Social, If u have time and resources, can you please guide me to the knowledge that you acquired.

I don't know if things have change recently, tara when I went to Nepal in Feb, my visa was expired long back, and I had a 8 hours transit in London.

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvisa/visadatvnationals

Passengers exempt from the DATV requirement

Holders of certain documents are, regardless of nationality, exempt from the requirement to hold a Direct Airside Transit Visa when transiting the UK.

A transit passenger is not required to hold a transit visa if he holds, or a person with whom he arrives in the United Kingdom holds on his behalf:

1. a valid visa for entry to Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America and a valid airline ticket for travel via the United Kingdom as part of a journey from another country or territory to the country for which the visa is held;


2. a valid visa for entry to Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America and a valid airline ticket for travel via the United Kingdom as part of a journey from the country for which the visa is held to another country or territory;


3. a valid airline ticket for travel via the United Kingdom as part of a journey from Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America to another country or territory, provided that the transit passenger does not seek to transit the United Kingdom on a date more than six months from the date on which they last entered Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America with a valid visa for entry to that country;


4. a valid USA I-551 Permanent Resident Card issued on or after 21st April 1998;


5. a valid Canadian Permanent Resident Card issued on or after 28th June 2002;


6. a valid common format Category D visa for entry to an EEA State;


7. a valid common format residence permit issued by an EEA State pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1030/2002;


8. a diplomatic or service passport issued by the People’s Republic of China; or


9. a diplomatic or official passport issued by India; or


10. a diplomatic or official passport issued by Vietnam.