Do Indian citizens need transit visa for Amsterdam?
Indian nationals usually do not need an airport transit visa to change planes in The Netherlands. The Visa Advisor helps you determine whether you require a visa.
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You need a transit visa to change planes even if you're not planning on leaving the airport but are exempt from that requirement if have a valid visa for an EU/EEA country, Canada, Japan or the United States of America.
An airport transit visa is generally required if you travel internationally and if you need to transit through a country. Even if you do not intend to leave the airport, you may need an airport transit visa.
However, while this is a new requirement for Indians travelling to the UK, a transit visa has for a long time now been required for Indian nationals transiting four EU countries – the Czech Republic, France, Germany, or Spain – en route to a non-EU destination country.
Indian passport holders are not obliged to hold an Airport Transit Visa. Hence, transit through Switzerland and stay at the airport international transit area is permitted without any visa. Please note that Switzerland Tourism has no authority related to granting or declining a visa.
The American transit visa is issued for people who have to transit through the US for different purposes. This is only required for nationalities that do not come under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), such as Indian nationals.
Airport Transit Visa is only required to travellers who need to pass through any of the EU Member States to change their flight and who are nationals of one of the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, ...
Yes, a Schengen visa is needed even for transit. This type of visa is valid for 24 hours and can only be used in the transit area of a Schengen country airport. If you want to leave the transit area and go anywhere outside, you need to have a regular Schengen visa in that case.
If you are transferring on a connecting flight to a non-Schengen or non-EU destination, and you stay in the transfer area at Schiphol and depart within 48 hours, make sure you have a valid flight ticket and valid travel documents so that you are able to prove that you are in transit.