Europe - USA citizen visiting LONDON, visa?

I found my answer but since I'm trying to book a last minute trip to LHR from JFK on March 14th (this month), I want to double, triple check my answer.
I'm a citizen of USA, no criminal records, visiting LON for 5 nights. Do I need a visa to enter London? Thank you. :-:

No visa required on a US passport.

Thank you for confirmation!

I found my answer but since I'm trying to book a last minute trip to LHR from JFK on March 14th (this month), I want to double, triple check my answer.
I'm a citizen of USA, no criminal records, visiting LON for 5 nights. Do I need a visa to enter London? Thank you. :-:

Can I make a suggestion. The UK border agency website http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/view/visa.form is a useful resource that allows you to plug in nationality, purpose of visit and time in country and lets you know whether a visa is required or not. In your case, not.
Also I would suggest that your question is probably better answered in UK and Ireland forum.

Isnt london in europe?

Isnt london in europe?

It's not a Schengen country.

No visa required, but immigration might still ask questions as to your stay, and you will have to wait in line with the Africa/Asia/Americas/non-EU Europe line which shouldn't be as bad at LHR as it can get in Spain for instance.

you will have to wait in line with the Africa/Asia/Americas/non-EU Europe line which shouldn't be as bad at LHR as it can get in Spain for instance.
Oh, you haven't arrived five minutes behind the 747s from Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Tokyo yet, I see. :)

Frankly I've never really cared what planes land before me, or from where, as passport control has always been ok when flying in. Not sure how things are for the "other line" though... :)

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I found my answer but since I'm trying to book a last minute trip to LHR from JFK on March 14th (this month), I want to double, triple check my answer.
I'm a citizen of USA, no criminal records, visiting LON for 5 nights. Do I need a visa to enter London? Thank you. :-:

Make sure you know the address of the place you will be staying at. This is required for the form you have to fill out at passport control. They can deny you entry if you don't have the address, although they usually don't (you can always say something like I'm going to check out a few hostels/hotels before I decide where to stay).

Oh, you haven't arrived five minutes behind the 747s from Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Tokyo yet, I see. :)

Frankly I've never really cared what planes land before me, or from where, as passport control has always been ok when flying in. Not sure how things are for the "other line" though... :)

I agree with ajax on this one. My flight from BOM once landed at LHR T4 a few minutes after a Gulf Air, Saudi and PIA 747s landed. Took me 2 hours to get through passport control (non-EU citizen). In all fairness, I think the delay was because of the number of people ahead of me, not necessarily their nationalities.

I agree with ajax on this one. My flight from BOM once landed at LHR T4 a few minutes after a Gulf Air, Saudi and PIA 747s landed. Took me 2 hours to get through passport control (non-EU citizen). In all fairness, I think the delay was because of the number of people ahead of me, not necessarily their nationalities.

That's exactly what I said. Things were fine for me but I'm not sure about the "other line." By that I meant the non-EU line... :)

I've gone through immigration at LHR as a U.S. citizen twice in the past five years, and while the lines were long, the process was quick and easy once I was at the head of the line. It was just a glance at my passport, a question about the purpose of my trip and how long I planned to stay, and that was it.

And when you arrive at LHR please use the cleary marked lane "All other passports. Includes US Passports".

And when you arrive at LHR please use the cleary marked lane "All other passports. Includes US Passports".

It doesn't really actually say "all other passports", does it? :eek:

It doesn't really actually say "all other passports", does it? :eek:

Yes it does, why?

It doesn't really actually say "all other passports", does it? :eek:
Sure it does - this is intended to refer to all passports other than UK/EU/EEA passports. I don't see the problem with this, do you?

I found my answer but since I'm trying to book a last minute trip to LHR from JFK on March 14th (this month), I want to double, triple check my answer.
I'm a citizen of USA, no criminal records, visiting LON for 5 nights. Do I need a visa to enter London? Thank you. :-:
It depends very much on what you mean by "visit." For sure if any job hunting, relocation, or job interview activities will form even a very small part of the visit, you will probably need a visa. The same might apply if the visit is to a "fiancé(e)". However, normal tourist activities, conferences, etc. are fine for USA citizens, usually for up to six months.

It depends very much on what you mean by "visit." For sure if any job hunting, relocation, or job interview activities will form even a very small part of the visit, you will probably need a visa. The same might apply if the visit is to a "fiancé(e)".

Where did you get that information?

i recently visited the uk i had an early am flight immigration was super quick asked where i was staying what i did for a living that was it

It depends very much on what you mean by "visit." For sure if any job hunting, relocation, or job interview activities will form even a very small part of the visit, you will probably need a visa. The same might apply if the visit is to a "fiancé(e)". However, normal tourist activities, conferences, etc. are fine for USA citizens, usually for up to six months.

My favorite experience at LHR was when in reply to a query regarding the purpose of my trip I said I was attending a conference. The next question was "where" and my response was "Torquay". The reply was only a incredulous "WHY???" following by a wave through.