Is there an easy way to check whether a given airport offers airside (visa-free) transit?

12/21/2015 7:43:07 PM

It’s not the most user friendly solution, but it’s the best and most accurate information ever, it is TIMATIC.

There is no user interface, so we’re going to use the web service via the link. We’re going to use KLM’s user, many Wikipedia pages link that, so I will assume it’s fine. I also know some of the parameters via the reservation system which uses TIMATIC, so after a bit testing it turns out to be the same, here how’s the link going to look like:

www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=SA&TR=LHR&DE=IAD&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C

Parameters

  • NA: Nationality, use two letter country codes.
  • TR: Transit airport, use three letter IATA airport codes.
  • DE: Destination, use three letter IATA airport codes.

The result will be comprehensive, something like:

TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Visa required, except for Nationals of Saudi Arabia holding
confirmed onward tickets making an airside transit at London

Gatwick (LGW), London Heathrow (LHR) or Manchester (MAN) on
the same calendar day to a third country (excluding Ireland
(Rep.)). The following conditions must be complied with:

  • passenger must arrive and depart by air; and
  • passenger only intends to transit through the United
    Kingdom; and
  • passenger must hold all documents required for the next
    destination; and
  • passenger must not leave the transit area.
  • OR:
    Visa required, except for Passengers holding confirmed onward
    tickets passing through United Kingdom immigration to make a

landside transit to a third country on a flight that departs
before 23:59 the next day. The following conditions must be

complied with:

  • passenger must arrive and depart by air; and
  • passenger must have no purpose in entering the United
    Kingdom other than to pass through in transit; and
  • passenger must hold all documents required for the next
    destination; and
    ……
    ……

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