Filling a UK landing card for sleeping in airport for transit

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I am flying into an UK airport at night and planned to sleep in the airport for the early flight out of UK in the next morning. My passport allow me to have visa free visit to UK and I have been in UK for a few times.

The flights into and out of UK are operated by two different airlines, so I have to get through the immigration at night and check-in the next morning.

I know that I will need to fill in a landing card upon my arrival in UK. There is a field called 'Contact Address in UK', how should I fill in this field in the form? Did anyone have encounter this situation before and know if there is more extra work need to be done at the immigration?






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Do I need to fill out a landing card?

International passengers arriving in Britain no longer have to complete a UK landing card. UK Border Force confirmed that with effect from 20th May 2019, non-European passengers will no longer need to fill out the paper form on-board an aircraft prior to arrival in the country.

Can I sleep overnight in an airport?

(And yes, sleeping overnight in airports is legal.)

How do you fill a landing card?

Typically the type of information requested on the arrival card includes:
  • Full name.
  • Nationality.
  • Date of birth.
  • Passport number, place of issuance and expiration date.
  • Flight number or name of aircraft, ship or vehicle.
  • Purpose of trip: vacation, education/study, visiting relatives/families, business, diplomatic.


  • Do I need to go through immigration for a connecting flight?

    A port-of-entry is the first airport you land at in the US Even if you have a connecting flight, you need to go through the immigration procedure, pick up your luggage, re-check it and get on the next flight.



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