Travelling to UK and back to visit sister in transit-area
I'm Egyptian, have Swiss C residency and a US visa and would like to see my sister who is living in the US and traveling to a third country through the UK. She has a long stop there in Heathrow transit and I would like to meet her there. Will they let me board the airplane in Switzerland? I.e. is it allowed to travel to a country (in this case UK) without planning to enter the country (which would require a visitor visa and I don't have time to apply for one)? My sister and me would just meet in the transit area. Thank you so much for your help!
Best Answer
If you want to fly Switzerland-UK-Switzerland, you need to buy a "throwaway" connecting ticket from the UK to somewhere where you don't need a visa (which includes any green/yellow country in this map, but also, thanks to your Swiss residence Permit, several others such as the CEFTA countries (except Moldova), Turkey (only Istanbul-Atatürk airport), Georgia or Mexico) in order to board the flight. This should be a full-fare ticket, so you can cancel it and get a full refund.
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