Hey, I posted a longer reply with some links but it was pending moderator approval for a long time. I'm unsure if it's visible to other posters yet. Short answer - I called VFS, the German Border Police, read all the online docs available on the German Federal Foreign Office website etc. They all indicate a visa is not needed if you have an Indian passport + a valid Canadian visa + you wont be stopping at more than one schengen airport + leaving the transit area + staying for a long stretch at the airport. Hope this helps. Please share your experience when you end up flying.
Transit through Frankfurt for first landing as an Indian?
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So how did it go? Hope you landed in Canada, do update us it will help, i am on the same situation.
Hi - Hope you travelled without any issues, can you please reply because I’m in the same situation
If you have a valid USA visa or Canada Visa you can transit through Frankfurt without any issues. Yes COPR with PR visa stamp on your passport is valid visa to transit through Germany as long as you are not transiting to a Schengen country before reaching Canada.
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Hey, I am in the same situation.
Have a valid CoPR with visa stamping on my indian passport.
I am getting flight options from Mumbai to Toronto via Frankfurt or Munich.
Were you asked for transit visa since you were doing your first landing in CANADA?
You won't be asked for a transit visa for shorter layovers(3 hours, 6 hours, etc). Make sure you don't have more than one layover in EU, else, you'll be asked for a visa. I recently travelled with a fellow passenger from India to through Frankfurt Canada who was a new PR, they had no issues.
Hey, till now I am sure about everything.
just need any update if you have with your travel experience. Have you accompanied anyone with same situation? In case passenger have visitor visa of Canada? And went through the journey.