This information leaflet has been generated by the German Embassy in Dhaka. It is valid for visa applications in Bangladesh if you require an airport transit visa for Germany. This leaflet stipulates the legal requirements and can be downloaded free of charge. Applicants are requested to read it carefully and observe the regulations as stated below – see I. through IV.

Please note:

Entry clearance requirements depend on the citizenship and resident status of the applicant (sometimes in a third country). Only a flight through one Schengen Union Country at a time is considered as a transit. The vast majority of travellers do not need a visa when air transiting through Germany.

If you leave the airport’s international transit area, i.e. change the terminal, you will have to apply for a Schengen Visa Category-C.

A Schengen Visa Category-A (airport transit without entering Germany) is no longer required for Bangladeshi citizens in order to transit through German airports if the passenger stays within the transit area and if he or she holds one of the residence permits listed below, with the issuing country being the final destination of the journey.

IRELAND:

• Residence permit in connection with re-entry visa
  

LIECHTENSTEIN:

• Livret pour étranger B
• Livret pour étranger C

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND:

• Leave to remain in the United Kingdom for an indefinite period
  
• Certificate of entitlement to the right of abode
  

ANDORRA:

• Tarjeta provisional de estancia y de trabajo
• Tarjeta de estancia y de trabajo
• Tarjeta de estancia
• Tarjeta temporal de residencia
• Tarjeta privilegiada de residencia
• Tarjeta ordinaria de residencia
• Tarjeta privilegiada de residencia
• Autorización de residencia
• Autorización temporal de residencia y de trabajo
• Autorización ordinaria de residencia y de trabajo
• Autorización privilegiada de residencia y de trabajo

JAPAN:

• Re-entry Permit to Japan
  

CANADA:

• Permanent Resident Card
  

MONACO:

• Carte de séjour de résident temporaire de Monaco
  
• Carte de séjour de résident ordinaire de Monaco
  
• Carte de séjour de résident privilégié de Monaco
  
• Carte de séjour de conjoint de ressortissant monégasque
  

SAN MARINO:

• Permesso di soggiorno ordinario (validità illimitata)
• Permesso di soggiorno continuativo speciale (validità illimitata)
• Carta d’identità di San Marino (validità illimitata)

SWITZERLAND:

• Livret pour étranger C
  

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

• Form I-551 permanent resident card (only with validity of 10 years)
  
• Form I-551 Alien registration receipt card (only with validity of 10 years or unlimited validity)
  
• Form I-327 Re-entry document in connection with an I-551
  
• Resident alien card (only with validity of 10 years or unlimited validity). This document will only be accepted in case the holder has not sojourned outside the USA for longer than one year!
  
• Permit to re-enter
  
• Valid temporary residence stamp
  

NATIONAL VISAS OF OTHER SCHENGEN COUNTRIES:

Bangladeshi nationals holding a long-term/national visa of a Schengen country are allowed to transit through other Schengen countries for up to five days without a transit visa.

INDIAN NATIONALS:

Indian Nationals going to Switzerland, Canada or the United States of America do not require a transit visa if they are in possession of a valid visa or residence permit of the said country.

I. Documents to be submitted (documents other than in English and in German need to be translated into English or German):

• NOTE: Special rules might apply for some nationals whose passports are not recognized by the German authorities. You might be required to come to the Embassy in person. In this case visa processing will take more time.
  

II. Information for the applicant on Terms and Conditions of the visa process:

• All photocopies should be in A4 size
  
• Non-submission of required documentation may lead to refusal of visa application.
  
• All visa fees must be paid upon submission of the above in cash (BDT) only.
• The processing time at the Embassy due to necessary and obligatory legal requirements takes up to 15 calendar days. Applicants are requested to apply well in advance, but – due to legal requirements - not more than six months prior to the intended date of journey. Status updates during the regular processing time will not entertained.
• During the whole processing time the passport has to remain with the German Embassy. Passports can only be withdrawn if a written request by the applicant himself/herself is presented to the Embassy. Consequently, the application will be cancelled/withdrawn and the passport returned within 3 working days.
• False or falsified documents, including fake bookings, will lead to the refusal of visa and/or further consequences.
• The German Embassy Dhaka reserves the right to ask for additional documents and/or call applicant for an interview
  

III. REMARKS to be filled out by VFS staff (please tick, what is relevant):

√ Applicant travels ☐ alone ☐ with family member/s

☐ With a group as ……………………………..

(Please specify e.g. colleague, escort, sponsor)

IV. Signatures and agreement:

• For visa applicant:
  

I have taken note of all the regulations and remarks as mentioned from I. to III. on the checklist. I have been informed that VFS Global does not have any influence on the decision about a visa application!

I confirm that the VFS officer has noted all documents submitted by me and that I want the application in its present form to be forwarded to the German Embassy Dhaka. I am aware that original documents not submitted with a copy will be kept by the visa section.

• For VFS staff:
  

I confirm that above checklist has been filled out together with and signed in front of me by the applicant.