transit visa FRANKFURT ?

[localmadras]

applied for visitor visa extension, have a 10yr Multiple entry visa, i-94 expiring March 27 2004.

seems like i can stay legally till i get an answer from CIS(INS).

this is a weird situation.

If i get "extension denied" notice, and if i travel back to india via FRANKFURT, do i need to take a TRANSIT VISA ?

my assumption is based on the fact that i have a overstayed i-94 & extension denied which cancels 10yr Multiple entry automatically because of the over-stay.



please help.

[immihelp]

Yes, in that case.

[localmadras]

will this help ?

Regarding the transit-visa requirement for Frankfut -
having a denial letter & receipt notice, will that help to justify the 'stay-in-usa' after i-94 expiration ?

[immihelp]

Re: will this help ?

I am not sure I understand the question.

You have to tell German consulate why you need transit visa. (You need because your 10 year multiple entry is void now because your extension was denied.)

[localmadras]

will email German consulate

sure, will get my questions answered by German consulate. Thanks for your help :-)

[localmadras]

answer from german consulate

my question :

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"It's an assumption that if my visitor-visa-extension
is denied and my I-94 has expired, my 10yr Multiple
visa in the passport will become invalid. Nobody
cancels or strike out the visa in the passport but it
just becomes invalid".

i cannot prove & don't know how true the above
statment is ?

But assuming the statment is true, eventhough my
visa-stamp on the passport is not striked-out, do i
need TRANSIT VISA flying through FRANKFURT ?

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Answer from German consulate :
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to be on the safe side apply for a visa.
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