Transit Visas in UK After K1?

[rks_emelander 5]

4 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

both times the full itinerary was listed as layover but new boarding passes required at the stop and that is not the same as a transit 

Mine was purchased with debit card and i asked for atlanta to morocco

the other was parents of a friend and they were not allowed to board in Maracheck even though full itinerary said layover in paris /the ticket was a 2 parter with new ticket from Paris to US

especially when coming from Africa,  Europe countries want to make sure the person really boards the place for the US and just not get off to stay permanently in Europe

even the luggage has to be picked up and rechecked 

its so much easier to check luggage all the way to the final destination

Hi @JeanneAdil, I'm sorry but I meant my original comment/question to Kryssie1067, not as a reply to you. Sorry for the confusion.

A single-itinerary flight booked all together, whether 1 stop or 3 stops along the way, will almost never require you to go through immigration/customs in any layover country until you reach the destination country. Instead, you will always be in the international terminal and never actually be "in" the country where the layover is taking place.

It's true that you might need to pick up/re-check bags or get additional boarding passes in those circumstances, bu those will always be at service desks in still within the international terminal.

[IWander 589]

1 hour ago, rks_emelander said:

Hi @JeanneAdil, I'm sorry but I meant my original comment/question to Kryssie1067, not as a reply to you. Sorry for the confusion.

A single-itinerary flight booked all together, whether 1 stop or 3 stops along the way, will almost never require you to go through immigration/customs in any layover country until you reach the destination country. Instead, you will always be in the international terminal and never actually be "in" the country where the layover is taking place.

It's true that you might need to pick up/re-check bags or get additional boarding passes in those circumstances, bu those will always be at service desks in still within the international terminal.

Generally speaking, but the UK has  different requirements even if staying airside for travelers from certain countries.

 

 

[rks_emelander 5]

1 minute ago, IWander said:

Generally speaking, but the UK has  different requirements even if staying airside for travelers from certain countries.

 

 

Thanks for adding that context, I wasn't aware that UK specifically has different requirements. I've flown through 40+ countries only in transit and never had to enter the country other than to change to a new airline/different flight. However, if there are UK-specific regulations, that's certainly worth the OP looking into more.

[IWander 589]

Also, not all airlines have interline agreements for automatic baggage transfer and if you have this situation you will need to collect your luggage (which is after border control) and recheck.  This would cause someone to enter the country as well.  

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*** Topic moved from K1 forum to Moving to the US forum as this is post K1 question about getting to the US ***

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11 hours ago, rks_emelander said:

Thanks for adding that context, I wasn't aware that UK specifically has different requirements. I've flown through 40+ countries only in transit and never had to enter the country other than to change to a new airline/different flight. However, if there are UK-specific regulations, that's certainly worth the OP looking into more.

 

Yes, UK is different, and a transit visa can be required even if not going though immigration, as per the link I gave above - https://www.gov.uk/transit-visa/direct-airside-transit-visa