Need for European transit visa with k-1 visa?

[southernman 29]

Would my fiancee need to get a airport transit or Schengen visa once she gets her US k-1 visa if she has a flight and has to change plains in an European country? She is from Belarus but not sure if that even matters with a k-1 visa.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Would my fiancee need to get a airport transit or Schengen visa once she gets her US k-1 visa if she has a flight and has to change plains in an European country? She is from Belarus but not sure if that even matters with a k-1 visa.

The need for visas is based on which passport she will be carrying, so she will still need a transit visa for Schengen, otherwise she will be denied boarding a plane towards western Europe.

On a positive note, that she has a visa for the US should make it easier for her to get a transit visa for the region.

Edited October 4, 2012 by Gegel

[Asia 2,498]

She will need an airport-transit visa [A] or short-stay visa [C].

And she will have to apply for it in the embassy of the country she plans to go through, I guess.

Edited October 4, 2012 by Asia

[Ron-Tanya 23]

She will need an airport-transit visa [A] or short-stay visa [C].

And she will have to apply for it in the embassy of the country she plans to go through, I guess.

If someone from Belarus has a K1 US visa in the passport they will not need a Schengen to transit most international airports. They have a few things they must do, be booked straight thru be in airport no more than 12 hours only one stop in the Schengen Zone. But no they will not need a Schengen Visa.

[southernman 29]

If someone from Belarus has a K1 US visa in the passport they will not need a Schengen to transit most international airports. They have a few things they must do, be booked straight thru be in airport no more than 12 hours only one stop in the Schengen Zone. But no they will not need a Schengen Visa.

Thanks Ron. That is pretty much what I have found too but some of the previous answers before yours seem to contradict this. I guess I will continue searching for a definite answer.

[Dave&Roza 748]

My wife has travelled from Kazakhstan to the USA 3 times before she received her GC. She never needed a transit visa to go thru Frankfurt when she had 2 tourist visas to the USA and her K-1 visa--even though a typical Kazakhstani citizen does need a transit visa to go thru Europe. Most countries and airlines recognize the US visa as long as the final destination is the USA, the visa holder remains in the airport, and the visa holder only has one stop in a Schengen county.

Good luck,

Dave

[jaycali 415]

Would my fiancee need to get a airport transit or Schengen visa once she gets her US k-1 visa if she has a flight and has to change plains in an European country? She is from Belarus but not sure if that even matters with a k-1 visa.

Belarusian citizens do not require an airport transit visa for transit from one non-Schengen country to another non-Schengen country. So unless she intends to leave the international transit area of the airport, she will not need a visa.

Edited October 5, 2012 by jaejayC

[Asia 2,498]

If someone from Belarus has a K1 US visa in the passport they will not need a Schengen to transit most international airports. They have a few things they must do, be booked straight thru be in airport no more than 12 hours only one stop in the Schengen Zone. But no they will not need a Schengen Visa.

Thank you for the explanation.

I read that Schengen visa is needed, even for a transit at the airport.

But that could be an exception, since she has K-1 visa to the US.

Sorry for confusion.

[southernman 29]

Thanks to all.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Thank you for the explanation.

I read that Schengen visa is needed, even for a transit at the airport.

But that could be an exception, since she has K-1 visa to the US.

Sorry for confusion.

Thanks to all.

After doing some digging, I concluded the answer is that both statement to the effect that 'she needs a visa' and 'she doesn't need a visa' are correct.

Schengen regulations do require holders of Belarus passports to obtain a transit visa when traveling from a non-Schengen country to another non-Schnegen country.

However, there are exceptions to this rule and these vary depending on country, airline and flights booked. For instance, Germany offers TWOV - transit without visa - at certain airports, and under certain connecting circumstances.

Having said that, I believe chances are she will not need a visa, but the only way to be sure is to check with the airline she will be using, so they can give her precise information based on her actual itinerary.

Good luck!

[cluelessinny 2]

ask in the RUB forum, there I was told as long as she doesn't leave the airport, none is needed.

The country you stop in, maybe different.Such as we as americans have to pay if we stop in Belarus to go to say Moscow, but I asked this same question a while ago and was told it was ok

and tranit visas were not needed, the america visa should trump all