Transit Visa

[Ksenia_O 696]

1 minute ago, WeGuyGal said:

Have you looked into Lufthansa? 

That's why OP is asking about Frankfurt and traveling through Germany I believe 

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

4 minutes ago, Ksenia_O said:

That's why OP is asking about Frankfurt and traveling through Germany I believe 

Haha lol ok I missed that

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

if u can fly this far to change planes I would look into flights changing in Canada

transit visa is $7 US and simple to apply online at canda gov site /good for 5 years 

[Boiler 45,690]

Direct flights from UK to Jamaica.

[Ksenia_O 696]

52 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Direct flights from UK to Jamaica.

It can work OP just should make sure, booking the tickets, that their connection in UK (they will be flying from Ukraine) is within the same airport and no longer than 48 hours.   If they have to switch airports, from Gatwick to Heathrow for example, then transit visa is required.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

35 minutes ago, Ksenia_O said:

It can work OP just should make sure, booking the tickets, that their connection in UK (they will be flying from Ukraine) is within the same airport and no longer than 48 hours.   If they have to switch airports, from Gatwick to Heathrow for example, then transit visa is required.

If the UK requires a transit visa for a particular country then it usually requires it even if you are just in the transit area at one airport. Definitely check the above. There are transit visa waivers available depending on what other visas the traveler holds.

 

edit: checked Ukraine, the info was correct  

Edited July 18, 2018 by SusieQQQ

[Ksenia_O 696]

5 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

If the UK requires a transit visa for a particular country then it usually requires it even if you are just in the transit area at one airport. Definitely check the above. There are transit visa waivers available depending on what other visas the traveler holds.

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

 

If you don't leave the main airport building, collect your bags to check in for the next flight (has to be checked with airline, booking tickets) and your next flight doesn't leave the next day - then transit visa is not required for Ukrainian citizen 

 

P.S. My bad  - I mentioned connection up to 48 hours. Now I see it's limited to the "next day flight"

 

 

[x_driven_x 1,778]

23 hours ago, jdaveh said:

  Anyone have experience with getting transit visas from Ukraine through the US ? I am thinking of flying two of my wife's friends to meet us in a non-visa country but the best flights seem to change planes in the US.  

Any ideas on denial % ? DO you need same requirements to get transit visa as tourist visa ?

They cannot fly through the US without a visa. The US does not have transit visas.

 

You're going to have to fly them through a different airport outside of the country.

 

https://www.cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/iti-transit

[RS77 5]

17 hours ago, jdaveh said:

That is how I understand it, just nice to hear someone verify. My wife misses her two best friends so I want to surprise her on our next trip. Had to search to find flights to Jamaica that did not go through US, England or Canada

Cuba is probably your best bet since there are a lot of direct flights from Slavic countries, although there are additional restrictions on travel for US citizens it is easier for the other party.  I think Aruba worked out on airfare also last time I checked.  USA/Canada airports are designed different than the rest of the world, pretty much every other country has the international terminals separate. 

[geowrian 22,337]

8 minutes ago, x_driven_x said:

They cannot fly through the US without a visa. The US does not have transit visas.

 

You're going to have to fly them through a different airport outside of the country.

 

https://www.cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/iti-transit

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/other-visa-categories/transit.html

[Boiler 45,690]

Transit visa is a C-1

[x_driven_x 1,778]

6 minutes ago, geowrian said:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/other-visa-categories/transit.html

Sorry - I should have said "Transit Visas on Demand / On Entry"

[jdaveh 58]

Frankfurt has direct to Jamaica. Condor Air. don't know anything about them. Thanks for the input

 

[rlm1893 29]

11 hours ago, Ksenia_O said:

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

 

If you don't leave the main airport building, collect your bags to check in for the next flight (has to be checked with airline, booking tickets) and your next flight doesn't leave the next day - then transit visa is not required for Ukrainian citizen 

 

P.S. My bad  - I mentioned connection up to 48 hours. Now I see it's limited to the "next day flight"

 

 

Ukrainian citizens can get the up-graded Bio-metric Ukrainian passport and can freely travel to anywhere in the EU except UK.

[Ksenia_O 696]

11 hours ago, rlm1893 said:

Ukrainian citizens can get the up-graded Bio-metric Ukrainian passport and can freely travel to anywhere in the EU except UK.

Once the UK  was brought up, it's been mentioned that a transit visa (DATV) would be required.

 

In the link you've quoted I've listed the "circumstances" when DATV is not needed for Ukrainian citizens - if you don't leave the main airport building,  don't need to collect your bags and check them in to your onward flight (THIS has to be definitely checked with airline to make sure you are not going through border control)  and your next flight doesn't leave the next day.

 

 

There are other circumstances, when a Transit visa is not required, even if you must  go through border control.

 

"Transiting without a visa

You might be eligible for ‘transit without visa’ if:

• you arrive and depart by air
• have a confirmed onward flight that leaves on the day you arrive or before midnight on the day after you arrive
• have the correct documents for your destination (eg a visa for that country)

You must also:

• be travelling to (or on part of a reasonable journey to) Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the USA and have a valid visa for that country
• be travelling from (or on part of a reasonable journey from) Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the USA and have a valid visa for that country
• be travelling from (or on part of a reasonable journey from) Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the USA and it’s less than 6 months since you last entered that country with a valid entry visa
• have a residence permit issued by Australia or New Zealand
• have a common format residence permit issued by an European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland
• have a residence permit issued by Canada issued after 28 June 2002
• have a uniform format category D visa for entry to a country in the EEA or Switzerland
• have an Irish biometric visa (marked ‘BC’ or ‘BC BIVS’ in the ‘Remarks’ section) and an onward flight ticket to the Republic of Ireland
• have a valid USA permanent residence card issued by the USA on or after 21 April 1998 - I had a long layover in London and as a LPR of the US  I was allowed  to leave the airport. My sister lives in the UK. Besides - there is something about the country... it's never enough and you always want to come back! So, i was really happy to do both - to see my sis and once again to step on the UK soil.  They mentioned up to 48 hours, but I'm not positive. My layover was not THAT long anyway.
• have a valid USA I-551 Temporary Immigrant visa issued by the USA (a wet-ink stamp version will not be accepted)
• have an expired USA I-551 Permanent Residence card issued by the USA on or after 21 April 1998, with a valid I-797 letter authorising extension
• have a valid standalone US Immigration Form 155A/155B issued by the USA (attached to a sealed brown envelope)"

 

So, it all depends. 

 

But anyway, looks like OP has already set up his mind and will be using Frankfurt airport or any other European Airport, where a transit visa or any visa is not required for Ukrainians. Easy