Can I use a Transit UK Visa to visit London, while in transit between Frankfurt and Paris?
I am from a Philippine passport holder and I am planning to travel from Paris then London (for less than 48 hours) and then to Frankfurt for my flight to New York. I have a few questions with regard to my situation:
- Is it possible to just get a UK Visitor in Transit Visa instead of a full UK Tourist Visa for my stay in the UK?
- I haven't booked my flight yet but my intended Paris-London and London-Frankfurt flights arrive/depart from London Heathrow Airport, would the UK Visitor in Transit Visa be enough?
- Would it be safer to do Paris-London and London-Amsterdam itinerary instead, since there is a British Airways flight which departs from London Gatwick Airport to Schipol Airport?
Best Answer
They will look and see that you are arriving from Schengen and departing to Schengen. This will disqualify you as a bona fide transit case and then it becomes a matter of luck: they will either refuse or reject your application.
If they reject your application, they will refund your fee and probably call you with a brief explanation that you do not qualify. If they refuse, matters will be worse.
Convoluting your itinerary to obtain more frequent flyer miles is a great idea as long as you leave the UK out of the picture. You can try transiting through, for example, Rabat or Gomel and it might pay off.
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