Transit Visa for Germany


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Do I need a transit Visa for germany...Here is my situation: 

Visa stamped with Employer A( Stamping done June 2012) : Valid till April , 2015. 

Changed employer 2013, Sep.

Applied and got new passport as old passport was expiring in 8 months ( Feb 2015)

Employer Filed extension in 2014, Sep. 

Extension approved.

Now I am travelling to India and will be back in US in January in 2015. 

Can I use this stamping ( this is in cancelled passport and that too for my old employer not current one ).. Thanks ::)

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You are fine.

 

Nationals of the following countries are required to be in possession of an airport transit visa when passing through the international transit area of airports in Germany:

AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, GHANA, INDIA, IRAN, IRAQ, JORDAN ** (please see below), LEBANON, MYANMAR, MALI, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, SOMALIA, SRI LANKA, SUDAN, SOUTH SUDAN, SYRIA, TURKEY

Exceptions: Nationals from the above list are entitled to transit through the international transit zones without an airport transit visa:

1. If they hold a valid visa for the United States of America
2. If they return from the USA after having used the visa
3. If they hold one of the following residence permits:

* Form I-551 permanent resident card (valid for 2 to 10 years),
* Form I-551 Alien registration receipt card (valid for 2 to 10 years),
* Form I-551 Alien registration receipt card (no expiry date),
* Form I-327 Re-entry document (valid for two years — issued to
holders of a I-551),
* Resident alien card (valid for 2 or 10 years or no expiry date.
This document guarantees the holder’s return only if his stay
outside the USA has not exceeded one year),
* Permit to re-enter (valid for two years. This document guarantees
the holder’s return only if his stay outside the USA has not
exceeded two years),
* Valid temporary residence stamp in a valid passport (valid for one
year from the date of issue). 

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Hello jairichi and anyone else with similar experience,

I think I need to get a transit visa (looking at this thread and the link to the German consulate website), but thought I would check-

I am traveling through Germany next month, my J1 visa expired Sept 30. Have H1 B approval, and going for visa stamping in Mumbai next month. Do I need an airport transit visa?

 

Thanks much.

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Hello jairichi and anyone else with similar experience,

I think I need to get a transit visa (looking at this thread and the link to the German consulate website), but thought I would check-

I am traveling through Germany next month, my J1 visa expired Sept 30. Have H1 B approval, and going for visa stamping in Mumbai next month. Do I need an airport transit visa?

 

Thanks much.

 

You should be fine as you fulfill point 2.

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