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I am an Iranian citizen and US permanent resident. I would like to know if I can book a flight from US to Iran with 2 stopovers in the Schengen Area? One of them will be in Austria and another one will be in Germany. I have heard from someone I can not stop more than one time in the Schengen Area.
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I am an Iranian citizen and US permanent resident. I would like to know if I can book a flight from US to Iran with 2 stopovers in the Schengen Area? One of them will be in Austria and another one will be in Germany. I have heard from someone I can not stop more than one time in the Schengen Area.
Thanks.
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What they are saying is that you will need a Schengen visa for that itinerary. If you fly to Iran using just one of the many connecting airports that allow airside transit for you, coming from outside Schengen and then leaving to outside Schengen, without any visa, that will be simpler.
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I am an Iranian citizen and US permanent resident. I would like to know if I can book a flight from US to Iran with 2 stopovers in the Schengen Area? One of them will be in Austria and another one will be in Germany. I have heard from someone I can not stop more than one time in the Schengen Area.
Thanks.
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I am an Iranian citizen and US permanent resident. I would like to know if I can book a flight from US to Iran with 2 stopovers in the Schengen Area? One of them will be in Austria and another one will be in Germany. I have heard from someone I can not stop more than one time in the Schengen Area.
Thanks.
visas schengen itineraries iranian-citizens us-residents
visas schengen itineraries iranian-citizens us-residents
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What they are saying is that you will need a Schengen visa for that itinerary. If you fly to Iran using just one of the many connecting airports that allow airside transit for you, coming from outside Schengen and then leaving to outside Schengen, without any visa, that will be simpler.
– Andrew Lazarus
May 6 '17 at 0:46
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@AndrewLazarus that should be an answer, not a comment.
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What they are saying is that you will need a Schengen visa for that itinerary. If you fly to Iran using just one of the many connecting airports that allow airside transit for you, coming from outside Schengen and then leaving to outside Schengen, without any visa, that will be simpler.
– Andrew Lazarus
May 6 '17 at 0:46
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@AndrewLazarus that should be an answer, not a comment.
– phoog
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What they are saying is that you will need a Schengen visa for that itinerary. If you fly to Iran using just one of the many connecting airports that allow airside transit for you, coming from outside Schengen and then leaving to outside Schengen, without any visa, that will be simpler.
– Andrew Lazarus
May 6 '17 at 0:46
What they are saying is that you will need a Schengen visa for that itinerary. If you fly to Iran using just one of the many connecting airports that allow airside transit for you, coming from outside Schengen and then leaving to outside Schengen, without any visa, that will be simpler.
– Andrew Lazarus
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@AndrewLazarus that should be an answer, not a comment.
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Iranian citizens normally require a visa for an airside transit (stopover without leaving the international area of the airport) in the Schengen Area (note that the Schengen Area is different from "Europe"), but there is an exception for US permanent residents if various conditions are met.
In your case, your proposed itinerary would not meet those conditions. You would need to pass through immigration and enter the Schengen Area in Austria, then exit the area in Germany. This requires a Schengen visa. The flight between Austria and Germany is treated as a "domestic" flight for the purposes of immigration.
As such, you would need a Schengen visa for this trip. A stopover in a single Schengen airport that allows you to transit airside is possible without a visa, which saves you the hassle and uncertainty of applying for one. If you do apply for a visa, I'd make sure you don't book any non-refundable flights first, as issuance is never guaranteed.
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Look at this map. The countries in the blue (including both Germany and Austria) area form the Schengen Area, which operates as a single country for border purposes.
Think of it this way: if a foreigner flies Istanbul-Tehran-Mashad-Dubai, they have to enter Iran in Tehran, because of the domestic flight Tehran-Mashad, and exit in Mashad, and therefore need an Iranian visa.
In the same way, when flying US-Austria-Germany-Iran, because of the Austria-Germany flight, you must enter the Schengen Area in Austria, and exit in Germany, and therefore need a (type C) Schengen visa, which, in your case, you apply for at the embassy of the country where you land first (the Austrian embassy if landing in Austria first)
So yes, it is correct that, to travel without a visa, you cannot fly between two airports in the Schengen Area.
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Iranian citizens normally require a visa for an airside transit (stopover without leaving the international area of the airport) in the Schengen Area (note that the Schengen Area is different from "Europe"), but there is an exception for US permanent residents if various conditions are met.
In your case, your proposed itinerary would not meet those conditions. You would need to pass through immigration and enter the Schengen Area in Austria, then exit the area in Germany. This requires a Schengen visa. The flight between Austria and Germany is treated as a "domestic" flight for the purposes of immigration.
As such, you would need a Schengen visa for this trip. A stopover in a single Schengen airport that allows you to transit airside is possible without a visa, which saves you the hassle and uncertainty of applying for one. If you do apply for a visa, I'd make sure you don't book any non-refundable flights first, as issuance is never guaranteed.
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Iranian citizens normally require a visa for an airside transit (stopover without leaving the international area of the airport) in the Schengen Area (note that the Schengen Area is different from "Europe"), but there is an exception for US permanent residents if various conditions are met.
In your case, your proposed itinerary would not meet those conditions. You would need to pass through immigration and enter the Schengen Area in Austria, then exit the area in Germany. This requires a Schengen visa. The flight between Austria and Germany is treated as a "domestic" flight for the purposes of immigration.
As such, you would need a Schengen visa for this trip. A stopover in a single Schengen airport that allows you to transit airside is possible without a visa, which saves you the hassle and uncertainty of applying for one. If you do apply for a visa, I'd make sure you don't book any non-refundable flights first, as issuance is never guaranteed.
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Iranian citizens normally require a visa for an airside transit (stopover without leaving the international area of the airport) in the Schengen Area (note that the Schengen Area is different from "Europe"), but there is an exception for US permanent residents if various conditions are met.
In your case, your proposed itinerary would not meet those conditions. You would need to pass through immigration and enter the Schengen Area in Austria, then exit the area in Germany. This requires a Schengen visa. The flight between Austria and Germany is treated as a "domestic" flight for the purposes of immigration.
As such, you would need a Schengen visa for this trip. A stopover in a single Schengen airport that allows you to transit airside is possible without a visa, which saves you the hassle and uncertainty of applying for one. If you do apply for a visa, I'd make sure you don't book any non-refundable flights first, as issuance is never guaranteed.
answered May 6 '17 at 20:26
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Iranian citizens normally require a visa for an airside transit (stopover without leaving the international area of the airport) in the Schengen Area (note that the Schengen Area is different from "Europe"), but there is an exception for US permanent residents if various conditions are met.
In your case, your proposed itinerary would not meet those conditions. You would need to pass through immigration and enter the Schengen Area in Austria, then exit the area in Germany. This requires a Schengen visa. The flight between Austria and Germany is treated as a "domestic" flight for the purposes of immigration.
As such, you would need a Schengen visa for this trip. A stopover in a single Schengen airport that allows you to transit airside is possible without a visa, which saves you the hassle and uncertainty of applying for one. If you do apply for a visa, I'd make sure you don't book any non-refundable flights first, as issuance is never guaranteed.
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Look at this map. The countries in the blue (including both Germany and Austria) area form the Schengen Area, which operates as a single country for border purposes.
Think of it this way: if a foreigner flies Istanbul-Tehran-Mashad-Dubai, they have to enter Iran in Tehran, because of the domestic flight Tehran-Mashad, and exit in Mashad, and therefore need an Iranian visa.
In the same way, when flying US-Austria-Germany-Iran, because of the Austria-Germany flight, you must enter the Schengen Area in Austria, and exit in Germany, and therefore need a (type C) Schengen visa, which, in your case, you apply for at the embassy of the country where you land first (the Austrian embassy if landing in Austria first)
So yes, it is correct that, to travel without a visa, you cannot fly between two airports in the Schengen Area.
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Look at this map. The countries in the blue (including both Germany and Austria) area form the Schengen Area, which operates as a single country for border purposes.
Think of it this way: if a foreigner flies Istanbul-Tehran-Mashad-Dubai, they have to enter Iran in Tehran, because of the domestic flight Tehran-Mashad, and exit in Mashad, and therefore need an Iranian visa.
In the same way, when flying US-Austria-Germany-Iran, because of the Austria-Germany flight, you must enter the Schengen Area in Austria, and exit in Germany, and therefore need a (type C) Schengen visa, which, in your case, you apply for at the embassy of the country where you land first (the Austrian embassy if landing in Austria first)
So yes, it is correct that, to travel without a visa, you cannot fly between two airports in the Schengen Area.
answered May 6 '17 at 20:52
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Look at this map. The countries in the blue (including both Germany and Austria) area form the Schengen Area, which operates as a single country for border purposes.
Think of it this way: if a foreigner flies Istanbul-Tehran-Mashad-Dubai, they have to enter Iran in Tehran, because of the domestic flight Tehran-Mashad, and exit in Mashad, and therefore need an Iranian visa.
In the same way, when flying US-Austria-Germany-Iran, because of the Austria-Germany flight, you must enter the Schengen Area in Austria, and exit in Germany, and therefore need a (type C) Schengen visa, which, in your case, you apply for at the embassy of the country where you land first (the Austrian embassy if landing in Austria first)
So yes, it is correct that, to travel without a visa, you cannot fly between two airports in the Schengen Area.
answered May 6 '17 at 20:52
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Look at this map. The countries in the blue (including both Germany and Austria) area form the Schengen Area, which operates as a single country for border purposes.
Think of it this way: if a foreigner flies Istanbul-Tehran-Mashad-Dubai, they have to enter Iran in Tehran, because of the domestic flight Tehran-Mashad, and exit in Mashad, and therefore need an Iranian visa.
In the same way, when flying US-Austria-Germany-Iran, because of the Austria-Germany flight, you must enter the Schengen Area in Austria, and exit in Germany, and therefore need a (type C) Schengen visa, which, in your case, you apply for at the embassy of the country where you land first (the Austrian embassy if landing in Austria first)
So yes, it is correct that, to travel without a visa, you cannot fly between two airports in the Schengen Area.
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What they are saying is that you will need a Schengen visa for that itinerary. If you fly to Iran using just one of the many connecting airports that allow airside transit for you, coming from outside Schengen and then leaving to outside Schengen, without any visa, that will be simpler.
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