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I am travelling to Austria (Vienna) from India via London(Heathrow). I already have 6 months valid business visa with multiple entries for UK. I will be landed at Terminal 5 and my onboard flight is from Terminal 3 on Heathrow airport. So in this case do I need a transit visa?

Akshay
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  • @gmauch this question is about whether someone who already holds a different UK visa needs a transit visa when the purpose of the trip is transit rather than the purpose for which the existing visa was issued. In most jurisdictions, the answer is "no," but after a few minutes of checking the "possible duplicate" question and UK government web pages, I did not see anything that addressed this question for the UK. – phoog Jul 24 '15 at 14:52
  • @phoog There is an answer (http://travel.stackexchange.com/a/34107/24596) that links to a UK government site that will tell you if you need a visa to transit through the UK. I think the OP can access this site, answer the questions and know if (s)he needs a transit visa or not. – gmauch Jul 24 '15 at 15:45
  • @gmauch the site has a "check if you need a UK visa" page, but if you use that page and say that the purpose of your trip is transit, it tells you you need a transit visa, without ever asking whether you already have a visitor visa. I suspect very strongly, however, that someone with a visitor visa does not need a transit visa, but I cannot find anything to confirm that. – phoog Jul 24 '15 at 21:26
  • Akshay: ask at the British Consulate (have you done so already?). – phoog Jul 24 '15 at 21:28
  • @phoog, I have an email from the Home Office explaining the policy on your point. It's not published yet, so an email will have to suffice. Unfortunately this question is closed. I may try to edit the canonical question. – Gayot Fow Jul 25 '15 at 01:41
  • Akshay: Gayot Fow has edited the question that this has been linked to; it appears that your valid multiple-entry visitor visa can be used, as I suspected, for transit. – phoog Jul 25 '15 at 02:28

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