Do I need a Schengen transit visa? Transit Schengen visa: why is it needed, how to apply, types. Countries allowing transit

Thousands of our fellow citizens travel abroad and return every day. These trips would be more convenient if you did not need to obtain permission to enter certain countries. There are several types of visa permits to enter and stay in the state. They differ in terms of validity, as well as in the rights granted to foreigners and the restrictions imposed on them. Let's find out what it is transit visa.

Why are there separate types and transit permits?

The process of obtaining a full permit to enter and stay in visa countries is quite complicated. You need to contact the diplomatic missions of these countries, provide a package of documents, pay and wait for a decision, which can sometimes be negative.

What to do if a country that requires a permit to enter is not the purpose of your trip: you only need to pass through its territory or make a transfer from one vehicle to another? In these cases, you also need permission, but for transit.

A transit visa is a special entry document for the same purpose. Rules for its use in different countries and even at different crossing points the borders of one state may be different.

As a rule, a transit permit is issued for a period of no more than 72 hours and limits the rights of a foreigner to move around the country.

For example, an airport transfer visa often prohibits leaving special zones. However, sometimes such restrictions are much more relaxed, and some travelers specifically buy tickets for a connecting flight in order to visit another city and save on the total cost of the flight.

When is a transit permit required?

Flying an airplane over the territory of the state does not require any permits. Here are the cases in which a transit visa is needed:

• if the trip is by train, bus, car or other type of ground transport. Thus, for example, Russians travel to Kaliningrad through the territory of the Baltic states;
• if, when transferring from one aircraft to another, it is necessary to leave the transit area to receive baggage and send it to another flight;
• if your next plane departs at another airport; or if you need to go to another terminal to board;
• You will also need a visa when you do not need to leave the transit zone, but the gap between flights is long. Typically, permission is required when staying in the transit zone for more than a day, but in some cases this period is several hours.

A transit permit is usually not required if the passenger does not leave the transit area and departs after a short period of time, and also in cases where there is a visa-free agreement between the country from which entry is made and the transit country.

Countries allowing transit

A number of states have introduced the possibility of obtaining a transit visa directly upon arrival at the airport. Each country sets own rules issuance of such permits. These conditions are constantly changing, and as you prepare for your trip, you should check the rules currently in effect. We will tell you how to do this below.

Rules regarding transit permits in some countries:

1. The USA, Australia and Canada require a transit permit, even if the gap between flights is very small.
2. The UK issues such a permit for 24 hours if foreign citizen arrives from the USA, New Zealand, Australia or departs to these states. Foreigners who have a residence permit in these countries can also obtain permission. The same rules apply to persons entitled to EU residence or a D visa to countries in this zone.
3. Cyprus gives permission for transit lasting 5 days if the traveler has a visa to Bulgaria or Romania.
4. China gives a transit visa for 72 hours if you arrive at the airports of the following cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Shenyang. If the transit passes through other airports in China, a transit permit is issued for 24 hours.
5. Singapore gives transit permission for 96 hours.
6. Japan issues permission for 72 hours, but only in rare cases (flight delay, unplanned change of route by transport company, force majeure).
7. The United Arab Emirates requires a transit permit if the time gap between flights is more than 24 hours. However, permission may be denied to unmarried women under 30 years of age. Since 2017, residents of Russia have been issued a free visa for 30 days, which automatically gives the right to stay in the UAE without a transit permit.

We will separately consider transit through countries included in the Schengen area. If no special rules have been established for transit travel, then a visa issued in accordance with the general procedure is required to travel through such a country.

Transit travel through the Schengen area

Transit through Europe for Russian citizens is organized as follows: if you are flying through an airport equipped with a transit zone and do not intend to leave it, you do not need a transit visa. Please note that not every airport has a transit zone - Berlin, for example, does not have one.

In other cases, for transit you will need a visa of one of the following categories:

• C – visa issued for single or multiple short-term entry into one of the Schengen countries;
• D – long-term visa;
• LTV is a national visa with a limited territory of validity. This visa does not apply to all countries, but only to the countries indicated on it. Naturally, if you have a visa of this particular type, then transit must be carried out through states allowed for visiting.

Let's consider several typical transit options through states included in the Schengen area in 2019:

• The flight is carried out through one country in this zone to another - only permission to enter any of these states is required.
• Transit is carried out by ground transport. The rules are the same, but there are a number of nuances related to the conditions of the first entry. You must visit the country that issued the permit first, and the primary country rule requires you to stay in the country that issued the permit longer than the others. For example, if you are traveling to France through Poland and Germany, you must obtain a French permit. However, the entry and exit stamp will be Polish. Therefore, you need to collect documents confirming that you were in France (hotel bills), otherwise problems may arise next time when obtaining a visa.
• Transit occurs between countries outside the Schengen area through the territory of its member countries. If the transfer airport you choose has a transit zone, you do not need an entry permit, and passengers are prohibited from leaving the transit zone. Otherwise, you need a category C or D entry permit. A category C permit marked “Transit” will allow you to stay in Schengen for up to 5 days.
• Flights between countries outside the Schengen area require more than one transfer in Schengen states. In this case, a Schengen visa is required.
• Transferring to another non-European flight requires moving between terminals or moving between airports. A visa is required.
• Travel of Russians by land between the main territory of Russia and the Kaliningrad region. This Russian region is surrounded by EU countries - Poland and Lithuania. When traveling by land, special rules apply, so we have included consideration of this issue in a separate paragraph of this article.

Please note: not all European countries are part of the Schengen area. With the exception of a number of cases, transit through Schengen is carried out as to third countries.

Exceptions:

• Switzerland and Liechtenstein. A permit to enter the Schengen area is sufficient, but customs control will have to.
• Monaco, Vatican, San Marino. No other entry permit other than Schengen is required. It is believed that when you are in these countries, you are in Italy or France.

Transit to the Kaliningrad region

To simplify the travel of residents of this region to other regions of Russia and return, there is a simplified transit document (STD). Only permanent residents of the region can receive it.

FTD allows you to cross Lithuanian territory an unlimited number of times. You can only stay in Lithuania for 24 hours using this document. However, you cannot travel through Belarus - such trips already require a Lithuanian visa.

FTD allows you to travel by any ground transport. You can get it at the Lithuanian consulate in Kaliningrad. If you have lived in the Kaliningrad region for less than 6 months, you will not be able to obtain a UTD. When receiving the document, it is necessary to justify the need for frequent trips to the main territory of Russia.

There is also a UTD-ZhD for train travel, which can also be obtained by those who have lived in the Kaliningrad region for less than 6 months.

Residents of the rest of Russia must buy a direct flight ticket or obtain a category C transit visa from the Republic of Lithuania. It is often easier to take a ferry or fly by plane.

Checking the need for a transit visa

To find out if you need a transit visa, you can contact the embassies of transit countries.

Information on the need to obtain a transit visa when flying can be obtained on the website of the International Air Transport Association.

To do this you need:

Obtaining documents for transit and transfer.

Cost and validity period

How much a transit visa costs and how long it is valid depends on the rules of the country issuing the permit. In the UAE it costs $45, in the Schengen countries - 35 euros, UTD for residents of Kaliningrad -5 euros. The validity period of transit visas is usually from 1 to 5 days.

Summing up

In many cases, obtaining a transit visa is a necessary formality for traveling along your chosen route. The procedure for completing this document in different countries and even at different points within the same country may differ. Therefore, we advise you to clarify in advance the rules of the country through which you plan to transit.

Transit visas: Video

Surely many of you have encountered a situation where you needed to buy air tickets to a visa-free country, but as luck would have it, the cheapest ones were sold with a connection at a European airport, and for this you need a Schengen visa. But few people know that when transiting through Schengen you can completely do without visas. As they say, you need to know the places!

When you are planning a trip abroad, it happens that you need to cross the territory of one or even several countries before you get to final destination. And even if the country you are going to is visa-free, its neighbors through whom you will travel may require you to have the right to enter - that is, a visa.

If you are a citizen of Russia, Ukraine or Belarus, then you do not need a visa to visit Montenegro, but if you plan to get to this Balkan country by car, whatever one may say, you will cross the borders of European Union countries, to visit which you need a national, Schengen or transit visa. The latter means permission to travel to a “third” country without stopping.

Transit visa and its features

The transit visa has a time limit. In addition, if we are talking about Europe, then depending on the circumstances, it is easier to obtain a Schengen visa than a transit visa, since there are significant differences between the countries of the European Union and the countries of the Schengen area. In practice, this means that by applying for a Schengen visa, you can freely visit all countries of the Schengen zone, but not all countries of the European Union. For example, Hungary is part of Schengen, but Romania is not. But at the same time, both of these countries are members of the European Union. And until 2014, if you had a Schengen visa, you could not freely enter the territory of Romania - for this you had to apply for a national Romanian visa. And vice versa, if you had a Romanian national visa in your hands and were traveling by car to this country through neighboring Hungary, you had to additionally apply for a Schengen transit visa. The same story happened with Croatia, which in the same 2014, following the example of other EU countries that are not members of Schengen, equated the Schengen visa with the national one. Now you can enter both Romania and Croatia with a Schengen visa.

What is a transit zone?

The situation is completely different with air travel. Suppose you decide to travel from visa-free Serbia to visa-free Turkey by plane. But, as often happens, a direct flight costs much more than a connecting flight. And so you, having decided to save money, buy tickets with a plane landing at Rome Fiumicino Airport. But this is Italy - a country in the Schengen zone, but you don’t have the appropriate visa, and you don’t want to apply for it? And this is where the transit zone comes to the rescue.

The thing is that many airports allow free stay on their territory to those foreign passengers without visas who have tickets to a “third” country and need this airport solely to wait for their flight. Such a flight is called a connecting flight.

An important note: if this is an airport of a Schengen country, then staying in the transit zone is permitted provided that you are flying from a non-Schengen country to the same non-Schengen country, and your plane makes only one landing in the Schengen zone.

The time spent at the airport may be limited to several hours or even a day. In this case, you must be in a specially designated transit zone, from which you are prohibited from leaving. All you need to do when exiting the plane is follow the signs towards the transit area and present your next ticket with your passport at security control.

What is the difference between a connection and a transfer?

Since we're talking about connecting flights, we should provide some clarity. Many tourists believe that there is no difference between the words “connection” and “transfer”. In fact, this is not true.

Docking or Layover implies that the passenger purchased a ticket from one airline with different flights - that is, with the plane landing at one or more airports, and check-in for such a flight was issued only at the very first airport from which the passenger departed. This means that when changing planes, such a passenger does not need to check in again, and his luggage will be automatically transferred by airline employees. Layover is a docking that lasts up to 24 hours.

In turn, transplantation or stopover means that when planning a trip, say, from Kyiv to Paris, you bought separately tickets from Kyiv to Riga, and from Riga to Paris, and from different airlines. Thus, in Riga you will have to pick up and recheck your luggage yourself, check in for your flight and go through border control. A stopover is a transfer lasting more than 24 hours.

A reasonable question arises: why couldn’t you buy a direct flight? The answer is simple: direct flights are often more expensive than connecting flights. This is due to the marketing ploy of airlines, which thus lure passengers from intermediate countries. One of the advantages of a transfer is that you can adjust the time of the next flight to suit you and go for a walk in a transit city, especially if it is near the airport.

Some experienced travelers deliberately choose the maximum number of transfers, preferably long ones, since in some cities visa-free transit is practiced - that is, you can go outside the airport for a limited time, and not just stay in the transit zone. In addition, in some cases, you can purchase a transit visa directly at the airport to pass the time and visit the city. Keep in mind that everyone has different rules and requirements to consider before traveling.

And here we come to the most interesting question: where can you find out about all the visa nuances during air travel?

Timatic - a treasure trove of visa wisdom

There is a database that is used by airline employees and even border guards. It's called Timatic. The information contained in it is the determining factor in controversial visa issues. Here you will find out whether you need a visa or not, how long you can stay in the country, which airports have a transit zone and much more, including medical certificates. Timatic belongs to the International Air Transport Association and is constantly updated, so there is no doubt about the competence of the data presented.

It is worth noting that Timatic is a rather closed program intended mainly for the eyes service personnel. However, some companies and organizations provide access to the Timatica database on their websites so that passengers can check visa requirements. One such organization is the SkyTeam airline alliance. The database is available in English.

Let's figure out how to use it.

“Origin” is the airport from which you plan to fly.

“Destination” – arrival airport.

“Departure Date” – date of arrival.

“Return Date” – return date.

“Nationality/Region” – nationality.

“Expiry” – here we indicate the expiration date of the passport.

Click “Submit”, not forgetting to check the box next to it.

Depending on the destination, the system may additionally request what type of passport you have, as well as whether you have other documents or visas.

As you can see, if you have minimal knowledge of the English language or an online translator, it is not difficult to understand the Timatic information presented.

However, remember that you should not rely entirely on Timatic. Border guard is different from border guard. This is especially true for exotic countries. We recommend that you obtain additional information from the embassy before your trip. And print everything out. To be sure.

Friends, hello! Today I want to talk to you about visas and answer the most frequently asked questions about how to check whether a visa is needed for a particular country, whether a transit visa (Schengen) is needed when transferring in Europe, a visa for transit through the USA, China and the UK . The information presented in the article is relevant for citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

How to check if a visa is needed?

Currently, entry into most countries of the world is possible for Russians without a visa or with a visa on arrival, but there are exceptions.

Belarusians (which includes me), on the contrary, need visas to visit most countries of the world. To check if a visa is needed, I use three sources:

The information gets there from Timatic - a unified service database that airlines use when deciding whether to board a passenger on a flight, as well as whether the passenger needs a visa, what are the requirements for a passport of a particular country, etc.

Keep in mind that this service shows the need for a visa ONLY for those arriving into the country by plane. When crossing the country's land and sea borders, different visa rules may apply!

2. Fill in all the fields:

Nationality: Russian Federation, Belarus or Ukraine

Official permission to reside in another country: If you have a residence permit in another country, then select the country; if not, then leave the field empty

Destination country: Final destination. For example, Thailand

Landing country: Initial departure point. For example, Russian Federation, if we are flying from Russia

Transfer country: If the flight has a transfer, then select the country of transfer, but if the flight is direct, then the field remains empty

Stay in the last 6 days: If you have been abroad (for example, in Africa), indicate the country. If you haven't, leave the field blank

Click “Send”

3. A long description of the requirements appears in English. First come the visa requirements for the transplant country, as well as the necessary vaccinations. If you do not speak English, then copy the text and paste it into google translator. Google translates it clumsily, but you can understand the general meaning.

4. Then there are visa requirements for the destination country and a list of vaccinations. For example, some countries in Latin America and Africa will not allow you to enter without a Yellow Fever vaccination certificate. If it says YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION NOT REQUIRED, then there is no need to get vaccinated.

IMPORTANT: If your flight involves two or more transfers, then check the visa requirements for each transit country! If the information received through Timatica is not clear to you, it is better to call the consulate of the country you are interested in and check with them.

II. Official website of the consulate of the desired country

If, after studying the requirements on the KLM website, I have questions about whether a visa is needed, as well as where to get it, I look for the phone number and website of the consulate of a particular country in Russia or Belarus, read the list of requirements, call the consulate and ask all my questions.

III. Search on the Vinsky forum

Forum.awd.ru In the upper right corner in the search column, enter a query indicating the country “visa to .....” or “visa to .... for Belarusians” and read the forum threads. The good thing about the forum is that it publishes up-to-date information and stories of living people who describe their experience of obtaining a visa to a particular country, but the forum should be read carefully, especially the last pages of the relevant thread, because it may contain information about changes, adopted laws, repeals visas, etc.

Important! What you definitely shouldn’t do is trust the information on visa requirements listed on the websites of various travel agencies and entertainment portals. Information changes, but no one rewrites old articles.

Transfer visas and transit visas.

Transfer to the UK, do you need a visa?

For Russians: A visa is not required if the transfer takes place at Gatwick (LGW), London Heathrow (LHR) or Manchester (MAN) airports within one calendar day (before 23.59), and the passenger does not leave the airport transit area.

An exception is if you have a visa from Canada, the USA, Australia, NZ and Ireland (subject to travel there or back), a residence permit in these countries or a “D” visa from one of the EEA countries or a residence permit in Switzerland.

Having such a visa and heading to/from the country of issue, you can enter the city without a visa and transit until 23.59 the next day.

For Belarusians: You need a UK visa, even if you do not plan to leave the airport area. The exception is those who have a D visa issued by one of the Schengen countries, as well as a US, Canadian, Australian or NZ visa.

Transit through Europe, is Schengen necessary?

For Russians and Belarusians: The rules for transit through Schengen depend not only on the country, but even on the city and the specific airport. The most common situation is the opportunity to make visa-free transit through Schengen within 24 hours without the right to leave the airport transit zone.

So, if you are flying to a third country that is not part of the Schengen zone, then a visa for a transfer in European countries is not needed if your flight includes one transfer, which lasts no more than a day, and at the same time you do not plan to leave the transit zone.

If the flight includes two transfers, then a Schengen visa is required, since to carry out a domestic flight you will have to go through border control and most likely go to another terminal.

If you have a long layover in Schengen and want to go into the city, you need to obtain a Schengen visa in advance. Moreover, if you plan to return along the same route and go out to a city in Europe again, then your Schengen must be at least double.

BUT! There are rare exceptions. For example, in Oslo the transit zone is closed at night, so visa-free transit through Oslo Airport is only possible during the daytime. If the transfer is after 23.00, even if you initially did not want to go into the city, you will still need a Schengen visa.

Also in some cities in Germany (Bonn, Hamburg, Dusseldorf), transit is possible only during the daytime. Always check Timatik and read special conditions transit for your transfer airport!

For example, we have a flight from Moscow to Bangkok with a transfer in Vienna. When boarding a flight in Moscow, we carefully ensure that our luggage is checked in for Bangkok. Thus, if we do not leave the transit zone of the airport in Vienna, then we do not need Schengen. If we want to walk around the city and return to the airport again, then we need Schengen.

If you are flying to one of the Schengen countries, for example to Spain with a transfer in Germany, then you need a Schengen visa for the transfer.

Transit in Athens, do you need a visa?

If you are a citizen of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and your flight involves transit through Athens, then Schengen visa is NOT required, If:

1. You do not plan to leave the airport transit area, that is, you arrive at Athens airport and depart from the same terminal

2. The transfer at Athens airport lasts no more than 24 hours

3. The flight includes only one transfer in the Schengen area. If, for example, you are flying from Moscow to Cyprus with a transfer in Berlin and Athens, then you need a Schengen visa

4. Your baggage will be checked in until your final destination. For example, you are flying from Moscow to Cyprus with a transfer in Athens - we check your luggage directly to Cyprus, etc.

Schengen visa for transit through Athens NEEDED, If:

1. Your connection in Athens lasts more than 24 hours

2. You are planning to go into the city while waiting for the next flight

3. You are flying with different airlines. For example, Aeroflot Moscow-Athens, and then bought tickets from Pegasus Athens - Istanbul. In this situation, you will need to go through customs and passport control in Athens and re-register your luggage, so a visa is needed

4. Your flight includes two or more transfers in the Schengen area

Transfer in China, do you need a visa?

For Russians: Air transit through China without a visa is possible - 24 hours.
If transiting through Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, then you can travel 72 hours without a visa. More detailed information on transit through China can be read here (carefully read the top message in the thread, most questions are answered there)

For Belarusians: Air transit through China without a visa - 24 hours if you have a ticket from China to a third country. Transit through Hong Kong (48 hours) If you have a ticket to a third country, you cannot leave the airport transit area.

When transiting through China, a stamp is placed in the passport

Transfer to the USA, do you need a visa?

For Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians: Transit through the USA without a visa is not possible! Even if you have a short layover at a US airport and do not intend to leave the airport transit area, you still need a US visa.

For example, if you are flying from Minsk to Brazil with a one-hour layover in New York and do not plan to leave the airport in the US, you need a US visa, otherwise you will be turned away from the flight back in Minsk. Therefore, if you suddenly see cheap tickets to Latin America, before purchasing, make sure that there is no transfer to the USA.

Moreover, if you have a US visa, during transit you will need to go through customs control, re-register your luggage and fill out a customs declaration.

Important tip: If you have a connecting flight and do not plan to leave the transit area, when boarding the plane in the first departure city, make sure that your luggage is checked in to your final destination. For example, if you are flying from St. Petersburg to Lima in transit through Amsterdam, then make sure that your luggage is checked in before Lima.

This article and the comments to it provide answers to most questions about the conditions for visa and visa-free transit through Schengen, the USA, China and the UK. Now you know the algorithm of actions and can independently check whether you need a visa. Comments on the article are closed and I no longer answer questions about visas.

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And may you not need a visa! Sincerely,

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To be on the territory of another state, you first need to obtain a passport and a visa, but sometimes there are cases when a person finds himself passing through a certain country, and it is simply pointless to receive a full package of documents. It is for such situations that we offer you the issuance of a document such as a transit Schengen visa, which allows you to make a stop at a transfer point or move freely within the territory of a particular state for a certain time.

What type of transit Schengen visa is there?

Transit cards are issued in two types:

• Category A visas. Such visas are usually issued for those tourists who are going to make a flight with an emergency transfer at an airport in a Schengen country, therefore such permits are usually called “airport permits”. Holders of this document can only stay in the transit zone and are not allowed to go into the city. The validity period is 24 hours.
• Visa category C. This visa is intended for crossing Schengen countries by land transport if this requires more than 24 hours. The form indicates the mark “transit”, and also indicates the exact number of days that are allowed to stay in the territory of the state to travel to another country, as well as the number of available repetitions of this procedure.

In each case, you need to draw up a separate document, and it would be a good idea to first figure out whether it is necessary in your case at all.

When do you need to apply for a Schengen transit visa?

Initially, every tourist who is going to fly to third countries through the Schengen zone does not need to apply for an airport visa, but this is only possible if three conditions are met:

• You will be transferred to your next plane within 24 hours of your arrival.
• There is a transit zone at the airport you are flying through, and you will not need to leave it.
• If you have not been issued a Schengen transit visa, you need to have boarding passes for your next flight.

In this regard, before traveling without a visa, you have to take into account a lot of nuances, including not only checking for the presence of a transit zone at the airport, but also the exact schedule of its operation, because tourists are not always accepted within 24 hours. In such situations, sometimes you should not even apply for an airport visa, but a full-fledged transit Schengen visa category C, because you will need to go into the city to find a hotel.

At least an airport visa is required in the following cases:

• For a flight you need to make not one, but several transfers.
• You are about to make a connection in Berlin, but you are not flying with Air Berlin.
• You are going to make a transfer in France, but at the same time you are flying not from Russia, but from Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Egypt, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan or Moldova.

If you need to stay in the country for more than 24 hours or leave the transit zone, then in this case you must apply for a category C visa, that is, a short-term visa. In this case, depending on the need, you are issued a single or double permit. The last option is needed if you are going to travel along the same route in both directions (for example, go on vacation by car and return home), and you need to cross a country within the Schengen zone twice.

Among other things, in some situations a multiple-entry transit visa is issued, which allows you to unlimitedly cross the borders of countries, but you can stay in the Schengen zone for no more than 90 days in six months. This visa can be issued for a period of up to five years.