Nope............. You should be fine...........I went the same route in Feb for my H1 Visa stamping.......

STUPIDA · Nov 5, 2010 1:06 PM

Yes, he need to take a transist visa if his USA visa is expire. even if its for few hrs he need to have transist visa but as u mentioned, he is stamping H1b while coming back, he don't need at that time.

Social · Nov 5, 2010 1:10 PM

Social, I was not clear on your response. Let me put his situation- 1. He came in F1 visa stamped on passport, which is no longer valid now (i.e. expired) BUT- 2. He is working in H1 visa, and holds valid H1 visa, but not stamped on his passport. Now, does he need UK transit visa while traveling via London ? (no plan to leave the transit). SUPIDA, was your original visa stamped on passport valid ? Last edited: 05-Nov-10 01:34 PM

ANS · Nov 5, 2010 1:29 PM

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/d... 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: 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; 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; 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; a valid USA I-551 Permanent Resident Card issued on or after 21st April 1998; a valid Canadian Permanent Resident Card issued on or after 28th June 2002; a valid common format Category D visa for entry to an EEA State; a valid common format residence permit issued by an EEA State pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1030/2002; a diplomatic or service passport issued by the People’s Republic of China; or a diplomatic or official passport issued by India; or a diplomatic or official passport issued by Vietnam.

STUPIDA · Nov 5, 2010 1:32 PM

yes. It change recently. Now unless you have valid visa for USA (i.e stamped one) you need to have a transit visa for london. Same thing happen to one of my friend. he was going to Nepla with H1b visa..he came here in F1(which is expire now). he just found out last week and change his ticket.

Social · Nov 5, 2010 1:44 PM

ANS, My visa was expired. But, you can alwys call Travel Agent for that information. Social, well.........i guess you are right then.

STUPIDA · Nov 5, 2010 2:32 PM

Stupida, in Feb which route and airline did you take? And did you have expired date in your passport at that time?

query123 · Nov 7, 2010 4:52 PM

Query, DALLAS -LON - Delhi - KTM KTM - Abhu Dabi - LON - DALLAS    And did you have expired date in your passport at that time? I don't know what you are asking here. My visa was expired (f1 visa expired aug 2007) , my passport was valid

STUPIDA · Nov 8, 2010 11:19 AM

Call the Airline they will have the latest informations that is best thing to do.

BetterNepal · Nov 8, 2010 1:50 PM