Do I need a UK transit visa at Heathrow Airport?
The UK Direct Airside Transit Visa (DATV) requirement depends on the type of visa you hold for France: • short stay Schengen visa (type C) — DATV required • long stay visa (type D) or temporary residence permit — exempt from the DATV requirement http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/siteco... .. Transit passengers at Heathrow are transported by dedicated transit buses on the airside without the need to pass through UK's immigration control. However the airlines are obliged not to transport passengers without a DATV if the requirement exist by their nationality and they do not hold a document which exempts from the visa requirement. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z60OdLaaO... ..
If I am changing terminals at London Heathrow airport, do I need to go through UK Border Control?
Yes. Supposedly a smaller one but yes.Last month I went Singapore London Dublin London Singapore.I had to change terminal in London. T5 to T3.Technically you are not getting out of the airport, but there still was a significant delay at the mini-immigration desk exiting T5 to get to T3. That made the connection rather tight time-wise. There is only one non-EU counter so if someone ahead has an “issue” you can be delayed 20 minutes of your 55 minutes transfer window.
Do I need a UK transit visa for my 2-hour layover at Heathrow? I’ll be changing terminals while traveling from the US to India (Mumbai) for H1 stamping current visa status is F1-Visa.
No, you don’t need to have a Direct Airside Transit Visa if you have a visa for USAVisa to pass through the UK in transitCheck if you need a UK visaExemptionsYou don’t need a visa if you have one of the following:a visa for Canada, New Zealand, Australia or the USA (this can be used for travel to any country)a residence permit issued by Australia or New Zealanda common format residence permit issued by an European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerlanda resident permit issued by Canada after 28 June 2002a uniform format category D visa for entry into a country in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerlandan Irish biometric visa (marked ‘BC’ or ‘BC BIVS’ in the ‘Remarks’ section)a Schengen Approved Destination Scheme (ADS) group tourism visa where the holder is travelling to the Schengen country that issued the visaa flight ticket from the Schengen area, if you can prove that you entered the Schengen area in the previous 30 days on the basis of a valid Schengen ADS visaa valid USA I-551 Temporary Immigrant visa issued by the USA (a wet-ink stamp version will not be accepted)a valid USA permanent residence card issued by the USA on or after 21 April 1998an expired USA I-551 Permanent Residence card issued by the USA on or after 21 April 1998, with a valid I-797 letter authorising extensiona valid standalone US Immigration Form 155A/155B issued by the USA (attached to a sealed brown envelope)All visas and residence permits must be valid.
Do I need a UK Visa to Change Terminal in London?
As holder of a valid U.S. visa you can transit through the UK without visa provided that you: • have booked an onward ticket from the UK for travel within 24 hours of your arrival • have your luggage checked through to your final destination • have all the correct documents you will need to be allowed to enter the country you are travelling to • stay in the international transit area and will not need to pass through the UK's immigration control http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/siteco... .. Transit passengers at Heathrow are transported by dedicated transit buses on the airside without the need to pass UK's immigration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z60OdLaaO... .. Should you require to pick-up your luggage at Heathrow you will need a transit visa since you need to pass through UK's immigration before you can pick-up your luggage. In this case you need to get to the railway station at terminal 4 and take the Heathrow Express shuttle train to the Heathrow Central raiway station for terminals 1 and 3. Trains depart every 15 minutes; the ride takes 3 minutes. ► A d d e d [based on your additional details]: If your luggage is checked through you will be transported by bus on the airside from terminal 4 to terminal 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVPBtU2TU... ..
Do I need a transit visa from england (heathrow airport)?
When you enter your details on the questionnaire "MadMan" has provided you will read that you need a transit visa for the United Kingdom. However this information is not true; the system presumes that your transit exceed 24 hours and that you actually need to enter the country like for arrival and departure from different airports. Based on your itinerary however you are exempt from the Direct Airside Transit Visa requirement provided that you: • have booked an onward ticket from the UK for travel within 24 hours of your arrival • will not need to change airport in the UK • have all the correct documents you will need to be allowed to enter the country you are travelling to • have your luggage checked-through • will not need to pass through the UK's immigration control You actually carry two type of documents that exempts you from the visa requirement: • the valid visa for the United States • the residence permit issued by Hungary http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvisa... .. (scroll down and read exemptions 1.- 3. and 7.)
Do I require a UK transit visa for a 1.4 hour layover at Heathrow Airport for my flight from Amsterdam to Mumba? I have a normal Indian passport, and I also won’t be changing the terminals, and even the flight is the same.
Not required for sure !! I travelled many times through heathrow from Barcelona .
Do I need to take UK Transit Visa ??
National INDIA (IN) Transit UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN) (GB) Destination INDIA (IN) UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN) (GB Visa required, even in direct airside transit. Exemptions apply when holding visas for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, U.S.A. and E.E.A. countries (TIRGL/EEA )and TWOV is then permitted. For information & conditions on: - exemptions, see: For details, click here ; and - TWOV facility, see: For details, click here . Type of transit visa required depends on type of journey: - if passenger is in transit with same-day, same-airport transfer, "A-Direct Airside Transit" visa (DATV) is required. This visa must be obtained prior to arrival in the UK and will allow the passenger to transit between terminals at the same UK airport as the passenger remains airside; - if passenger is in transit and must change airport in the U.K., or has an overnight stop in U.K., a valid U.K. visa with any endorsement other than "Direct Airside Transit Visa" is required; - if passenger is in transit to the Channel Isl., Isle of Man, or Ireland (Rep. of), a valid U.K. visa with any endorsement other than "Direct Airside Transit Visa" or "Visitor in Transit Visa" is required.
Do I need a transit visa while travelling to India from Amsterdam changing my flight at London Heathrow airport from the same terminal?
Generally you only ever need a transit visa if you are intend to pass through immigration - ie actually enter a country, If you stay “airside” in an airport you don't need a transit visa. ... If you're carrying an Indian passport, transit visa for India isn't required.If you spend more than 6 hours in airport, you need to take a transit Visa otherwise there’s no need of transit visa for below 6 hours.Please confirm with the airlines in the immigration and they will provide all the information and procedure.