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My wife is Ukrainian citizen with Romanian residency permit. We have tickets for a flight Madrid-Heathrow-Seoul:

jue 05/01/2017 Iberia IB 3160
Turista 09:10 Madrid Adolfo Suárez Barajas Terminal: 4 10:40 Londres
Heathrow Terminal: 5
jue 05/01/2017 British Airways BA 0017
Turista 13:00 Londres Heathrow Terminal: 5 08:55 Seoul Incheon >Internacional

I want to understand if she needs a transit visa or not.

My understanding so far is that there is the DATV visa which can be used if you will not go through UK border control, but:

  1. I don't know if this is the case or not (we will not have to recheck-in our luggage, but is there any other Border Control that we might have to pass - i.e. if the terminals will change and not both flights will depart from Terminal 5?)
  2. According to GOV.UK "You don’t need to apply for one if you have: an EEA family permit".

Which seems to be the case.

So in this situation she is not required any visa at all?

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    A Romanian residence permit is not an EEA family permit. The EEA family permit is a special visa issued by the UK to family members of EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens. They're free of charge, so if you are an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen, and you decide she needs a visa for the transit, this will be your least expensive option. – phoog Sep 02 '16 at 08:03

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DATVs are not needed for citizens of all visa countries. Only a specific subset of nationalities that require a visa to enter the UK also require a DATV.

The UK government operates a "Do I need a visa" check website. Putting in the details that I believe apply to your wife (Ukrainian citizen, transit, not passing passport control [this assumes you are on a single ticket]), then it says:

You won’t need a visa to come to the UK

Note that a standard Romanian Residence Permit is not an EEA family permit. An EEA family permit will describe itself as one.

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