Transit through Frankfurt for first landing as an Indian?

[Zephyrstraint]

Hello, how did it go for you? I hope you have reached Canada without any issues. I am in the exactly same situation as you and seeking confirmation from you that a transit visa is not required if you have travelled.

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.

 

[iSaidGoodDay]

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.

I can see this link: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/transit-through-frankfurt-for-first-landing-as-an-indian.803884/post-10518607

 

[OrionSpur]

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.

So how did it go? Hope you landed in Canada, do update us it will help, i am on the same situation.

 

[Pradeepsaero3]

Hi - Hope you travelled without any issues, can you please reply because I’m in the same situation

 

[Pradeepsaero3]

Had anyone gone through this situation, can you please reply?

 

[OrionSpur]

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.

 

[Pradeepsaero3]

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.

thank you so much

 

[rajeev50588]

thank you so much

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?

 

[iSaidGoodDay]

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.

 

[dvdg]

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.

 

[iSaidGoodDay]

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.

You need a valid Canadian visa from what I know.

 

[dvdg]

You need a valid Canadian visa from what I know.

Thanks

 

[thirdfromright]

Most European countries do not require a transit visa for Indian Passport holders if they are connecting to a flight to/from Canada and hold valid Visa/COPR/PR and the passengers do not leave the transit area of the airport.

The following tools can be used to check the requirements.

https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/CA-Canada-passport-visa-health-travel-document-requirements.htm

https://www.skyteam.com/en/flights-and-destinations/visa-and-health/

Cheers,
TFR

 

[Kelly05]

Hello all,

I am an Indian national with a valid COPR and a visa counterfoil in my (Indian) passport.

I will be transiting through Frankfurt , with a stay of 5 hours and in the same terminal. (Terminal 1). As far as I know I don’t think it involves leaving that terminal at all.

I saw a few other threads on this subject but most were regarding PR card holders (ie those who are already permanent residents), threads that were many years old, or gave contradictory replies.

The info on the consulate website mentions that Indian nationals with a valid Canadian visa such as temporary resident visas do not need a transit visa, but I think the single use immigrant visa I have is sort of a grey area. Lufthansa with whom I’ve booked the ticket was of no help whatsoever (which is funny given that they will need to check that I can fly through Germany when I show them my Canadian visa). I’ve also written to the German consulate with no response so far.

Has anyone with an Indian passport transited through Germany recently before their first landing to get their Canadian PR confirmed? What was your experience. If you could share a concrete source that would be great as there’s a lot of money riding on this.

Thanks so much in advance for your help.

hey what is the update on your travel? Finally did you require a transit visa or all went well???

 

[iSaidGoodDay]

hey what is the update on your travel? Finally did you require a transit visa or all went well???

I went through the same route, needed no transit visa. As long as you've only one layover in EU, you don't need a transit visa.