Germany Airport Transit Visa

Germany Airport transit visa is known as a visa in A category of Schengen visa.  The visa allows its holder to get out of their plane in one of the German airports, remain there for up to 12 hours, and take the other flight that will take them to their destination country.

Germany is situated in the center of EU, therefore, German airports are good place to transit the flights to other countries. If you want to stay in Germany for longer than 12 hours, you should apply for a regular tourist visa.

Exemption:

If the citizens of the list above countries but they meet one of the following condition, they do not need to obtain this kind of visa:

• holder of a US valid visa
• holder of a valid or expired non-Schengen country visa issued by the US
• holders of a valid visa for a Schengen Member State, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Japan, Romania or UK
• Turkish holders of Service and Official passports do NOT require an Airport Transit Visa for Germany
• Jordanian nationals who hold a visa to Australia, Israel or New Zealand
• partners (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”
• holders of Diplomatic Passports

To apply for a Germany Airport transit visa you must submit some specific documents as follow:

•   Complete and signed application form (in English or German only)
•   2 passport photographs that meet Germany photo visa requirements.
•   Valid passport for at least three more months beyond the date of your transiting through Germany, and no older than ten years. Is must have at least one blank page in order to be able to affix the visa sticker.
•  One A4 size copy of your passport’s data page
•   Confirmed airline ticket to final destination and one copy
•   Declaration of Accuracy of Information
•   Copy of the valid visa / residence permit for your final destination, if applicable
•   A proof of residence (It can be your driver’s license and/or utility bill in your name )
•   If employed: letter by your employer confirming your employment, the beginning of your employment, your monthly salary, the beginning of vacation and resumption of work. Original letter signed with blue ink.
•  If self-employed: Biz-File issued by ACRA
•   If student: university letter. Original letter signed with blue ink.
•   If dependant spouse without own income: letter by your spouse’s employer confirming the employment, beginning of employment and monthly salary and marriage certificate
•   If minor child: birth certificate, school letter and marriage certificate of parents (originals with one copy).
•   Both parents have to sign the application form personally at the Embassy!

To apply for a Germany Airport Transit visa, you must follow these steps:

    Step 1: Check if you need to apply for this visa.

    Step 2: Complete the visa application form.

    Step 3: Collect the required documents.

    Step 4: Make an appointment.

    Step 5: Attend your appointment to submit the required documents on time.

    Step 6: Pay the fee.

You can submit Germany Transit Visa Application at many authority missions including:

• Germany visa application center
• Embassy/consulate of Germany in your country of residence.

Normally, it may take 5 working days for visa processing. Don’t submit your visa application earlier than six months before your planned date of transiting through Germany.

Like other type of Germany visa, when you apply for a Germany airport Transit visa, you must pay a fee for it. The fee of airport transit visa is 80 euros, last updated in 2020.