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I am an Algerian national and I have been granted a Norway Schengen entry visa (single entry) valid for one month only because I will be getting a student residence permit once I'm in Norway.

The issue is that I am traveling from Algeria to Germany (stopover) and then to Norway on the same day (Lufthansa). Do I need a transit visa when I enter Germany?

My visa indicates that it is only for Norway (first line in the visa).

VISA TYPE: D

NON-DUPLICATE Explanation: My visa is valid only for Norway. It is not for the whole Schengen area. If it was for the whole Schengen are, then I would not need a transit visa because I already did it.

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If your visa is really only valid for Norway, then you do need another visa to go through Germany (and it needs to be a regular Schengen visa or possibly a special German visa but not merely an “airport transit visa” because you need to be able to enter the Schengen area in Germany). If you had such a visa, it would actually be more likely that you would be forced to avoid transiting in Germany completely because they are intended for people who are not eligible for a regular uniform visa.

But I am not convinced that this is actually the case of your visa. My understanding is that a “type D” visa is always a long-stay visa that covers the rest of the Schengen area, at least for transit. Some do say so explicitly on the sticker (with mentions like “Italia + STATI Schengen” or “France + 1 transit Schengen”), some don't and most would be valid for longer than three months (let alone one) but it could still be the case even if it only says “Norway” and “1 month”.

So I suspect your visa isn't actually restricted to Norway and I would first try to ascertain this by contacting the Norwegian and/or German consulates.

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