Transit Visa

Transit Visa

A transit visa is required for all Indian Nationals transiting through Germany en-route to their destinations.

Indian Nationals holding  the below-mentioned residence permits/valid visas DO NOT NEED a transit visa:

- a valid residence permit/valid visa for one of the member states of the European Union or the European Economic Area (Schengen countries plus Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Liechtenstein)

- a valid residence permit for Andorra, Monaco and San Marino

- a valid visa for Japan, Canada or the United States of America

There are 2 types of Transit Visas:

An Airport Transit Visa is required by Indian Nationals transiting through Germany en-route to their destinations. The Airport Transit Visa has to be applied for by the passengers even if they will not be leaving the airport premises.

and

A Transit Visa is required by Indian Nationals en-route to their destination within the Schengen territory via Germany. The transit visa allows the passengers to exit the airport premises in Germany but does not entitle them to stay in Germany.

• Airport Transit Visa
• Transit Visa

Schengen-Countries

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Visa and Consular Department - Office Hours

Arcadia Building, Ground Floor NCPA Marg 195 Nariman Point Mumbai  400 021 Tel.: +91 22  2283 0301 / 2283 9834 - 35 Fax: +91 22 2284 2184 Office Hours for Visa Application Type of Visa ...

Visa and Consular Department - Office Hours

Please note:

Our office is committed to responding to your e-mails. Hence, we would request you to ensure that you have explored all existing information on our website before sending us an e-mail inquiry. Only inquiries incase of applications where the processing time takes longer than expected (especially long-term visa e.g. Family re-union visas) or inquiries for which information is not available online will receive a reply. Incase of further queries, please refer to our FAQs listed below:

• FAQ: Visa Matters [pdf, 76,2k]
• Answers from the German Foreign Office on Visa Related Matters

Appointment for visa application

Please note:

Applications at the visa section are now accepted only with prior appointments, which you can ONLY book online. Please carry a print-out of your confirmation e-mail along. If you are not able to attend the visa interview, please cancel your appointment via the link mentioned in the confirmation e-mail. You will be able to book a new appointment one day after your cancellation. It is not possible for the consulate to grant earlier appointments. Queries in this matter will be of no avail.

Travel agents are only allowed to book appointments for groups of up to 5 people per day.

Currently the processing time for a Schengen visa is up to 3 working days.

Kindly note that due to a high volume of email and telephonic queries received by the Consulate, we will not respond to inquiries that are already clarified on the website.

Please...

... refrain from carrying big or heavy bags or pieces of luggage to the Visa section. Due to security reasons they cannot be brought inside the waiting area and storage space at the premises is extremely limited.

Holiday List for the year 2012

View the complete list of holidays of the Consulate General Mumbai for 2012. Make sure you don't come to the Consulate on these days, to avoid any disappointment! 

List of holidays