Air transit visa in Switzerland & Germany

[parekhv]

Hi,

We are traveling to India from USA on Advance Parole & we have layover in Switzerland on our way to India & in Germany on our way back. Will we need airport transit visa at any layovers?

Thanks!

[jairichi]

For Swiss:

 

TRANSIT VISA REQUIREMENTS & SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION 

Airport Transit Visas for Switzerland are required by the nationals of the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ghana, Iraq, Iran, Dem.Rep. of Congo, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Ethiopia.

Other nationalities can travel without an Airport Transit Visa if they have:

• - a confirmed flight tickets for the onward journey;

• - will remain within the transit area at the airport; and

• - will continue the journey within 48 hours.

For Germany:

 

Airport Transit Visas for Germany are required by nationals of the following countries:

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri-Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Turkey.

Nationals of the above mentioned countries Do NOT require an airport transit visa if:

• have a valid visa for the UK, Ireland, Japan, Canada, USA, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Lichtenstein
• they are a partner (married, common-law or same sex) or child of an EU/EEA/EFTA national and hold a British “Residence Card of a Family Member of an EEA National”
• they are holders of Diplomatic Passports
• have a valid visa for a Member State of the EU, Canada, Japan or the United States of America, or when they return from these countries after having used the visa

[parekhv]

Thank you for your input. Is AP considered a valid visa for transit through Germany?

[jairichi]

NO