Transiting in UK : Do i need Visa

[chetanbisht]

I will be travelling from USA to India via London.

Do i need an Airside transit visa?  I have a valid H1B visa. My last entry to the US was on Dec 2013.

 

Thanks for the Help!!

[jairichi]

You won’t need a visa if you:

• are travelling to Canada, New Zealand or the USA and have a valid visa for that country
• are travelling from Canada, New Zealand or the USA and it’s less than 6 months since you last entered that country with a valid entry visa
• are travelling to or from Australia and you have an Australian visa sticker in your passport - Australian e-visas and paper confirmation slips aren’t accepted by UK border control
• have a valid US permanent residence card issued on or after 21 April 1998 (or an I-797 extension letter issued by the Bureau of Citizenship if it’s expired)
• have a valid Canadian permanent resident card issued on or after 28 June 2002
• have a valid uniform format category D visa for entry to a state in the European Economic Area (EEA)
• have a valid uniform format residence permit issued by an EEA state

[chetanbisht]

Ok, So i need to have a DATV !!

One more question , if my itinerary is : Dallas - London , London-Italy, Italy- London, London-Delhi

 

Do i need to apply for the  transit visa twice, or just once ?

[jairichi]

UK is not part of Schengen zone.

 

http://www.esteri.it/MAE/EN/Ministero/Servizi/Stranieri/IngressoSoggiornoInItalia/Visto_ingresso/Paesi_soggetti_visto_transito_aeroportuale.htm

[sridhar.gogineni]

Thanks. I've been looking and found this document: search for UK_Visa_Requirements_July_2014_2 (https://www.gov.uk/g...st-for-carriers) . It is a document published by home office that carriers like BA use to determine whether or not to let passengers board the plane. 

 

Exemption b is particularly helpful as it means anyone with a valid US visa can go to India without a transitvisa. I'm wondering why this point is missing in the 'Check whether you need visa - online interface'. 

 

I understand that we are at risk by not following what is shown on the website (https://www.gov.uk/apply-uk-visa) but I want to see what other users think and know what their experiences have been. 

[sandeep8989]

Hi,

 

am planning to travel from USA to India via London (just change of flights in London), and am not going to india for visa stamping, am just going for vacation, and I have a valid US visa to get back into USA, My last entry to US is Oct 2014 from Canada.... do I need to take UK transit visa for changing flights in London?

 

would really appreciate if someone could answer this.. 

[jairichi]

Hi,

 

am planning to travel from USA to India via London (just change of flights in London), and am not going to india for visa stamping, am just going for vacation, and I have a valid US visa to get back into USA, My last entry to US is Oct 2014 from Canada.... do I need to take UK transit visa for changing flights in London?

 

would really appreciate if someone could answer this.. 

You won’t need a visa if you:

• are travelling to Canada, New Zealand or the USA and have a valid visa for that country
• are travelling from Canada, New Zealand or the USA and it’s less than 6 months since you last entered that country with a valid entry visa
• are travelling to or from Australia and you have an Australian visa sticker in your passport - Australian e-visas and paper confirmation slips aren’t accepted by UK border control
• have a valid US permanent residence card issued on or after 21 April 1998 (or an I-797 extension letter issued by the Bureau of Citizenship if it’s expired)
• have a valid Canadian permanent resident card issued on or after 28 June 2002
• have a valid uniform format category D visa for entry to a state in the European Economic Area (EEA)
• have a valid uniform format residence permit issued by an EEA state