Originally Posted by starlliance.com

National India (IN) /Embarkation India (IN)
Transit Germany (DE) /Destination Argentina (AR)
ALSO CHECK DESTINATION INFORMATION BELOW


Germany (DE)


TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Visa required, except for Those transiting to a third country

by the same or first connecting flight without leaving the

transit lounge. Warning: Transit only possible at
Cologne/Bonn, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg and Dusseldorf
Airports, see conditions below.

- Nationals of India may use the TWOV facility mentioned

above if:
- holding a valid visa issued by Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus,
Ireland (Rep. of), Japan, Liechtenstein, Romania, USA (SEE
NOTE 37998) or United Kingdom, traveling to any
non-Schengen Member State; or
- returning from Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland (Rep.
of), Japan, Romania, USA or United Kingdom after having
used the visa.
NOTE 37998: An expired visa for the USA will be accepted,
provided holding an I-797 notice of an extension

applicable to that visa.
- Conditions: TWOV available, provided passenger:

- holds all travel documents required for entry into
country of destination; and

- is properly ticketed with a confirmed reservation for the

connecting flight:

- within 24 hours, through Frankfurt or Munich; OR
- on the same day between 04:30 and 23:30 through Hamburg;
OR
- on the same day between 04:30 and 23:00 through
Cologne/Bonn; OR
- on the same day between 06:00 and 21:00 through
Dusseldorf (SEE NOTE 40424).
*Note:TWOV is not possible when arriving from a
non-Schengen Member State AND departing to a Schengen

Member State TIRULES/R34
NOTE 40424: Inbound carrier must provide prior notice to

authorities by fax: +49 211 421 20521; tel: +49 211 421

63695 or SITA Telex DUSOVXH.
Additional Information:

- Visitors must hold visible means of support, onward/return
tickets or evidence of continuing journey by other means of

transport and/or other documents required for next
destination.

For details, click here
Warning:
- Non-compliance with the entry/transit requirements (incl.
forged documents and unsigned passports) results in:
For details, click here


Argentina (AR)



Passport required.
- Passport and/or passport replacing documents must be valid
on arrival.

Visa required.

Originally Posted by abcx

My Dad is an Indian citizen traveling from DEL to EZE via FRA and back to DEL via SCL-GRU-FRA. He will have visas for Argentina and Chile as we are going there, but it wasn't clear to me if he needed a Schengen/German transit visa.

This is what *A.com's timatic application says. Now my Dad has a 10 year UK visa that goes till 2016, and as I said above he has visas for his destination. Maybe I'm dense, but it's not clear to me from the text below whether he needs a transit visa for Germany or not.

Originally Posted by KVS

Based on the TIMATIC data, he should be able to use the TWOV facility at FRA in both directions, as he has a valid UK visa and will be travelling to/from non-Schengen countries.

Originally Posted by JerryFF

I assume he is connecting in GRU and not leaving the airport. If so, he can use TWOV there, but if he is leaving the airport, he will also need a visa for Brazil.