Question regarding transit visa
Jan 26, 2010 | 6:05 pm
#1
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Question regarding transit visa
My wife is traveling from AMS to JFK via LHR (KLM/Delta). It sounds like she doesn't need any type of visa as she has a green card which was issued after '98. Also, she will not leave the terminal and doesn't need to transfer to another terminal. The layover is 3 hours. Has anyone any insight if she would need a transit visa? Anyone with prior experience with a similar situation?
Thanks.
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Jan 26, 2010 | 7:19 pm
#2
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Is your question whether or not your wife will need a transit visa for the UK? The green card she holds means nothing there, but rather the passport she carries.
KL and DL both use Terminal 4, so the connection is a matter of disembarking from one flight, going through Security at T4 Flight Connections then through to Departures. She will not go landside at all at T4 so a transit visa shouldn't be necessary unless she wishes to leave the airside zone, as it is at that point she will go through passport control. It does depend on the passport your wife holds, though, so see below for the official information.
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvisa/
KL and DL both use Terminal 4, so the connection is a matter of disembarking from one flight, going through Security at T4 Flight Connections then through to Departures. She will not go landside at all at T4 so a transit visa shouldn't be necessary unless she wishes to leave the airside zone, as it is at that point she will go through passport control. It does depend on the passport your wife holds, though, so see below for the official information.
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvisa/
Jan 26, 2010 | 7:39 pm
#3
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So as long as she stays airside she should be just fine.
Jan 27, 2010 | 4:04 am
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