Originally Posted by
Mir083
I am traveling to Tirana Albania in some days, i live in Ireland with a Irish residence permit, I have a Pakistani Passport, have to transit through Berlin and Cologne airports on my way, time for transit is 3h 50min, I have to check in again for my flight as it is a self tranfer flight. Do i need a visa to do it?
If you need to enter Germany, you'll need a Visa. As Ireland is not a Schengen member, "For non-EU citizens living in another European country regular visa regulations apply."
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/v...laender/606744
Its not possible to transfer at Cologne airport without entering Germany.
https://uk.diplo.de/uk-en/02/visa/ai...-visas/2442170 At BER a transfer is possible to some extend:
https://ber.berlin-airport.de/en/sel...ou/VIABER.html