Marseilles to London via Plane....Do I go thru Immigration?
Oct 9, 2015, 6:27 am
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Marseilles to London via Plane....Do I go thru Immigration?
I am flying from Marseilles to LHR, spending the night, and then on to the States the next morning.
Do I have to go thru any immigration and /or customs when I arrive in LHR? We will be spending the night at the Sofitel at the airport.
Do I have to go thru any immigration and /or customs when I arrive in LHR? We will be spending the night at the Sofitel at the airport.
Oct 9, 2015, 6:46 am
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Yes, you'll go through UK immigration and customs (although customs will be just walking through the green door, unless you do actually have something to declare, are bringing a pet, etc.). The UK is not a part of Schengen, so there's an immigration check.
Oct 9, 2015, 6:58 am
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Oct 9, 2015, 7:24 am
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Within the EU there is no customs so you take the blue channel to bypass it, not the green. Still have to go through immigration first.
Oct 9, 2015, 7:27 am
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If you are part of the (paid) Registered Traveller service then you can also use the e-gates. I assume the OP is not registered as they would know the requirements for UK entry and that they had paid for this service.
https://www.gov.uk/registered-traveller
Oct 9, 2015, 7:54 am
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USA citizen....no special passport but Global Entry registered.
So.... through immigration I go...follow-up question...how fast do these lines move? We arrive from Marseilles at around 17:30.
Thanks.
So.... through immigration I go...follow-up question...how fast do these lines move? We arrive from Marseilles at around 17:30.
Thanks.
Oct 9, 2015, 8:08 am
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In my experience of ~100 entries at T5 before Registered Traveller, Fast Track varied from minutes (practically no queue) to an hour. On average perhaps 20mins.
