I have a French residence permit. Do I need a visa if I transit in the UK? [duplicate]

As said in the title, I have a French residence permit and I would like to know if I need a UK visa if I transit there?

Thank you!

Best Answer

The UK government has an excellent tool(click here) to see if you need a visa. I did a check on a citizenship that usually requires a visa to transit in the UK and will not be leaving the airport.

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

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 (marked ‘BC’ or ‘BC BIVS’ in the ‘Remarks’ section)

a Schengen Approved Destination Scheme (ADS) group tourism visa where the holder is travelling 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.

I have highlighted in bold the one that would apply to you. Please check with your own nationality and circumstances to be sure on the link provided.

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Do I need UK transit visa if I have EU residence permit?

You do not need a transit visa if you have a valid: EU Settlement Scheme family permit.

Do I need a visa to transit through France to the UK?

All other travellers can continue to transit through a French airport en-route to the UK without a separate visa.

Do you need a visa for France from UK after Brexit?

To travel to the French Overseas territories, British citizens do not require a visa for short stays (up to 90 days). No change either for the holders of other British passports : British Nationals (Overseas), British Overseas Territories Citizens, British Overseas Citizens, British Protected Persons, British Subjects.

Do I need a transit visa for connecting flight in France?

If you have a connection between two airports in the Schengen Area, or if the airport through which you wish to enter the French territory is closed overnight for the duration of the transit, you must hold a valid short-stay Schengen visa.

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