Traveling to India through Dusseldorf Germany with expired Visa/ change of status

[naveenreddy21]

Helllo - I got a flight from  Chicago(ORD),USA  to Hyderabad (HYD) ,India with a stop over at Dusseldorf (DUS) for 4 hrs 50 mins.

 

I am an Indian citizen traveling from USA with an expired US VISA to India. So I would like to know whether I require an airport transit visa for this travel.

 

Here is my iterinary:

 

Chicago  to   Dusseldorf

Dusseldorf   to Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi to Hyderabad

 

I came to US on H4 and  changed my status to H1B and renewed the same. I got  an expired H4 visa on my passport, i got a new H1-B visa approval notice I797A, I am going to India to get my new H1-B visa stamped.

 

Can you please let me know if i need an airport transit visa to travel through Dusseldorf?

[Goluram]

Yes you need transit visa to travel thru EU on expired US visa.

[prasanna.sk]

Yes you need transit visa to travel thru EU on expired US visa.

Hi TonyS

 

I just replied in another post on the same, that may be we don't need a transit visa to travel thru Germany as long as it is just one airport and there is no local travel.

 

German Missions site - has the below info. Can you please confirm if its otherwise??

 

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