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Mar 4, 2013 | 8:44 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by unitedbusiness

I have a return ticket to Moscow on Swiss Air...but then purchased a separate return ticket on Lufthansa to Frankfurt...I am only transiting between Swiss and Lufthansa at DME for 3 hours on the outbound, and 4 hours on the return ... do I need any visa at all, or is one not necessary since I am transiting (even though it's two sepearate tickets)?

since you are not stating your nationality or your embarkation, ive done some assumptions below:

[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.6/Diamond - TIMATIC: Visa/Entry Requirements]

Code:

National USA (US)               /Embarkation Austria (AT)
Transit Russian Fed. (RU)       /Destination Germany (DE)
ALSO CHECK DESTINATION INFORMATION BELOW

[Visa Information - Transit] Russian Fed. (RU)

[Information For Normal Passports]
TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Visa required, except for Holders of onward tickets for a max.
transit [[TIRULES/R32]] time of 24 hours. 
 - TWOV not applicable if transit is to/from Belarus. 
 - There are no transit facilities available at Krasnodar
   (KRR). Passengers are required to clear Immigration and
   Customs.
- If in transit to/from Belarus; or if the airport of arrival
  is different from the airport of departure within the same
  Russian city; or if transferring between Moscow Sheremetyevo
  (SVO) Terminals B/C and Terminals D/E/F, then a Russian
  (transit) visa is required. 



[Health Information] Russian Fed. (RU)

Vaccinations not required.

[Visa Information - Destination] Germany (DE)

[Information For Normal Passports]
Passport required.
- Passports and/or passport replacing documents must be valid
  for the period of intended stay.
- Passports must be signed by the bearer. Passports without
  signatures [[TIDFT/DE/PA/VA/ID39038]] 

VISA NOT REQUIRED.

Minors:
- Minors aged up to/incl. 15 years of age may be included in
  the passport of a parent or guardian, provided
  [[TIDFT/DE/PA/MI/ID22061]]
Additional Information:
- Valid visas in full or expired travel documents are accepted
  provided [[TIDFT/DE/VI/AI/ID39521]]
- Visitors are required to hold proof of sufficient funds to
  cover their stay and documents required for their next
  destination.
- This country is a Schengen Member State [[TIRULES/R33]] 



[Health Information] Germany (DE)

Vaccinations not required.

CHECK [[TINEWS/N1]] - CHINA (PEOPLE'S REP.): 72-HOUR VISA-FREE
TRANSIT AT BEIJING AND SHANGHAI

05 Mar 2013 / 03:42 [UTC]

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