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Skip Heathrow flight after passing security
A friend of mine is transiting through Heathrow Terminal 5 and they don't have a UK visa. In order to meet my friend, I am planning to book a cheap flight out of Terminal 5 around the same time my ...
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Transit without visa eligibility for Indian passport and common format residence permit by EEA or Switzerland holder
I am planning to travel from Munich to Reykjavík via London using easyJet. The layover at London is overnight. I have a common format residence permit issued by Germany and an Indian passport.
The UK ...
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Does UK red-list rules apply to airside layovers (to US)?
I am planning a same-day layover at LHR (airside) from a red-list country to USA as destination (on h1b visa). Would that be allowed with current/upcoming rules? I have checked all rules at gov.uk but ...
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Layover in Stansted for a non UE national [duplicate]
I am a non UE national and have a resident card in France.
I am in Budapest right now and have found a ticket from Budapest to Paris with a Layover in London Stansted airport.
The first flight goes to ...
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Do I require an airport Transit Visa at Frankfurt If I am travelling to United Kingdom? [duplicate]
I am an Indian passport holder and will be flying from there.The flight I am looking at has 1 stop at Munich International Airport and has a 3h 55m layover there.I will need to switch flight there Do ...
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Do I need DATV to meet family at the Heathrow airport during my layover for a connecting flight? [duplicate]
I am travelling from India and have 7.5 hours of layover at Heathrow airport for my connecting flight to Canada. I am arriving on terminal 4 and connecting flight departs from terminal 2. In the ...
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Is a 13-hour layover in the middle of the night enough time to go see Buckingham Palace?
My plane lands at Heathrow at 8:30 pm on December 10 and leaves Gatwick the next morning, December 11, at 9:15 am. Do I have the time to see Buckingham Palace?
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Air travel back home UK to USA
My wife and I (both US citizens) are flying from Leeds UK on British Airways, connecting in London Heathrow with an American Airlines flight to Philadelphia PA. What type of screening procedures will ...
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The LHR site says that a visitor may get a 24-hour visa on arrival at the discretion of the immigration officer. Is this still (January 2018) true?
My friend, an Indian national, will be kicking her heels in LHR, for a long layover. If possible, I'd like to meet up with her. This would require her to clear immigration and enter the UK. The LHR ...
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Do I need a transit visa for a layover in Heathrow? [duplicate]
I am an Indian national. I am travelling from the US to India and my flight has a layover at Heathrow Airort London. The layover time is 5h 45 minutes. Even though I do not intend to leave the airport ...
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Can I visit London with a US visit visa during a 11 hours lay over at LHR? [duplicate]
I hold an Indian passport and I am flying to Seattle, US from Bangalore, India via LHR, London and the layover is 11 hours. Can I visit London with the US visit visa I have (this is accepted in many ...
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Can I leave Gatwick (London) airport and explore the city as a US citizen?
I have a 7 hour layover in Gatwick and I wanted to explore the city during that time. I have a US passport if that helps.
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US to India layover in London
U.S. citizen flying with visa to visit India. Possible 14 hr. layover at Heathrow. Would like to take train into London to visit family during layover. What is the procedure for doing so? Lived in ...
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Is there somewhere I can work on a laptop in or near London Euston station?
I have a longish layover in London Euston and I have some work to do. Working includes using a laptop, ideally with a power socket, and paper notebooks. Is there somewhere I can work in or near London ...
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Can an American get a UK Transit Visa on Arrival?
A US citizen enroute to Almaty has a 17 hour layover in Heathrow requiring them to fly out of Stansted. The flight arrangements are necessarily complex owing to factors that are irrelevant here. ...
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