"Among a number of agreements made between Germany's chancellor and India's prime minister comes the announcement that Indian travellers with stopovers at German airports will soon not need to obtain a transit visa. Germany has announced visa-free transit for Indian travellers passing through the country during Chancellor Friedrich Merz's official visit to India. Going forward Indian citizens travelling between the UK and India, for example, will be able to transfer to connecting flights in German airports without needing to acquire a Schengen visa."
"Chancellor Merz announced the update during his first official visit to India on January 12th, and it was recorded in a joint statement issued together with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which said the measure will not only facilitate and ease travel of Indian nationals, but will further intensify people-to-people links between the two countries. This comes as Germany and India appear to be leaning into a strategic partnership that also consists of trade agreements and defence partnerships."
Germany announced visa-free transit for Indian travellers transiting German airports, allowing transfers without a separate Schengen transit visa. The measure applies to passengers connecting through hubs such as Frankfurt and Munich and will simplify journeys between countries like the UK and India. The change was announced during Chancellor Friedrich Merz's official visit to India and included in a joint statement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The policy is intended to reduce waiting times, ease travel for Indian nationals, and deepen people-to-people links. The move complements broader Germany–India strategic ties that include trade and defence cooperation and partially reverses Brexit-related transit restrictions.
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