Is Transit visa required ?

[pachik]

Hi,

I was planning to travel from Dallas to Bangalore in Dec by British Airways. I have already blocked the tickets. My itinerary shows that i need to change airport from Gatwick to Heathrow on my way to Bangalore. I have a valid F1 student visa issued by the US and is valid thru nxt 4 years. Will i have any probs changing the visa, do i need to get a transit visa ? i have arnd 4 hrs time between flights.

Your help will be appreciated.....

Thnx in advance.

Regards,
Prashanth

[curiousone]

Contact British Airways........or go to the official UK site an dit will tell you what citizens of what countries require transit visas...........your US visa will not determine whethe ror not you need a transit visa in UK

[Kevlar]

Yea youll need a transit visa i think.

[salamat]

Yes I need visa for UK

Dear Sir,

Can you help me .

[AJ5]

Hello All,

I had the same problem. It goes like this. You got to have a valid visa on your passport. Thats is if the visa stamp on your passport hasnt expired than its fine. You dont need a UK transit visa if you arent leaving the airport or your connecting flight is within 24 hours.

I had to go long distance in getting this information. I called up UK consulate and even went to the airport and checked with the BA desk before my trip. They checked up on there system and informed me that I should be fine.

So guys those who are going through BA from US to India via UK without changing airport dont need to get a transit visa.

[dramky]

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Hello All,

I had the same problem. It goes like this. You got to have a valid visa on your passport. Thats is if the visa stamp on your passport hasnt expired than its fine. You dont need a UK transit visa if you arent leaving the airport or your connecting flight is within 24 hours.

I had to go long distance in getting this information. I called up UK consulate and even went to the airport and checked with the BA desk before my trip. They checked up on there system and informed me that I should be fine.

So guys those who are going through BA from US to India via UK without changing airport dont need to get a transit visa.

[vinzvinz]

Thanks for the information

Thanks for the detailed information about BA transit visa.

Hello All,

I had the same problem. It goes like this. You got to have a valid visa on your passport. Thats is if the visa stamp on your passport hasnt expired than its fine. You dont need a UK transit visa if you arent leaving the airport or your connecting flight is within 24 hours.

I had to go long distance in getting this information. I called up UK consulate and even went to the airport and checked with the BA desk before my trip. They checked up on there system and informed me that I should be fine.

So guys those who are going through BA from US to India via UK without changing airport dont need to get a transit visa.

[hemlata]

transit visa

Do I need a transit visa while travelling from US to India via British airways? I'm NOT planning to out of the british airport. Thx fo rhelp

[helpmeplease]

transit visa requied?

hello

my husband and i were on J category visa. last month he got H1-B visa & i am on H4 visa. we are travelling to india NOV end. we ve valid new I-94 & I-797A, stating our H visa status, but our passports reflect our old visas.
we are going to india for the stamping of H visas. we are flying by british airways and ve a layover of approx 3hrs at heathrow. do we require transit visas at UK? please guide

[aroraji]

Need help regarding Transit Visa

We are traveling via British Airways, I have valid I-797 form but H1 visa on my passport is expired, do I need transit visa, the connecting time for my flight is 2hrs only. I will be changing flight in same airport Heathrow. pls advise.

[kabkaba]

Yes, direct airside transit visa is required if you don't have a Valid US Visa.

[aroraji]

uk transit visa

Yes, direct airside transit visa is required if you don't have a Valid US Visa.

thx for response, i dont have visa stamped on passport but have approval for same, do i still need transit visa.

[kabkaba]

What you have is petition approval notice. What is in your passport is called as Visa, which is required for traveling to the US.

[satyamlpatel]

do i need visa??? Transit of UK airport..

Hi.....

I am holding Indian Passport. I have valid visa of USA (B1/B2=visitor visa) and Schengen Visa (short stay Type-C).

I am planning to go to usa next month. My connections are... in a single ticket

Bombay(india) to Heathrow (LHR) , Terminal 5 London

Heathrow (LHR) , Terminal 5 London TO Madrid, Spain

five days stay in spain....then

Madrid, Spain TO Dallas, TX, USA...


I have valid USA visa (unexpired with stamp in passport)

I am not going to change terminal or airport.... arrival and departure flights are from the same terminal of the Heathrow airport.......... BRITISH AIRWAYS......


DO I NEED TRANSIT VISA ?????? DI I NEED DATV (DIRECT AIRSIDE TRANSIT VISA)????

I CONTACTED VSF-UK INDIA, BRITISH AIRWAYS AND UK BORDER AGENCY....THEY ALL GIVE DIFFERENT ANSWERS AND I AM NOT ABLE TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO....FLIGHT IS IN FEW DAYS.....


PLEASE HELP......

[kabkaba]

You do not need UK DATV since you have Schengen Visa. Read about transit visa requirements on UK Border Agency website.