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It would if he wanted to go out the terminal for a few hours or a day before catching his connecting flight. But he remained within the terminal and never crossed the German border. Why did he have to pass through the passport control?paulp wrote:Given that germany requires transit visas for some nationals, wouldn't it make sense to check transit passengers as well?
So if the germans don't check transit passengers, what's the point of transit visas? Or is there something I'm missing here?Jeff Albright wrote:It would if he wanted to go out the terminal for a few hours or a day before catching his connecting flight. But he remained within the terminal and never crossed the German border. Why did he have to pass through the passport control?
Transit visas are only required when you want to leave the airport terminal for some time before returning to your connecting flight.paulp wrote: So if the germans don't check transit passengers, what's the point of transit visas? Or is there something I'm missing here?
Jeff, there is such a thing as an "airport transit visa". Some people do need a transit visa just for going through the airport terminal.Jeff Albright wrote:Transit visas are only required when you want to leave the airport terminal for some time before returning to your connecting flight.
If you remain within the terminal, you do not formally enter the country so you do not need transit visas.
That isn't the case - some countries require some nationals to possess a visa merely to transit through an airport on the air side. In fact, as one was required, it is surprising that the OP was allowed by the airline to board the plane in the UK. The cross (or plus sign) through the entry stamp is a very common way, used in many countries, of indicating that admission has been refused (even though, in this case, the passenger was not actually meaning to enter Germany as such).Jeff Albright wrote:Transit visas are only required when you want to leave the airport terminal for some time before returning to your connecting flight.
If you remain within the terminal, you do not formally enter the country so you do not need transit visas.
Not strictly true Jeff,Jeff Albright wrote:Never heard of that.
From my personal experience, I can definitely say that The Netherlands, the UK and Sweden do not require this.
I am being a non-EU citizen, have been passing through airports in Amsterdam and Stockholm before catching a connecting flight without having any Schengen visa at all. Nor did my family or myself need any Hong Kong visa when connecting to Australia at Hong Kong airport in October last year. I am also aware that I would not have needed any UAE visa if we had been connecting at Dubai airport.
I know a few people previously connecting via various airports in Europe and never heard that they required any transit visas unless they wanted to exit the terminals.
There are quite a lot of exceptions. Most visa nationals (i.e. those who require a visa to enter the UK) do not, in fact, require a visa to transit through a UK airport. The UK calls these visas DATVs (direct airside transit visas), and DATV nationals are visa nationals who must have a visa to pass through the UK on their way to another country, even if they are not entering the UK or changing airports.INSIDER wrote:
Even in the UK a distinction is drawn between visa mandatory and visa waiver nationals. Visa mandatory nationals require some form of visa to transit through the UK be it a visit visa or transit visa (There are some exceptions).