Flying to Toronto from Dubai via London, Airport transfer, do i need UK transit visa?

[AverageIndianGuy]

Hi,
I am planning to travel from Dubai to Toronto later this month and i found good deal with this connection flight:
Emirates - Dubai to Gatwick (London) arring Day 1 around 6pm

Air Canada - Heathrow to Toronto - leaving day 2 around 12pm

As i read through UK gov website, they said: You may be eligible to transit without a visa if; i am meeting all conditions given there...

Do i need to apply for a visa? (Indian citizen)) Or will i be able to travel and stay in a hotel in UK for one night and catch my connecting flight next day?

Any help is appreciated, any one did this before?

https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y/india/transit/somewhere_else/yes

 

[lossada]

Hi,
I am planning to travel from Dubai to Toronto later this month and i found good deal with this connection flight:
Emirates - Dubai to Gatwick (London) arring Day 1 around 6pm

Air Canada - Heathrow to Toronto - leaving day 2 around 12pm

As i read through UK gov website, they said: You may be eligible to transit without a visa if; i am meeting all conditions given there...

Do i need to apply for a visa? (Indian citizen)) Or will i be able to travel and stay in a hotel in UK for one night and catch my connecting flight next day?

Any help is appreciated, any one did this before?

https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y/india/transit/somewhere_else/yes

Are you CND Permanent Resident? have a valid PR Card?

 

[AverageIndianGuy]

Are you CND Permanent Resident? have a valid PR Card?

Yet to arrive in Canada and do the landing procedures, this is the first time traveling to Canada....
With Visa on passport and COPR

 

[lossada]

Yet to arrive in Canada and do the landing procedures, this is the first time traveling to Canada....
With Visa on passport and COPR

you need to be Permanent Resident and have a Valid PR Card

 

[Mehdy1]

You will need a transit visa as you will be changing airport and cross border control. Check eligibility here:

https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y

However, if you do not cross border control and have a valid visa to Canada, you do not need a transit visa:

Exemptions
You do not 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 permanent resident card issued by Canada on or after 28 June 2002

I would recommend changing your plan and try to look for connecting flights at the same airport.

 

[AverageIndianGuy]

You will need a transit visa as you will be changing airport and cross border control. Check eligibility here:

https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y

However, if you do not cross border control and have a valid visa to Canada, you do not need a transit visa:

Exemptions
You do not 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 permanent resident card issued by Canada on or after 28 June 2002

I would recommend changing your plan and try to look for connecting flights at the same airport.

It is confusing actually,
They are saying i need visa and then there is below exemptions which i meet, so do i need visa or not, there is really no clear answer....

Am not taking this route as it is not clear for me. Will plan for a different flight and connection as u mentioned...

Thanks for replying!

 

[Mehdy1]

Good luck! I am in the same bag, although it is worse as I am not vaccinated with a recognized variant