Question about stops in Europe - Russian beneficiary

[ggh297 1]

Hello, 

 

My fiancé was recently approved her visa to enter the states. If we purchase a flight from Israel to Miami but there are stops in between in European cities (Paris, London etc), will she have any issues? She would just be passing by, she would not leave the airport. Will she need a Schengen visa just to pass through?

 

[JeanneAdil 6,581]

with a valid US visa she can pass thru France without a transit visa unless she has to change airports

 

sorry don't know about London

[NorthByNorthwest 359]

22 minutes ago, ggh297 said:

Hello, 

 

My fiancé was recently approved her visa to enter the states. If we purchase a flight from Israel to Miami but there are stops in between in European cities (Paris, London etc), will she have any issues? She would just be passing by, she would not leave the airport. Will she need a Schengen visa just to pass through?

 

 

Transit visa requirements vary by country within the Schengen area, see this link for details: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/visa-policy/who-must-apply-schengen-visa_en

 

In essence only Czech Republic and France has restrictions on Russian citizens, but even there they may be exempt if holding a valid US visa.

[ggh297 1]

30 minutes ago, NorthByNorthwest said:

 

Transit visa requirements vary by country within the Schengen area, see this link for details: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/visa-policy/who-must-apply-schengen-visa_en

 

In essence only Czech Republic and France has restrictions on Russian citizens, but even there they may be exempt if holding a valid US visa.

I just read through it. Thank you. Would buying one way tickets from Tel Aviv to Paris and Paris to Miami work? Would it work? since they are not round trip tickets..

[NorthByNorthwest 359]

2 minutes ago, ggh297 said:

I just read through it. Thank you. Would buying one way tickets from Tel Aviv to Paris and Paris to Miami work? Would it work? since they are not round trip tickets..

 

When you travel on separate tickets (unless they are on the same airline) you would typically need to collect check-in luggage and recheck it for the next leg which will mean passing through Schengen immigration checkpoint, and needing a regular Schengen visa, so this will probably not work for you. Chances are you would not even be allowed to board the flight from Tel Aviv to Paris in this case without a regular Schengen visa.

[Chancy 6,242]

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