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overnight stay at London Heathrow! Do i need a transit visa???

sureshmaxss

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Jan 19, 2012
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i am going to Canada on 14th January.
Flight will depart at 2:30 pm from delhi by AIR INDIA and will arrive on heathrow at 6:00 pm. on 15th jan. layover time is 19 hour then it will depart at 1:00 pm by AIR CANADA to canada. though UKBA says that you are exempted for transit visa if your next flight is within 24 hours, it also say that you need a transit visa if you are staying overnight. But if you are exempted for 24hours then it will obviously be overnight in most cases. they also say that you are not allowed to stay in the airport so you will have to go to outside and then you need to go through immigration and other formalities check and it is depend on immigration officer that whether to give you transit visa or to deport back to where you started. this issue is making me very nervous.
Has anyone had this condition before, please guide me. what was your experience and what did you do???

Some say that airline executives wont let you board on plane. is this true??
 

lwoodi

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Jan 2, 2013
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This is a tricky situation and sometimes comes down to the individual working there. Technically if you are in transit for 24 hrs or less you do not need a visa in the UK, unless you have to leave the airport to switch to another airport.

However, I know someone who last yr was traveling from Sri Lanka to Guyana and had to pass through the UK and they would not let him board the fight in Dubai to the UK cuz he did not have a visa even though he was going to be in the UK less than 24 hrs.

So it really depends on who is working at the time and what rule they follow.
 

azarwin

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Jan 16, 2013
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Hi, Can you please let me know what happened actually in your case.

I'm in the same situation, I've my flight this month end & I have a layover time of 12+ hours in Heathrow. I've valid canadian visa & to & fro confirmed flight tickets (Canada to India).

Please advise me ...
 

aman singh

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Oct 26, 2012
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According to me , you will be fine.
And many of my friends got UK visa for 24 hours in Heathrow airport to go out and explore London.

Good Luck.
 

jazzyworld

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Jan 14, 2012
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Similar sort of situation for me,
I have a terminal change on Heathrow ..... will there be any issue for me ? I am from Pakistan.