The Extra Mile
Transit visas for Heathrow - the saga continues
One reader's horror story boils down to a crucial piece of advice: if you can go a different way, do
18 August 2019 - 00:07
It would not be unfair to say that the UK immigration authorities are doing themselves - and their country - a great deal of reputational harm with their erratic (and illogical) demand for transit visas for travellers flying via the UK. Recently, a reader wrote to me of her husband's troubles in this regard. An edited version follows. - Paul Ash, Travel editor..
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