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We are all Indian passport holders. We plan to travel in 2 groups to Vienna from Mumbai.

The first group goes BOM-LHR-JFK-LHR-Vienna-LHR-BOM. Everybody in this group will have valid visas for USA & Schengen. Would it be necessary to have UK visa?

The second group goes BOM-LHR-Vienna-LHR-BOM. Everybody in this group will have valid visas for Schengen. Would it be necessary to have UK visa?

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  • Short answer is, I believe, yes -- but the linked question will confirm. Basically if you change in Heathrow you will go through passport control and I'm pretty sure Indian passport holders need a transit visa (not necessarily a full entry visa). – SpaceDog Jan 29 '15 at 13:10
  • @SpaceDog: Heathrow does have direct airside transit, which doesn't pass through passport control. However, Indian nationals nevertheless need direct airside transit visas, unless one of the exemptions apply to them. – hmakholm left over Monica Jan 29 '15 at 18:27
  • @HenningMakholm Really, I may be mis-remembering but I thought you got funneled through security, passport and customs on any change in LHR. Maybe the passport bit isn't full passport control but a visa check. I acknowledge you don't have to go landside on a change but I'm still sure I had my passport checked the last few times I did it. I'll happily admit I could be wrong, I'm generally not paying that much attention and I avoid changing at LHR if I possibly can. – SpaceDog Jan 30 '15 at 01:31

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