Questions tagged [transit-visas]

A type of visa often required to pass through one country in a short period of time if it's necessary to get to another country. Don't forget to include your citizenship when asking!

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How long should I stay in Ireland when granted entry without a visa and my passport stamped “Visa Warning Given”?

I honestly did not know that I required a visa to visit Ireland. I have a UK visa and a Biometric Resident Permit. I was asked a few questions by the immigration officer and was granted entry but my ...
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Traveling from Abu Dhabi to Australia via Kochi and Kuala Lumpur international

I am a South American citizen traveling from Abu Dhabi to Australia via Kochi and Kuala Lumpur international. Do I need a transit visa for Kochi and Kuala? Please advise, thanks in advance!
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Is a Chinese passport holder eligible for South Korea 30-day visa exemption?

I have a Chinese passport with a USA H1B visa, originally scheduled for a flight from NKG (Nanjing) to SFO via ICN on the same day. Asiana Airlines rescheduled my first leg exactly 24 hours earlier so ...
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UK transit with USA residence card initially issued before 21 April 1998

Reading transit visa requirements in UK, it says I need "USA Permanent Residence card issued by the USA on or after 21 April 1998". I initially got my Green Card in 1995, and renewed it ...
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Crossing Romania border from Kiyv with Ukranian permanent residency

I am a Lebanese with permanent residency in Ukraine. I have a single entry to Cyprus and since there are no airport, i want to return to Lebanon through bus or train. Is there a way without having to ...
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Do I need a UK transit visa to travel from Sweden to the USA? [duplicate]

I am from Bangladesh and studying at Linkoping University, Sweden. I have a Swedish residence permit and a USA tourist visa. During the Christmas holidays I am planning to travel to Miami with British ...
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Transiting in Frankfurt (Lufthansa) on US F1 visa with expiry date in the future but change of status approved to new visa

I am traveling from the USA to India on Lufthansa, transiting through Frankfurt (same terminal - one-hour layover). I have a USA F1 visa sticker with an expiry date of two years from now - 2026, on my ...
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Do you need a visa when transitting in UK with a foreign passport and a residence permit [duplicate]

I hold a Danish foreign passport and a residence permit and will be travelling from Copenhagen to Fuerteventura with a transit in UK, but im unsure whether I need a visa or not... Your prompt ...
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Kuwait transit visa requirements for Nepalese travelling to Nepal, living in the UK

I am travelling to Nepal from the UK and have a layover of more than 10 hours at Kuwait airport. UK-Kuwait & Kuwait-Nepal are with different airlines, same for the return flights. Do I need to ...
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Has any Indian national travelled to Stockholm via London Heathrow from Colombo [duplicate]

My travel itinerary is India to Colombo, Colombo to London Heathrow (Srilankan Airlines Terminal3) and Heathrow to Stockholm(British Airways Terminal 5). I will be staying in airport for a total of 4 ...
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Do Green Card holders need a visa for UK transit?

I am a Turkish citizen holding a Green Card and living in the United States. I will be traveling from Orlando to Gatwick Airport, and from there, I will be heading to Turkey. I will have my immigrant ...
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Multiple Entry Schengen type C with “Transito” remark

I am a seafarer & I want to go for holiday in Europe. Can I use a 2 year multiple entry type C schengen visa with “transito” remarks for tourism? Or do I have to apply for a tourist schengen visa? ...
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Connecting flight from Pakistan to Abu Dhabi to Thailand

I have a connecting flight from Pakistan to Thailand. My stay is in Abu Dhabi for 3.5 hours. I will land in Abu Dhabi at terminal A and my next flight is from terminal T3. Do I need a transit visa? ...
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Costa Rica connecting flight

I am Haitian, I have a flight from Egypt to Guatemala. But I have a 1 hour 35 minutes layover at Costa Rica Airport. Will I need a transit visa?
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C-1 visa, can you transfer airports?

I am traveling from Paraguay to Finland. My layover is in LAX. flying cheaper from John Wayne after I land in LAX. Does anybody know if you are allowed to switch airports? Thank you
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Indian senior citizens visiting Canada with a 15-hour layover at Haneda Airport and flying with ANA from Delhi to Vancouver [duplicate]

List item My parents, who are senior Indian citizens, are flying from Delhi to Vancouver with a layover of 15 hours at Haneda Airport, Tokyo. They are flying with the Japanese carrier ANA. Will they ...
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Traveling from BRU-AUH-DEL-KTM with only hand luggage: denied boarding in BRU due to lack of Indian Transit Visa

On 11-9-23 in Brussels, Belgium (BRU), Etihad denied our boarding for flight EY58 to Abu Dhabi, UAE (AUH) (with only hand luggage), which connected to EY218 to Delhi, India (DEL) T3. From T3, we would ...
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I am an Indian passport holder with a Type 1 Dutch residence permit transiting through London. I wanted to clarify if needed a transit Visa or not? [duplicate]

I have seen multiple people ask a similar question but it was asked a few years ago and I wanted to clarify if the rules were still the same. I have a temporary residence permit(a plastic card) for ...
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Do I require a visa for my journey from Pakistan to Perth with a layover in Jakarta? Change of airline and Terminals T3 to T1

My layover time is 7 hours 20 minutes, and I arrive in Terminal 3 and depart from Terminal 1. I have a valid visa of Australia, valid passport of Pakistan, and a valid ticket to Perth, Australia.
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Do I need a UK transit visa when connecting directly in London Heathrow when travelling with a Dutch RP and Indian Passport? [duplicate]

So, I'm planning my travel from Amsterdam to Hyderabad, India, and I was confused by the various personal accounts and information on the UK government website. I have a Residence Permit from the ...
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Panama Transit Visa

I am a Nigeria citizen. I am trying to obtain a Panama transit visa, but they don't have an embassy here in Nigeria. Is there a way I can apply for it online?
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Indian passport holder with a self-transfer in Abu Dhabi

I'm an Indian passport holder. I have a round-trip flight booked from Baku to Bishkek, via a self transfer in Abu Dhabi. My layover outbound is 1 hour and 20 minutes; on the return, it is 6 hours and ...
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Does Nepali citizen need transit visa for Korea?

I am Nepali with Nepali passport. I am a Canadian Permanent Resident, and I have a US tourist visa as well. My flight details are Vancouver-Seattle-Incheon-Nepal (22hrs transit in Korea ICN). My ...
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Does my Cuban girlfriend who has a student residence permit in Romania need a Transit Visa to travel to Cuba through Frankfurt? [duplicate]

Hello and sorry if this has been asked a million times - I tried looking online and several websites seem to give conflicting answers. So basically my girlfriend is from Cuba and she is a student here ...
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When filling in a Schengen airport transit visa application, where should the reference number of the final destination country visa be recorded?

When applying for a Schengen airport transit visa, Q29 of the visa application form from the website of the German Embassy in Havana asks for the following details about the applicant’s entry permit ...
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Transit Visa at RUH Airport

I have tickets to go to Pakistan which are as follows: MAN-SOF-RUH-ISB (Manchester-Sofia-Riyadh-Islamabad) The stop over at RUH is only 1hr30mins and the airline is different from SOF-RUH to RUH-ISB ...
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Do I need a transit visa for Norway if I have a Schengen visa?

I am traveling to Frankfurt, and I have to do self-transfer at Oslo. I will be applying for a Schengen visa for Germany, but do I need a transit visa for Oslo airport as well? I will be getting on a ...
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Transit visa arriving from SA to Dubai to Melbourne

Do I need a transit visa in Dubai traveling from SA to New Zealand? The layover is 20 hours but will not be leaving the airport. South African citizen, one ticket on Dubai from South Africa right ...
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Transit visa requirement for Dublin when flying on separate tickets

My brother is traveling from India to Canada and I accidentally booked two separate tickets. One ticket is from India to Dublin via Doha and the second ticket is from Dublin to Calgary. He does not ...
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Does a Vietnamese passport holder need a transit visa to stay in the Kuwait City airport for 12 hours

I travel on a Vietnamese passport and will arrive in Kuwait City airport on Kuwait Airways for a 12 hour layover before boarding a KLM flight to Amsterdam. The layover period is from 1:30 PM to 1:30 ...
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Muscat transit visa

I am an Indian citizen with a permanent residence permit for The Netherlands. I am traveling to Amsterdam from Mumbai (India). I have a visa for neither Muscat nor Turkey. I am traveling from Mumbai ...
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What to do when Schengen transit without visa rules change mid-trip?

Two Cuban friends are currently visiting the UK, having travelled here via Frankfurt (Condor/Lufthansa flight, airside transit without visa). They both have two-year validity UK visitor visas and are ...
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C1D visa can use for go to Mexico [duplicate]

I have Indian passport with valid C1D visa I want to go Mexico to meet my girlfriend and I have her invitation letter also so I can go
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Does a Chinese citizen need a visa to transit Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong?

I’m going to Hong Kong from Los Angeles using China Air Line. I have a Green Card and a mainland China passport. Am I allowed to make a transfer flight stop at Taiwan then to Hong Kong? My return ...
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Dublin transit visa

I traveled from the uk to New York via Dublin without a visa , I am a uk resident with a Zimbabwean passport. I was issued a visa warning. I need to go back in 10days and I can not exactly afford ...
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Do I need an Airport transit visa /travelling through Greece?

I am a pakistani passport holder. I am travelling from UK to Saudi via Aegean airlines, having 50 mins stay/lay over at the Athens airport. It’s a direct flight means onward flight is in the same ...
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layover via Singapore (8hrs) and Taipei(17hrs). Do I need transit visa?

I have booked "Delhi - Singapore(8hr layover) - Taipei (Taoyuan)(17hr layover) - LA". I am an Indian holding a valid F1 visa. is transit visa needed ?
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UK transit visa fee refund

I applied for a UK visa online with all my details and submitted the application. Also paid the application fee online. The next day I realized that I made a few errors in my application. I did not ...
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Do I need US, UK transit visas travelling Dubai-London-Dallas-Calgary as an Indian citizen?

Hi I'm Indian and planning to travel from Dubai, where I am a resident, to Calgary on British Airways (roundtrip) with two layovers: one at London Heathrow, and the other at Dallas. I have a Canadian ...
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Transit without Visa-UK

Indian National with Stamp 1 Irish visa and valid Schengen visa Booked tickets from Dublin-Stansted and Stansted to Budapest on the same day I understood from uk immigration website that i do not ...
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Transit Visa for self-transfer in Abu Dhabi (AUH)

I have a flight(WizzAir) from Rome to Abu Dhabi on 6th August which reached at 8 PM (local time) in Abu Dhabi and then a flight (AirArabia) from Abu Dhabi to Chennai (India) at 11 PM (local time). ...
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Transiting in Dubai with two separate tickets (Emirates, Spicejet) - Indian passport with US visa

I am an Indian passport holder with valid US visa. I have two separate ticket bookings with 6 hours layover in Dubai US -> Dubai - Emirates airlines - Terminal 3 - arrival at 6:30pm Dubai time ...
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Is Transit visa required for Kuwait Airport self-transfer?

I am an Indian passport holder. I have a flight from Rome to Kuwait (WizzAir) and then Kuwait to Chennai (AirIndia) with a layover of 5-6 hours. Both the legs were booked as separate tickets and hence ...
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Do I need any visas to layover in Oman and Qatar as an Indian Citizen?

I am Travelling from India to Dallas using a single ticket. I have an F1 Visa and I will be using Oman Airways/Qatar. My Itinerary is: HYD, India to MCT, Oman (Oman Air 232) MCT, Oman to DOHA, Qatar (...
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Does a Nigerian need a transit visa for a 14-hour layover in Panama, traveling from Camaroon to Barbados?

I am traveling from Camaroon to Barbados. I am Nigerian. There is a 14 hour layover in Panama. Can I bypass the transit visa requirement and stay in the airport terminal or the Copa Lounge?
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Traveling from US to Indonesia with a 16 hr layover in Sydney. Have carry on luggage only. Do i still need a transit visa for that layover?

Traveling from Hawaii to Indonesia with a 16 hr layover in Sydney, Australia. I have carry-on luggage only. Would I still need a transit visa, or will I be ok without one?
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Airport Transit Visa Through Germany with Expired F1 but Valid I-20

I am starting a new degree program as a PhD student in the US. My visa is expired and I plan to go to my country to renew my F1 visa with a stopover in Germany. Do I have to get the transit visa in ...
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UK Issued 1951 Blue Travel Document - Can you travel throughout Schengen without a visa if entering a visa free country?

Planning a tourism trip (< 90 days) with a friend who has the 1951 Blue Travel Document issued via the UK. On our last trip we went to Italy, which permits her to enter without a visa for a short ...
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Visa Requirement for Transit in Abu Dhabi with Short Layover

I'm an Indian traveler who will be flying to Canada via Abu Dhabi. I have a layover of 4 hours in Abu Dhabi and during this time, I need to change terminals from T1 to T3 and recheck my bags. I also ...
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Does an Indian citizen need a transit visa at GRU airport?

I am an Indian passport holder. I have a flight from Montevideo (MVD) to Bengaluru (BLR) with change of airport in GRU Sao Paulo on 22nd November '23 and returning back from Bengaluru (BLR) to ...
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