Traveling through London

[Distantlove718 28]

Hey so my fiancé just received his K1 visa and we were looking at flight tickets. One of the paths allows him to stop in London and change airports where he would have to pick up luggage in London, change airports and recheck his luggage for his flight to America. Will this be allowed with the US visa ? He’ll only be in London 8 hours. Will he run into any problems getting through customs in London ? 
 

thanks! 

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

21 minutes ago, Distantlove718 said:

Hey so my fiancé just received his K1 visa and we were looking at flight tickets. One of the paths allows him to stop in London and change airports where he would have to pick up luggage in London, change airports and recheck his luggage for his flight to America. Will this be allowed with the US visa ? He’ll only be in London 8 hours. Will he run into any problems getting through customs in London ? 
 

thanks! 

Well if he leaves the transit area of the airport what he'll obviously needs to do when changing airports then he'll need a visa for the UK. His K1 is only good for the US and doesnt cover any other country.

Edited November 10, 2019 by Letspaintcookies

[JeanneAdil 6,505]

2 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

Well if he leaves the transit area of the airport what he'll obviously needs to do when changing airports then he'll need a visa for the uk. His K1 is only good for the US and doesnt cover any other country.

As of 1 October 2019, Albanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 113 countries and territories, ranking the Albanian passport 51st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Albanian_citizens

 

 

 

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

6 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

As of 1 October 2019, Albanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 113 countries and territories, ranking the Albanian passport 51st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Albanian_citizens

 

 

 

Oh that's a nice map. See, if you can choose any other european country he would be fine with his albanian passport without the hassle of getting a visa even if he has to leave the airport. 

Edited November 10, 2019 by Letspaintcookies

[Distantlove718 28]

18 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

Oh that's a nice map. See, if you can choose any other european country he would be fine with his albanian passport without the hassle of getting a visa even if he has to leave the airport. 

Not necessarily. Us visa is good for transiting as per the Uk government website for transit. I just want to confirm if anyone has ever actually experienced it. And had any issues. 

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

7 minutes ago, Distantlove718 said:

Not necessarily. Us visa is good for transiting as per the Uk government website for transit. I just want to confirm if anyone has ever actually experienced it. And had any issues. 

Well you can transit while staying in the transit area of the airport or you can transit by leaving the airport and going to Another airport. In the second scenario you'll have to be admitted to the country with no guarantee for that country that you'll leave again. I would guess that's an important difference.  

 

The safest way would be to ask the UK government about this issue. Maybe there is a contact you can call or email.  

Edited November 10, 2019 by Letspaintcookies

[JFH 12,190]

How much is the saving with a ticket that involves changing airports vs a ticket that doesn’t? Bear in mind the bus between the airports is not included, he would have to pay that himself and it’s around $40 if I recall (assuming it’s Gatwick and Heathrow) and it takes an hour. It’s a hassle. Plus the cost of the visa, if needed.

[Illiria 980]

50 minutes ago, JFH said:

It’s a hassle.

This - no one could pay me enough to do that cross London transfer again.