Layover via Delhi airport, will I need an Indian visa to transfer flight?
Just a quick question regarding my upcoming flight from London Heathrow to Kathmandu, Nepal.
I am flying via Delhi with a 3 hour layover and Jet Airways is the operator for the entire flight. Normally, with transfer flights you DO NOT have to pay for a visa for the country you are connecting in, unless you leave the airport. However, a colleague of mine who has previously worked a lot in Nepal said that they have often had to buy an Indian visa in order to reach their connecting flight to Nepal. I do not believe this is the case but, having never done the journey before, I have no idea!
Has anyone got any experience of this flight? Or visa situation?
EDIT
LHR > DEL (Depart from Terminal 4 and Arrive into Terminal 3)
DEL > KTM (Depart from Terminal 3)
[The same terminals are used on the return flight]
EDIT 2
British passport holder
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Do you need a visa to transit through Delhi airport?
You can transit to India without a visa if:Layover time is less than a day (24 hours) according to the schedule of the arrival and departure times. You hold confirmed flight tickets to the destination. You are waiting in the transit area that is you will not attempt to clear immigration.Do I need a visa for a connecting flight in India?
A transit visa is not required by a foreigner passing through, in direct transit by air, and travelling onward through India, provided he/she does not leave the specified precincts of the airport. A person travelling by sea is not required to hold a Transit visa as long as he does not leave the ship.Do you need a transit visa for connecting flights?
Most countries that normally require that you have a visa, do not require the visa if you are a transit passenger, someone who is only transiting through the airport. As you don't go through immigration, and you don't enter the country, hence no visa is needed.Do I need to go through security for a connecting flight at Delhi?
No.. You need not to. If you are provided with only one boarding pass ( since your pnr is same ) , you will be guided by the announcement after the flight is arrived to the connecting point. If waiting time is short, they may probably ask you to remain seated in same flight for next departure.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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