Originally Posted by
ani90
So you have to be very careful what you tell them and make sure all your tickets and paperwork are consistent with your version of why you need > 24h to transit in UK and that you do not have anything on you that suggests anything other than someone transiting to China. If you arrive LHR early am and are leaving on a flight to China, on a separate ticket, the next day when there are flights the same day you could have taken, then that could possibly be a red flag. It may be that you had to pick that flight combination because of award availability or cost but you should have a prepared answer.
Good point. Also the
UK Border Force Caseworker Guidance is a fantastic reference - thanks for bringing this up!
Originally Posted by
Lost_Luggage_in_SEA
It doesn't apply to the OP but for the benefit of other people in a similar situation reading this, I think I should mention that it is often false (according to the UK Government website) that one can transit from air to train or ferry without a visa in the UK. Transit without a visa in the UK must (for many people) be air to air. See as an exemplar:
https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y/c...where_else/yes
+1. This is also my interpretation; TWOV only applies to air-to-air transit.