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My Parents are travelling from India to Usa on Jan 20th, 2015. They have Indian passports & a valid US Visa(B1/B2). Travelling with British Airways & have 7 hours layover in Heathrow, London. A known person of us were recently not allowed to board BA flight from Bangalore, since they didn't had a UK transit visa. They were EAD holders. Any information in this regard is appreciated..

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Your parents are travelling on BA with a 7 hour layover in London Heathrow. If they do not have to collect and re-check their luggage which also means that they do not have to go through Border Control (Immigration) then they do not need a Transit Visa.

From the official UK Government website (www.gov.uk) running a quick check states that for an Indian national in certain categories you may be exempt from any Transit Visa requirement.

The stated exemptions:

You don’t need a visa if you have one of the following:

  • A visa for Canada, New Zealand, Australia or the USA (this can be used for travel to any country)
  • A residence permit issued by Australia or New Zealand
  • You have a common format residence permit issued by an European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland
  • A resident permit issued by Canada after 28 June 2002
  • A uniform format category D visa for entry into a country in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland
  • An Irish biometric visa
  • A Schengen Approved Destination Scheme (ADS) group tourism visa where the holder is travelling to to the Schengen country that issued the visa
  • A flight ticket from the Schengen area, if you can prove that you entered the Schengen area in the previous 30 days on the basis of a valid Schengen ADS visa
  • A valid USA I-551 Temporary Immigrant visa issued by the USA (a wet-ink stamp version will not be accepted)
  • A valid USA permanent residence card issued by the USA on or after 21 April 1998
  • An expired USA I-551 Permanent Residence card issued by the USA on or after 21 April 1998, with a valid I-797 letter authorising extension
  • A valid standalone US Immigration Form 155A/155B issued by the USA (attached to a sealed brown envelope)

All visas and residence permits must be valid.

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