Traveling from San Francisco to Bombay via London, on an older US Green Card
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I'm going to presume your wife is an Indian national.
Indian nationals will normally require a visa to transit through the UK, however there are a few exceptions. In particular, an Indian national may transit the UK without a visa if they have :
- a valid U.S. I-551 Permanent Resident Card issued on or after April 21, 1998; or
- an expired I-551 Permanent Resident Card issued on or after April 21, 1998, provided accompanied by a valid I-797 letter authorising the extension, issued by the Bureau of Citizenship; or
- a stand alone U.S. Immigration visa Form 155A/155B (attached to a sealed brown envelope).
Given your wifes Green Card does not contain an expiry date, this means that it was issued between 1977 and 1989, and thus it does not meet the requirements to transit the UK without a visa.
The airline was absolutely in the right in denying boarding, as she did not have the correct paperwork to be able to transit the UK. In order to travel via the UK she will need to either obtain a visa to transit the UK, or obtain an updated Green Card.
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