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I am Ecuadorian and I need a DATV to transit Heathrow, London for 7 hours before going to Sochi, Russia. Can I apply for the DATV in Heathrow, or do I need to do it before traveling?

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  • Are you traveling from your home country or some other country? – Karlson Aug 26 '14 at 19:45
  • Possible Duplicate: http://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/9926/london-heathrow-airport-do-i-need-a-transit-visa?rq=1 – Karlson Aug 26 '14 at 19:46
  • @Karlson It seems the OP already made this determination. The question is ostensibly about something else, i.e. whether the transit visa can be obtained on arrival. – Relaxed Aug 26 '14 at 21:19

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If you do need a DATV, you need to apply in advance. The whole point of the thing is preventing some people to reach UK territory by making sure they are not able to board their flight without proper documentation.

If you don't have a visa, what is most likely to happen is being denied boarding by the airline in Mexico. You wouldn't even reach Heathrow.

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