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John and Anna
Can anyone tell me if there is any problem with flight connection thur Germany(frankfurt) on k1 visa to US?

Thanks in advance

Found my own answer here

http://www.germany.info/relaunch/info/cons...ountrylist.html
fwaguy
QUOTE(John and Anna @ Oct 12 2006, 03:44 AM) *

Can anyone tell me if there is any problem with flight connection thur Germany(frankfurt) on k1 visa to US?

Thanks in advance

Found my own answer here

http://www.germany.info/relaunch/info/cons...ountrylist.html


For anyone who has this same question in general. Delta airlines has a neat little tool. You select the country of citizenship, connection country and destination country and it shows you the visa requirements.

http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...ation/index.jsp
Marc and Olga
QUOTE(fwaguy @ Oct 12 2006, 02:44 AM) *

QUOTE(John and Anna @ Oct 12 2006, 03:44 AM) *

Can anyone tell me if there is any problem with flight connection thur Germany(frankfurt) on k1 visa to US?

Thanks in advance

Found my own answer here

http://www.germany.info/relaunch/info/cons...ountrylist.html


For anyone who has this same question in general. Delta airlines has a neat little tool. You select the country of citizenship, connection country and destination country and it shows you the visa requirements.

http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...ation/index.jsp



I actually found that Delta site helpful, I was worried that Olga may need a transit visa in South Korea...she doesn't since she will be holding a US visa and traveling TO the US from South Korea! smile.gif
peejay
The problem occurs if a flight is delayed or the connecting flight is the next day or longer. Without a valid tourist visa from Germany or any country the airport is located in, your fiancee cannot leave the secured area of the airport and get a hotel room.

Whereas a US citizen can leave the airport in countries we have a VWP (Visa Waiver Program) agreement with, your Russian fiancee cannot do this without a tourist visa from those countries. A US fiancee visa does not allow your fiancee to leave the airport and enter Germany, France, UK, etc. to stay overnight in a hotel. They are not US citizens and do not qualify for VWP.

My wife (then fiancee) and her daughter flew from Moscow to Frankfurt to Houston. I made sure the layover in Frankfurt between flights was short enough that they would not need a German hotel / German tourist visa (which is almost impossible for a Russian to get).

Russians do not need a German transit visa to transfer to a connecting flight to the USA through Germany. They just cannot leave the airport.
John and Anna
QUOTE(peejay @ Oct 12 2006, 06:46 PM) *

The problem occurs if a flight is delayed or the connecting flight is the next day or longer. Without a valid tourist visa from Germany or any country the airport is located in, your fiancee cannot leave the secured area of the airport and get a hotel room.

Whereas a US citizen can leave the airport in countries we have a VWP (Visa Waiver Program) agreement with, your Russian fiancee cannot do this without a tourist visa from those countries. A US fiancee visa does not allow your fiancee to leave the airport and enter Germany, France, UK, etc. to stay overnight in a hotel. They are not US citizens and do not qualify for VWP.

My wife (then fiancee) and her daughter flew from Moscow to Frankfurt to Houston. I made sure the layover in Frankfurt between flights was short enough that they would not need a German hotel / German tourist visa (which is almost impossible for a Russian to get).

Russians do not need a German transit visa to transfer to a connecting flight to the USA through Germany. They just cannot leave the airport.


That pretty much clears it up
Thanks!
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