Airport transit visa

As a Pakistani national you require an airport transit visa (that is a visa for a stay within the transit area of an airport, not leaving the airport).

Please note that a stay in airport transit areas is only possible at the airports in Frankfurt/Main and Munich within 24 hours.
Transit on the same day is possible at

Hamburg

between 04.30am - 11:30pm

Cologne/Bonn

between 04:30am - 11:00pm

Düsseldorf

between 06:00am - 09:00pm

Berlin Tegel (TXL)

between 06:00am - 11:00pm

provided an arriving and departing on a flight operated by Air Berlin with a minimum connection time of 75 minute

However, as a Pakistani national you do not require an airport transit visa, if

- you have a visa or residence permit of a Schengen country or 

- you have a permanent residence permit of Andorra, Canada, Japan, Monaco, San Marino or United States of America or

- you have a visa of Irleland, UK, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Japan, Canada or the United States of America or

- you are a family member of an EU-citizen or

- you hold a Diplomatic passport.

Required Documents:

Remarks:

- one application form

- signed by the applicant
- completely filled out by typewriter or online

- two passport photos

- not older than six months

- no computer print-outs accepted

information on photos [pdf, 550,79k]

- valid passport

- Passport needs to be valid for three months after the expiry of the applied visa
- please submit copies of pages 1 - 4 and of previous Schengen visas as well as of US, CAN or UK visas

- former passports

- if any

- valid visa for the country of final destination

- company letter

- issued by the company you are working for

- this letter is only necessary if you are travelling officially.
If you are travelling privatly, please state the purpose of your trip to the country of your final destination

- completed list of your children and 

- completed list of relatives (including children) living outside of Pakistan

lists of children and relatives living outside of Pakistan [pdf, 78,03k]

- security questionnaire

security questionnaire [pdf, 113,95k]

- valid health insurance

- please submit the original and one copy
- the original has to be signed
- please make sure that your insurance explicitly covers all Schengen States (not only Germany)
more details

- booked and confirmed round-trip ticket

- stating itinerary, departure and arrival times

For applicants at the Embassy only: Please provide a copy of the appointment confirmation e-mail

- including the provided booking code (e.g. "isla_588207")

Visa Fees

For applications at the Embassy Islamabad, please note that at the time of application an amount of 500,- PKR is due for returning the passports through a courier service. 
While submitting the application, you will be given a pay slip. Please take this slip to the Standard Chartered Bank, Diplomatic Enclave Branch only, and pay the visa fee. The bank will report your payment to the Embassy. A fee of 500,- PKR will be levied by the bank.

For applications at the Consulate General Karachi, please note that the visa fee (equivalent in PKR) has to be paid in CASH at time of submission.

Schengen visa / Short-term visa (cat. "C")

60 € (in Rupees)

Airport transit (cat. "A")

60 € (in Rupees)

National German visa (e.g. study family reunion, etc. - Long-term visa)
(cat. "D")

                                                                           Applicants under 6 years

60 € (in Rupees)


exempted from visa fees

Spouses of citizens of the EU

exempted from visa fees

Airport transit visa

All documents need to be presented in original and in copies.

Copies of your application have to be:

- in Din A4 size
- complete
- readable
- not (!) stapled

The German Missions reserve the right to request additional documents

Applications will only be accepted and processed after the submission of all required documents - failure to do so will result in the refusal of the visa.

Applicants are kindly asked to note that compliance with the afore mentioned conditions does not automatically guarantee that a visa will be issued.

Even with a valid visa, the competent German border authorities may refuse entry into the territory of Germany. In such cases, the Government of Germany accepts no liability.

Required documents

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Here you can download the list of required documents for transit and airport transit visas.

list of required documents [pdf, 130,63k]

Disclaimer

Although the information on this website has been prepared with utmost care, we can not accept any responsibility for inaccuracies contained herein.