I am Iranian and I have Irish visa. I am going to Cork from Tehran. I will have one stop in LHR London Heathrow airport for 7 hours. Do I need any type of visa to stay in airport in London? Could I leave the airport in these 7 hours?  There is another flight that needs changing airport in London (LTN London Luton to LHR London Heathrow). Could I use this flight?  I found some similar questions but I couldn't get the exact answer.
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I am Lebanese Citizen and am planning a trip to Ireland this month. A valid Irish visa is already in hand and I am willing to reach there through the UK.   Will I need a transit visa in the UK for few hours for flight connections to Ireland?
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I will be entering the UK in the morning and leaving in the evening of my multiple entry visa expiry date as I have a 12 hr layover in LHR. Will I be granted entry if I have my itinerary showing that I'm leaving on that same day?
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Good day.  I am going to take a trip from Sydney (SYD) to Yerevan (EVN) via Dubai (DXB). The first part of the flight is with Emirates (EK), the second part with Fly Dubai (FZ). In Dubai airport I should change terminals between 3 to 2. I would like to know how I can reach Terminal 2 from Terminal 3. And do I need a visa if I am not going to leave the airport?
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I'm a Saudi passport holder with permanent residence in the United States, and I'd like to book a flight from Washington to Edinburgh with a three-hour layover in Dublin. I know there's a Common Travel Agreement between the Republic of Ireland and the UK, and so I was wondering if I need an Irish transit visa to connect to a flight from Dublin to Edinburgh, or if a UK visa is sufficient. And are there any users who traveled US-RoI-UK under the same circumstances with needing a UK visa who can share their experience? Users who aren't visa-free for the UK or Ireland, that is.  From what I've read in these forums and others, it seems like Irish immigration in effect does controls on behalf of the UK government unofficially.  I have also heard concerns from people saying Aer Lingus employees could deny me boarding depending how confused an employee would be when looking up visa requirements on TIMATIC.
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I am supposed to be traveling to the UK tomorrow, but my visa is an accompanied visa by my mom. My mom is already in the UK (she had to leave early).  Will I be allowed in the airport to enter if my parent (that I'm accompanied by) is already in the UK (arrived before me and probably will be waiting at the airport)?
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I was supposed to leave for Scotland with a group of children for a course tonight, but upon reaching the airport I was told that my visa was an Accompanied Child visa, and I could not travel without my parents. I am fifteen years old.  Is it legal for me to fly into the UK with a parent, and then have the parent fly back, leaving me there? Will I have any trouble coming back to India?
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I will be travelling from IAD (Washington DC) to VIE (Vienna) on two separate tickets, first one being on Virgin Atlantic (redeeming miles from IAD to LHR) and second one being on British Airways from LHR to VIE. I am planning to have a layover of about 5 hrs 20 min between both the flights (both arriving and departing from terminal 3 at LHR)  I have an Indian passport with a valid US visa. I have following questions:   Is there even a slight chance that my luggage will be checked through? Does anyone have any experience here? This will help me avoid the UK border and immigration check. I checked with Virgin Atlantic and they said baggage cannot be tagged through to VIE since I have separate tickets. Still I was hoping that things may change at the gate while boarding at IAD. On checking  I see that I will not need a visa for passing UK Border and Immigration. However, the results on this website say "You might be eligible for ‘transit without visa’" if you are arriving from USA and have an onward flight leaving on same or next day. The words 'might be eligible' concern me. Again anyone with experience here? There's an earlier BA flight available (leaving me with a layover of 2 hours between arriving and departing flights from the same terminal 3). Will this be sufficient? Or should I stick to the later flight giving me 5 hrs and 20 min in transit?   Many thanks for your replies.
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I am landing in Sydney at T1 from Fiji. 3 hours later I need to have collected luggage and checked in for my Sydney to UK flight, still at T1, just a different carrier. Does this mean I will have to go through customs and immigration? I’ve no idea.  Basically, I need to know if I need a transit visa. The immigration website states that if I'm in transit and don’t leave the transit lounge then it’s fine but... what’s the transit lounge? The terminal?
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I applied for a 90-day visa and got a long-term visit, single-entry tourist visa. The date given is 09-March-2015, and it's valid until 07-May-2015.  My agent says the 7th is the latest date I can travel to Dubai; once I enter I need to count 90 days. I entered on the 10th of March.    Is it true, or where can I get it checked?    Can I stay for another month, or do I need to leave before the 7th of May?
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I am planning to visit London for 6 days from the US. I have given my biometrics and when I was preparing to mail my documents to the UK visa processing center in the US, I used this link from the UK government website to cross-check the documents to be sent to the processing center.     (Guide to supporting documents).  Something that really surprised me was in Section 4 (documents that should NOT be sent along with the package) was hotel bookings and flights bookings.     Section 4: documents you should not send unless specifically requested      This page provides guidance on the types of documents that are not required to consider your application.         hotel bookings   flight bookings      Typically I have always been asked to provide my travel plans, accommodation plans and proof of them. This is the first time that travel plans and accommodation plans are not asked to be sent. What might be the reason behind it? This really confuses me. Any help in clearing my confusion would be greatly welcome.
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I will be staying over for 20 hour layover and I was wondering if I needed to get a visa in order to leave airport and visit the city. And if I need a visa do I apply for it while I'm on the layover in Istanbul or can I apply for it in America before I go?
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I am an Indian citizen. I am going to study in Canada with a study-permit. I am planning to have my flight via London. I've a layover there at London for almost 9 hours. Is it wise to visit the city for 4-5 hours during the layover? Additionally do I need a Transit Visa to visit the city? or do I need a General Visitor Visa for this short-trip at London?  Edits: Arriving and departing both the flights are from London Heathrow airport.  DATV suggests that if I am heading to Canada, I don't need DATV.   Visitor in Transit Visa suggests that I can pass border control with this Visa. I may also get a Transit without Visa concession if I satisfy this three:   you arrive and depart by air have a confirmed onward flight which leaves within 24 hours have the right documents for your destination (eg a visa for that country)   And I am also heading to Canada, this also can help me to get this concession.  So, do I need a Visitor in Transit Visa to visit the city? At least website suggests that. However, I'm not sure as no one can tell it with confirmation. Hope someone helps out here.
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This is the scenario:  I have tickets booked for a 13:40 scheduled flight with Emirates. I need to check bags in so plan to be at the airport at the advised 2 hours before flight departure (11:40) but I look ahead and see my plane is delayed and not scheduled for departure until 16:40.   Can I arrive at the airport at 14:40 to check-in or should I knowingly arrive at the airport a full 5 hours before the revised departure time?  Footnote: The reason of the delay is that the inbound flight which will become be my outbound flight after turnaround is delayed in arriving at my departure airport.
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I will be flying from Boston to Tokyo with a 5.5 hour morning layover in Chicago. I'm thinking of going out to the city for some late breakfast and/or sightseeing. I've never left an airport during a layover before, so I have some questions.  I'll land in Chicago at 8am, and take off at 1:30pm.   I imagine I'll leave the airport by 9, and should be back by 11:30. Is this reasonable? What's the best way to deal with luggage? I assume that I'll have to claim the luggage from the domestic flight, then re-check it for the international flight. Can I leave the airport after re-checking it? If not, are there any luggage storage options, other than  (lol)? How much is a taxi to downtown Chicago? As an alternative to downtown, is there anything (food/sights) you can you recommend that's closer to the airport?
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I have read that, at the time of writing (2013), UAE visas are:   96-Hour : Valid for passengers in transit Tourist : Maximum 30 days Visit   : Maximum 90 days   But I am only connecting flights, so I am staying in the airport. And can't find any information regarding that case.  I only could find  something implicitly saying that you do not need a visa if staying in the airport:     Can I leave the airport when transiting through Dubai?      This depends on the nationality stated in your passport and on the   length of your stop in Dubai. Travellers of most nationalities require   visas to enter Dubai, and regulations frequently change, so if you   wish to leave the airport while in transit through Dubai, please check   your visa requirements with your local UAE embassy before you start   your journey. Travellers of certain nationalities may obtain visas at   the airport on arrival.   see also:
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I am a British citizen and have dual nationality with Hong Kong but my father is Iranian. Does this mean I also have Iranian nationality? I've never held an Iranian passport or traveled to Iran and he has never informed the Iranian government of my existence.  I already had an ESTA to travel to US in December 2015 and it hasn't been revoked though I didn't put on the application that I was an Iranian national because I legitimately didn't think I was but this new law has made me double check. I'm going to the US again in May and was wondering if the US would consider me an Iranian national and therefore need a visa.   Edit 08/06/2016: Just wanted to update this since I hate it when I find a closed thread with no answer. I ended up going to the US without a visa and was allowed through with no problems. An uncle I was traveling with who is a British citizen but was born in Iran got a visa, and when he was going through customs and immigration was asked why he got a visa when he didn't need one! The officer said he would have been fine with just an approved ESTA...
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Generally airlines suggest that you be at the airport around 3 hours from the time of departure. Flying from the US, I've often found this to be unnecessary and I generally end up waiting and getting bored at the airport.  I've also found airports outside the US, where they would not let you in before 2 hours from the actual departure time of an international flight. Often this happens to be a pain, waiting outside the airport.  Is there a reliable way to find out the right time to be at the airport depending on the country and the specific airport anywhere in the world?