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Do I need a UK visa to transit through the UK although I won't leave the airport?
I'm afraid that even if you don't exit the airport or go through passport control, Nigerian citizens (and many others) need a Direct Airside Transit Visa to transit via the UK.
This can be seen very ...
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Applied for a C1 visa but got a B1/B2 visa
Yes, you got a regular visitor's visa. You can also use that visa for transit, so the visa officer basically did you a favor, allowing you to visit the US in the future without having to pay an ...
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Can I safely wait in the transit area of a destination airport for my visa to be approved?
You won't get in trouble for arriving at the airport without a visa. Instead, the airline you're flying won't let you on the plane to depart in the first place. They can check the status of electronic ...
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I wasn't allowed to check in for my flight because I didn't have a Turkish transit visa
You do need a Turkish visa because you are changing airports and will not remain airside. Check-in staff was right.
If your ticket had your transit on one single airport you wouldn't need one but with ...
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Not Authorized ESTA, flying tomorrow
My second ESTA application was denied as well. I did not state it here before but I've been to Iran in 2014 for a week. I just found out that anyone who has been in Iran, Somalia, Yemen etc. after ...
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Do I need a visa to transit between German cities when I have a U.S. visa?
Sorry, you'll need a Schengen visa. The lines you are quoting are about transiting via a single airport ("MUC or FRA", not "and"), meaning you fly in, change planes and fly out without ever entering ...
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Leaving the UK without a visa to be in UK but stuck in transit
The passport stamp you posted indicates that he was admitted to the UK for landside transit on 29 May until 31 May.
He needs to either leave the UK by any means of transport on or before the end of ...
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Does Heathrow Terminal 5 allow transit visa exempt flyers to stay airside overnight?
Do NOT under any circumstance book a flight which has transit at Heathrow Terminal 5 with the connecting flight leaving the following morning if you do not have a visa and you are a citizen of a ...
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Can I enter the UK for 24 hours from a Schengen area, holding an Indian passport?
If you're making a day trip to the UK and then back to the place you arrived from, then you're not in transit, and a transit visa wouldn't do you any good.
You'd need a Standard Visitor Visa, which ...
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Connect flight from Berlin (Germany) to Palma (Spain) refusing us
You have bought two separate tickets, Ryanair doesn't sell this connection. To be able to check in for the first flight you need to be allowed to enter the UK since that is you destination on the ...
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Do I always need to go through immigration if I have a self-transfer?
TL;DR: Always? No. But...
There are three different points in your question. When self-connecting:
Do you need to go through immigration?
Do you need a transit visa?
Can the first airline refuse ...
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Does one need a visa to transfer between two airports during a transit through the Schengen area?
The only way to get from one of these airports to the other is to enter France and take ground transportation. (You can't even transfer between international flights between the two terminals at Orly ...
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Was refused flight registration as a US resident/non-US citizen
On your proposed itinerary, you would have been required to clear immigration and customs at Munich, before changing to your domestic flight to Frankfurt and there going through exit controls for your ...
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I wasn't allowed to check in for my flight because I didn't have a Turkish transit visa
The question of responsibility for visas crops up from time to time here, and I don't think we can be clearer than Greg Hewgill is in the accepted answer:
In general, it is the passenger's ...
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Can I safely wait in the transit area of a destination airport for my visa to be approved?
As Greg Hewgill notes, the airline will not allow you to board. The airline will generally use a database of visa requirements (e.g. Timatic) and will determine what documents you require based on the ...
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What legal action can I take to get my refund related with wrong information about transit visa?
You can't take any legal action against the airline because you were correctly denied boarding.
Your itinerary crossed though two airports in the Schengen area, so you would have needed a regular ...
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Not Authorized ESTA, flying tomorrow
The simple answer is that there is nothing you can do to expedite your application.
Historically many ESTA applications were approved (near) instantly, however as of late 2018 most now take at least ...
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I am transiting through Saudi Arabia. Do I need a visa?
Whether you need a visa or not depends on many factors. In order from top to bottom:
If you are a citizen of a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country
Citizens of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the ...
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Does Heathrow Terminal 5 allow transit visa exempt flyers to stay airside overnight?
I don't know what evidence you have found. Terminal 5 airside is not open overnight. It closes after the last flight of the day and reopens the next morning. You will not be able to get into the T5 ...
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Applied for a C1 visa but got a B1/B2 visa
A B1/B2 visa is indeed a regular tourist/business visitor visa. It is also good for transiting the US.
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Travelling from China to Europe by train
Due to the Ukraine-Russia war and the European sanctions, many of the options available before now end at the Russian border. Remaining options are:
get through Asia by bus and train to Turkey, and ...
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Sri Lanka to Bahamas, how can we travel without visa in February?
According to Flightradar24, NAS currently has connections with airports in the following countries:
USA - requires visa
Canada - requires transit visa
Cuba (Havana and Holguin) - the most flexible ...
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Does a New Zealander need a transit visa if in Australia for over 8 hours transit on the return trip back to NZ?
Nope, not at all. You're a Kiwi, and we can waltz in without even speaking to a border guard, if you have a smart passport (chip in it).
Example: Yesterday I came back from Japan to Sydney. 20 min ...
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Do I need a transit visa for Saudi Arabia?
TWOV (Transit without visa) via Saudi Arabia:
Passengers transiting through Dammam (DMM), Jeddah (JED) or Riyadh
(RUH) with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country
within 12 hours. ...
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How do I know if I need a transit visa when the ticket is purchased online?
As you've noticed, visa rules can be extremely complicated, and there are often differences that hinge on very specific details. They're also subject to change at any time. As a result, virtually ...
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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
The connecting AI flight was not booked with the EY flight
Then you are unfortunately out of luck here. Self-connection is a complicated issue and even IATA doesn't cover it particularly well.
Etihad ...
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Missed flight but no visa to get a hotel
Many years ago. My wife and I flew Bangkok to London via Athens. She was not yet British. She needed and had a UK visa. She did not have a Greek visa which was okay for transit but not to enter ...
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Can I enter the UK for 24 hours from a Schengen area, holding an Indian passport?
Transit visas are for entering a country where the only purpose – or, at least, the main purpose – is to connect to transport to a third country. Your purpose for visiting the UK ...
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Can I transit through the US without a visa?
No, there are no exceptions. If you need a visa for the US, and you don't have one, you will not be allowed on the plane or into the country.
Your best bet is to contact the airline to see if they ...
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Do I always need to go through immigration if I have a self-transfer?
Alamar is correct with his assumption, but just to be more clear:
If you are flying A-B and B-C on two separate tickets, the airline flying A-B will often even require that you are properly admissible ...
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