Hello everyone,

I'm relatively new in Germany and I have an Aufenthaltstitel for 3 years. My question is related to travel outside of Germany on vacations. I hold an Indian Passport. There are some countries for which Germans do not require a visa. Would I also not require a visa in such cases or will I have to apply for one. Is my Indian passport any different now?

Thanks,

Joshua.

"There are some contries for which Germans do not require a visa", but as far as I can see, you're not German, are you? So you will need a visa for all the countries where you want to travel, except if the country is in the Schengen Space or if it's a country for which an Indian-passport holder doesn't need a visa.

D.

Joshua,

A link which may be of interest to you.

http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/en/aamt/buergerservice/faq/kat0/F15

Sejo

Yes, you're right. I'm not a German, yet. I intend to stay in Germany permanently with my wife. Thanks for the info. The link indicates that I do not require a visa for travel within Schengen States. I guess the best thing to do is that I should contact the respective embassy when I want to travel outside.

This site is extremely valuable and helpful. I'm quite new here and do not understand most of the rules. I know it might sound dumb but I don't even understand most of the things like BE, BG, Ne etc.

Anyway, thanks for all your help.

Joshua.

"I don't even understand most of the things like BE, BG, Ne etc", time will come when they will start being your daily language ;-) But I'm summing up the frequent questions asked here and I'm building a list of answers, like some kinda FAQ and I will propose it for the FAQ when I will be finished.

D.

That would be immensely helpful. Looking forward to it. I have several other doubts over driving licence, integration course etc. A centralized FAQ would be great.

Joshua.

Hi Joshua,

If you have a Valid Work permit and Residence Permit from Auslanders Behorde in Germany.

You can travel in all EU countries (Not sure of the newly added ones). You can also travel to Switzerland without any additional visa.

But if you want to go to UK, You would need a seperate Visa.

I have personally travelled to France and Swithzerland and Italy by having just a valid Residence permit from ABH.

Regards
Savio

Hi Savion,

Thanks for your input. That helps me a lot I think. I do have a Valid Work permit and Residence Permit from Auslanders Behorde in Germany therefore, I don't think I will have any trouble.

Thanks again,

Joshua.