-transit-visa

By order,

Yours sincerely
Aldona Kassa
-Head of Visa Section-
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
3 Copley Place Suite 500
Boston, MA 02116-6510
Tel.: ** 617 369 4905
Fax.: ** 617 369 4940 or 617 369 44
E-Mail: [email protected]

Here is the second response I got from them again after wrote back:

You need an airport-transit visa because you do NOT have a valid visa
stamped in your passport

sharath p sasi schrieb am 18.11.2010 12:08 Uhr:
> Thank you very much for the reply. Since I do have legal documents
> (I-797A) which is approval notice verifying my continued legal work
> and stay in USA would I need an airport-transit-visa? Also I am going
> back to my home country (India) for getting my new same visa
> re-stamped after the legal stay in the USA. Please advice on the same.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best,
> Sharath

I am still waiting on the response from Chicago Consulate on the same matter. Unfortunately I had long back got my tickets via LHR and ended up canceling the same today to book new ones that does transit through any where in EUROPE!!! Bad luck for me.

Hope others in this situation have a good luck with travel!!

[knightrider]

Transit Visa Not required

Hi,

I also had this problem of transitting through Franfurt (germany). I didnt get any clear response from anyone. German consolate didnt give me any clear answers.
I finally got this information from an Lufthansa agent. Any indian national without valid visa (expired Visa) and with approved approval notice and going for stamping
can travel through germany without transit visa.

My case:
I am in L1B and my visa got expired. I applied for extension and got the approval. I travelled through Frankfurt with my approval notice. You can travel with expired visa
but you should carry your approval notice (I-797,etc) with you when travelling. When you are coming back from India, Visa should be stamped.
I travelled recently on December 2010 without any problems.
happy Journey