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Like many other Indians, Rakesh is traveling to India with his family this summer (in July). He proudly holds a Green Card for his permanent residency in the land of American Dream. He had booked his flight tickets from Seattle to Bengaluru with Lufthansa when Indian Eagle was offering flight discounts\u00a0celebrating Women\u2019s Day 2025 through March. After having secured a good deal for the summer travel, they got busy making a bucket list of things to do and see in and around Bengaluru this time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Their round-trip itinerary has two Schengen airport layovers \u2013 Frankfurt and Munich in Germany \u2013 which requires a regular Schengen Visa for smooth transit.<\/strong> We had sent him the booking confirmation email and Lufthansa flight tickets<\/strong><\/a><\/span> with a note that the itinerary he purchased may require a short Schengen visa or airport transit visa in Germany. It seems that he overlooked the note as he was under the impression that Green Card holders are exempted from this visa requirement in the Schengen area.<\/p>\n

He woke up to this requirement for his journey through Frankfurt and Munich, when a user post in some Facebook community group caught his attention<\/strong>. In the post, an Indian from San Francisco shared his ordeal of being denied boarding<\/strong><\/a><\/span> by Lufthansa for not having a Schengen Visa for his flight itinerary similar to Rakesh\u2019s. Taken aback by the post, Rakesh took no time to call Indian Eagle\u2019s customer helpline and confirm whether a regular Schengen Visa is required for transit via two airports in Germany.<\/p>\n

He got into a dilemma over whether he should cancel their reservation with Lufthansa and book a new round trip with one-stop flights from Seattle to Bengaluru<\/a><\/span> with some other airline, or apply for a short Schengen Visa. Cancelling the scheduled travel would have incurred him a hefty airline fee for each of four travelers in the booking, though the itinerary was refundable. On top of that, a new booking would cost him more than what he paid (minus the Women\u2019s Day discount) in March.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After two days of deliberation, he chose to apply for a regular Schengen Visa. It was the third week of April; thankfully, not too late to meet the transit visa requirement for their US-India round trip<\/strong> with Lufthansa. Many travelers like Rakesh are still unaware of this critical visa rule involving transit between two Schengen airports in Germany. Most of them realize this late, and thus have no other option than cancelling their travel in the eleventh hour and seeking last-minute flight tickets<\/a><\/span> with deals.<\/p>\n

Indian Eagle, the most trusted travel-booking partner<\/a> of Indians and Americans, thanks Rakesh Gupta for sharing his experience of Germany\u2019s transit visa rules for your smooth travel. Subscribe to Travel Beats, a leading US-India travel news community for latest updates on airlines, airports, transit visas, layovers, and US immigration. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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