Transit Visa

[AngieQ 16]

Hello all,

 

Im not sure if this is the right place to ask but I cannot find any answers anywhere.

My husband is currently a greencard holder and he wants to travel back to Egypt for a visit.

His flight makes 2 stops, 1 in canada and 1 in london with a layover of about 10 hours in london.

My question is, does he need a visa to make transit in london?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Verrou 1,962]

16 minutes ago, AngieQ said:

Hello all,

 

Im not sure if this is the right place to ask but I cannot find any answers anywhere.

My husband is currently a greencard holder and he wants to travel back to Egypt for a visit.

His flight makes 2 stops, 1 in canada and 1 in london with a layover of about 10 hours in london.

My question is, does he need a visa to make transit in london?

Thanks in advance.

 

https://www.gov.uk/transit-visa/visitor-in-transit-visa#:~:text=You might need a Visitor,the UK within 48 hours

 

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

Edited April 17, 2023 by Misscloud

[Dashinka 24,492]

I found this.  It applies if you husband is not passing through UK Border Control.

 

https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y/egypt/transit/somewhere_else/no

 

You’ll need a visa to pass through the UK in transit (unless you’re exempt)

You should apply for a Direct Airside Transit visa if you arrive in the UK on a flight and leave again without passing through immigration control.

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 visa issued by Australia or New Zealand
• a common format residence permit issued by an European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland
• a permanent resident card issued by Canada on or after 28 June 2002
• a uniform format category D visa for entry into a country in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland
• an Irish biometric visa (marked ‘BC’ or ‘BC BIVS’ in the ‘Remarks’ section)
• a Schengen Approved Destination Scheme (ADS) group tourism visa where the holder is travelling to a Schengen country
• a flight ticket from the Schengen area, if you can prove that you entered the Schengen area in the previous 30 days on the basis of a valid Schengen ADS visa
• a valid USA I-551 Temporary Immigrant visa issued by the USA (a wet-ink stamp version will not be accepted)
• a valid USA permanent residence card issued by the USA on or after 21 April 1998
• 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
• a valid standalone US Immigration Form 155A/155B issued by the USA (attached to a sealed brown envelope)

[Mike E 11,739]

53 minutes ago, AngieQ said:

My question is, does he need a visa to make transit in london?

What airport? London has 6 international airports.

What terminals of the airport?

What airlines?

When does his passport expire?

 

Too many unknowns.

 

iatatravelcentre.com is a useful, though tedious tool for answering your question.

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

****Moved to the UK reginal forum for country specific question****

[Boiler 45,486]

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

What airport? London has 6 international airports.

What terminals of the airport?

What airlines?

When does his passport expire?

 

Too many unknowns.

 

iatatravelcentre.com is a useful, though tedious tool for answering your question.

There is Heathrow and London City and pretty sure London City does not have any flights to Canada, there was possibly still is a weird Business class flight to the US.

 

Why does the Terminal matter?

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

If u are able to pick up all boarding passes in Houston ,  then  it is a transit 

if u have to pick up a ticket in London for Egypt (means leaving the secure area to ticket station and back in thru security ,  then no ) 

 

some tickets sold online are a 2 stage ticket pickup and makes issues

 

or change airports in London , then No

 

Canada  ,  person can transit with valid US visa (green card)

[Dashinka 24,492]

2 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

****Moved to the UK reginal forum for country specific question****

Might be better in the MENA regional forum.