Expiring visa on dec 6th. Chennai flights getting cancelled

[chandrajayam]

My Wife, son (7yrs), daughter(2yrs) are having tickets to Boston-Heathrow-Chennai on 3rd-Dec. But connecting Chennai Flights are cancelled until 6th-Dec. 

 

Family visa is expiring on 6th-Dec. 

I spoke to Airlines they are ready to reschedule tickets upto 11th-Dec.

 

Question: If i reschedule tickets after 6th(US Visa expired) then my family may face hardship in Heathrow. Please suggest?

 

thanks

Jaya.

[rahul412]

when does their I94 expires? Visa expiration doesn't matter once the person is inside the US.

[Jyothis]

Check the London requirements, they may still need a transit visa. Best would be to change the destination. instead of Chennai, see if they can give you Bangalore Calicut or Cochin.

[jairichi]

They need a valid visa to enter US.

[jairichi]

I am sorry for my previous reply. Without a valid US visa they cannot fly via London.

[viva2020]

I am in the same situation but more concerned that a visa overstay in the US due to the cancellation will cause problems later on when coming back into the US. Is it ok to overstay by a couple days until we get a new flight? Will the natural disaster and airport shutdown be valid reasons for unintentional overstay?