1. I have two cases to share, few years back my hubby was coming from dubai to amritsar and due to fog his flight was diverted to jaipur and landed, and he wasn't allowed to come out of the plane because his port of landing was to be amritsar.
last year a friend Indian citizen travelling from toronto to amritsar with a night layover at delhi, we went to airport to pick him but he wasn't allowed to come out as his port of landing was amritsar.
2. A pr doesn't need a transit visa and can go out in london for 24 hrs if he/she has got connecting flight within 24 hrs, but the problem is it is not a rule but depends upon discretion of the immigration officer, in march my husband had a layover in london for 15 hrs, when he reached at immigration point in london, the guy clearly denied, he said you are an Indian citizen, you need visa to go out, my husband told him that he is pr and working in Canada and he has no intention to stay in london + wife is waiting for canadian immigration, but he wasn't convinced,
my husband kept arguing that he will not stay at airport for 15 hrs and its clearly given on the british immigration website that canadian pr is an exempt, after some time another officer came into the discussion and he allowed my hubby and told him that its visa officer discretion to give 24hrs transit to somebody or not.
DVA said:
Guys.... looking at booking my tickets...need some help...
I'm flying from mangalore -mumbai- heathrow -edmonton through jet airways... and here are my doubts...
1) Airlines told me that i wont be allowed to leave the airport at mumbai if I have an international check in at mangalore...is that true?!
2) Travel agent told me i'll need a transit visa for heathrow above 6 hours of layover....I was under the impression that PR visa holders or travellers to canada do not need a transit visa for UK....Anyone...Anything?
