Full Version: do i need transit visa ?
Hello VJ members , i know this is an old question, but still really confused about and didnt get final answer , if i layover in Parise , London or Frankfurt , do i need a transite visa. even if its connecting aircraft ???i hear different answers, the local agent told me yes i need transit visa , some told me no i dont need. the second questions,, should i book a round trip ticket ? as im k3 visa.. plz i wish to hear from you specially who already entered the USA , and which airlines .. thank you so much.
QUOTE(M B K @ Mar 21 2008, 10:39 AM) 
Hello VJ members , i know this is an old question, but still really confused about and didnt get final answer , if i layover in Parise , London or Frankfurt , do i need a transite visa. even if its connecting aircraft ???i hear different answers, the local agent told me yes i need transit visa , some told me no i dont need. the second questions,, should i book a round trip ticket ? as im k3 visa.. plz i wish to hear from you specially who already entered the USA , and which airlines .. thank you so much.
I would ask this in the moving to america. They get these types of questions a lot and someone somewhere has a link to various airports and their requirements according to what nationality you are.
salam M B K
i dont think u will need round trip ticket . there is memeber SS918 her faincee just came few days ago and he was k1 visa and he had aone way ticket and had no problems about that so k3 should be the same
about transit visa i dont know excatly bur some contries give troubles about that
if u take Egypt air u wont have to worry about that but it just go to JFK and it is no stop flight
wish u great safe trip inshaAllah
Mohamed
i dont think u will need round trip ticket . there is memeber SS918 her faincee just came few days ago and he was k1 visa and he had aone way ticket and had no problems about that so k3 should be the same
about transit visa i dont know excatly bur some contries give troubles about that
if u take Egypt air u wont have to worry about that but it just go to JFK and it is no stop flight
wish u great safe trip inshaAllah
Mohamed
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National EGYPT (ARAB REPUBLIC OF) (EG)
Transit GERMANY (DE) /Destination U.S.A. (US)
ALSO CHECK DESTINATION INFORMATION BELOW
GERMANY (DE)
Visa not required when transiting:
- within 24 hours through Frankfurt or Munich; or
- on the same day between 04:30 and 23:30 through Dusseldorf (inbound carrier must provide prior notice) or Hamburg; and provided:
a. continuing to a third country by same or first connecting aircraft; and
b. arriving from and departing to a non-Schengen State (see: TIRGL/SCHS ); and
c. not leaving the transit lounge; and
d. holding ticket with confirmed reservation and all travel documents required for next destination. Transit through any other airports will require a (transit) visa.
Transit GERMANY (DE) /Destination U.S.A. (US)
ALSO CHECK DESTINATION INFORMATION BELOW
GERMANY (DE)
Visa not required when transiting:
- within 24 hours through Frankfurt or Munich; or
- on the same day between 04:30 and 23:30 through Dusseldorf (inbound carrier must provide prior notice) or Hamburg; and provided:
a. continuing to a third country by same or first connecting aircraft; and
b. arriving from and departing to a non-Schengen State (see: TIRGL/SCHS ); and
c. not leaving the transit lounge; and
d. holding ticket with confirmed reservation and all travel documents required for next destination. Transit through any other airports will require a (transit) visa.
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National EGYPT (ARAB REPUBLIC OF) (EG)
Transit FRANCE (FR) /Destination U.S.A. (US)
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FRANCE (FR)
Visa not required provided:
- continuing by same or connecting aircraft to a third country without leaving the airport transit area; and
- arriving and departing from/to a non-Schengen country
(see: TIRGL/SCHS ).
If transiting to:
1. Another Schengen state (as a ticketed point):
Schengen transit visa -issued prior to arrival- required, unless holding valid Schengen visa for one of the other
Schengen states.
For details on Schengen Agreement see: For details, click here ;
2. Basle/Geneva (Switzerland): see "Warning" below.
Passenger must hold:
- onward ticket; and
- sufficient funds; and
- documents for return/onward journey.
Visa for France is also valid for French Guiana, French West Indies and Reunion.
Transit FRANCE (FR) /Destination U.S.A. (US)
ALSO CHECK DESTINATION INFORMATION BELOW
FRANCE (FR)
Visa not required provided:
- continuing by same or connecting aircraft to a third country without leaving the airport transit area; and
- arriving and departing from/to a non-Schengen country
(see: TIRGL/SCHS ).
If transiting to:
1. Another Schengen state (as a ticketed point):
Schengen transit visa -issued prior to arrival- required, unless holding valid Schengen visa for one of the other
Schengen states.
For details on Schengen Agreement see: For details, click here ;
2. Basle/Geneva (Switzerland): see "Warning" below.
Passenger must hold:
- onward ticket; and
- sufficient funds; and
- documents for return/onward journey.
Visa for France is also valid for French Guiana, French West Indies and Reunion.
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National EGYPT (ARAB REPUBLIC OF) (EG)
Transit UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN) (GB)
Destination U.S.A. (US)
ALSO CHECK DESTINATION INFORMATION BELOW
UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN) (GB
Visa not required if:
- continuing by same/first connecting aircraft to a third country within 24 hours; and
- holding confirmed reservations; and
- holding documents required for next destination.
Passenger may leave the airport transit area, at the discretion of Immigration authorities, for e.g. a nightstop
in town or if transfer between different airport applicable, provided holding confirmed onward reservations and correct documentation for next destination.
Transit UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN) (GB)
Destination U.S.A. (US)
ALSO CHECK DESTINATION INFORMATION BELOW
UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN) (GB
Visa not required if:
- continuing by same/first connecting aircraft to a third country within 24 hours; and
- holding confirmed reservations; and
- holding documents required for next destination.
Passenger may leave the airport transit area, at the discretion of Immigration authorities, for e.g. a nightstop
in town or if transfer between different airport applicable, provided holding confirmed onward reservations and correct documentation for next destination.
http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...ation/index.jsp
thanks (mohamed N melinda) thanks (bridget)
i called egypt air office in Alexandria , she told me should be a round trip ticket, i tried to explain but still the same, and still a pit worried of changing flights in JFK airport as my destination is Atlanta .
i called egypt air office in Alexandria , she told me should be a round trip ticket, i tried to explain but still the same, and still a pit worried of changing flights in JFK airport as my destination is Atlanta .
Thank you so much fwaguy
My husband came here on EgyptAir (Cairo to NY, NY to Detroit) and did just fine. Personally I think you would be better off coming here direct instead of having a layover in Europe somewhere. Don't worry you will find lots of helpful ppl at JFK to help get to your connecting flight to Atlanta.
QUOTE(M B K @ Mar 21 2008, 10:55 AM)
thanks (mohamed N melinda) thanks (bridget)
i called egypt air office in Alexandria , she told me should be a round trip ticket, i tried to explain but still the same, and still a pit worried of changing flights in JFK airport as my destination is Atlanta .
i called egypt air office in Alexandria , she told me should be a round trip ticket, i tried to explain but still the same, and still a pit worried of changing flights in JFK airport as my destination is Atlanta .
she's wrong. it's a oneway that is needed. call back and talk to someone else and see if you get a different answer. the k-1 is the only one i've heard problems about in needing a roundtrip by some airlines, not the k-3. don't spend all that money when you don't have to!!! I'm buying a one way not a round trip and they can stand there and argue with my husband for hours about it if they'd like.
JFK is ok there are some good reviews here about it: http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/poereviews.php If we use Egypt Air we'll have to deal with JFK but it looks like if you have at least a 3 1/2 to 4 hour layover you should be ok. I wouldn't do anything less than that.
QUOTE(moody @ Mar 21 2008, 10:59 AM)
My husband came here on EgyptAir (Cairo to NY, NY to Detroit) and did just fine. Personally I think you would be better off coming here direct instead of having a layover in Europe somewhere. Don't worry you will find lots of helpful ppl at JFK to help get to your connecting flight to Atlanta.
just curious why not a layover? I only ask 'cause there's a flight via luftansa that we've been eyeing and it's so convenient 'cause it's direct to boston.
QUOTE(M B K @ Mar 21 2008, 02:55 PM)
still a pit worried of changing flights in JFK airport as my destination is Atlanta .
Don't worry...
we the people of New York are friendly!
JFK may be a confusing airport, but we're nice!
QUOTE(moody @ Mar 21 2008, 09:59 AM)
My husband came here on EgyptAir (Cairo to NY, NY to Detroit) and did just fine. Personally I think you would be better off coming here direct instead of having a layover in Europe somewhere. Don't worry you will find lots of helpful ppl at JFK to help get to your connecting flight to Atlanta.
That is exactly what we plan on doing.
QUOTE(AlHayatZween @ Mar 21 2008, 10:57 AM)
QUOTE(M B K @ Mar 21 2008, 02:55 PM)
still a pit worried of changing flights in JFK airport as my destination is Atlanta .
Don't worry...
we the people of New York are friendly!
JFK may be a confusing airport, but we're nice!
My husband never flew in his entire life before he came through JFK to Los Angeles and he had no problems changing terminals and all that. Its really not that big of a deal!
Personally I'd fly direct to Europe from LA next time then down to Morocco instead of stopping in NYC. But its not because JFK is a bad airport, but because Royal Air Maroc sucks! But if lived in NYC I would take RAM anyway because of the direct flight convenience! But this post is about Egypt anyway so who cares! lol
my husband flew egypt air with a one way ticket.
My husband is flying straight from Cairo to JFK. He only got a one way ticket and no transit visa.
Thanks for all of you. really helpful information. i think Egypt air is the most preferred now. When i said im worried about changing flights in JFK i meant confusing airport. yes for sure there are ppl to help. Thanks again, and good look for everybody, i pray for all who are waiting on visa insha Allah get visa soon.
thanks for your prayer M B K
i heard they give work permission in JFK for 3 months so u dont have to wait to get EAD
wish u safe trip inshaAllah and welcome to ameri
ca
Mohamed
i heard they give work permission in JFK for 3 months so u dont have to wait to get EAD
wish u safe trip inshaAllah and welcome to ameri
ca Mohamed
QUOTE(sereia @ Mar 21 2008, 11:03 PM)
My husband never flew in his entire life before he came through JFK to Los Angeles and he had no problems changing terminals and all that. Its really not that big of a deal! Personally I'd fly direct to Europe from LA next time then down to Morocco instead of stopping in NYC. But its not because JFK is a bad airport, but because Royal Air Maroc sucks! But if lived in NYC I would take RAM anyway because of the direct flight convenience! But this post is about Egypt anyway so who cares! lol
Personally I'd fly direct to Europe from LA next time then down to Morocco instead of stopping in NYC. But its not because JFK is a bad airport, but because Royal Air Maroc sucks! But if lived in NYC I would take RAM anyway because of the direct flight convenience! But this post is about Egypt anyway so who cares! lolOh no! Does RAM suck? i'm leaving for Maghreb next month, inchallah... and it is my first time with Royal Air Maroc.
But i'm so psyched though, because it will be my first time flying to Morocco direct... instead of making 1, 2, 3 stops along the way. Wooo-hoo!
He and I both felt more comfortable with him having his layover here in the states rather than somewhere in Europe because it would be easier for him to contact me inside of JFK. If he missed his flight or whatever in Frankfurt or London he'd have a harder time letting me know.
just curious why not a layover? I only ask 'cause there's a flight via luftansa that we've been eyeing and it's so convenient 'cause it's direct to boston.
QUOTE(bridget @ Mar 21 2008, 11:02 AM)
QUOTE(moody @ Mar 21 2008, 10:59 AM)
My husband came here on EgyptAir (Cairo to NY, NY to Detroit) and did just fine. Personally I think you would be better off coming here direct instead of having a layover in Europe somewhere. Don't worry you will find lots of helpful ppl at JFK to help get to your connecting flight to Atlanta.
just curious why not a layover? I only ask 'cause there's a flight via luftansa that we've been eyeing and it's so convenient 'cause it's direct to boston.
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