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skywardhunter

If one claims asylum there's no need to a visa in the first place. The point is that if remaining airside no such visa is required

Will08

If the transit visa is required prior to boarding that particular destination then surely this would prevent someone from reaching that destination in order to claim asylum. Otherwise everyone could just purchase a ticket that transits through a country they want to claim asylum in - would be a lot cheaper than paying traffickers.

skywardhunter

Yes but once again, transit visa aren't required for airside transit. That requirement is easily circumvented by connecting in the country in which one wishes to claim asylum then simply walking up to immigration during the connection and claiming asylum

Will08

UK - DATV, It doesn't stop one claiming asylum on arrival, however if they do then I suppose the prior scrutiny/checks failed in that particular instance.

skywardhunter

DATV is generally not required when transiting within the same terminal, at least at LHR, every passport is different obviously, but I've got an SA passport, which isn't the best to have, and require a visa to enter the UK, even for just a minute, but have looked at transit requirements before and if within the same terminal it doesn't appear to be required. The UK is tricky because there are dozens of different scenarios, if I was travelling to the US and had to switch LHR > LGW for example, as long as I have a valid US visa and am travelling to or from the US, I wouldn't require a visa.... we're way off topic now, but the ultimate point is that no Indonesian visa or immigration check would be required to travel DXB-DPS-AKL

Will08

I don't think this is correct. Sure, there are exemptions to the DATV, like any other visa, however, I don't think remaining in the same terminal has any bearing on the criteria requirements. If you have a visa for America already, it is fairly obvious why you would then be exempt. You are quite right though, way off the original topic.