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Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply

• Overview

  You might need a visa to pass through the UK in transit (on your way to…

• If you're not going through border control (Direct Airside Transit visa)

  You might need a Direct Airside Transit visa if you: will be changing…

• If you're going through border control (Visitor in Transit visa)

  You might need a Visitor in Transit visa if you’re: changing flights in…

• Apply

  Apply online for a Direct Airside Transit visa or a Visitor in Transit…

Means assessment form for legal aid clients not on Income Support or other passporting benefits (also includes CIV MEANS 1P).

You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.

This guide provides information about being arrested in Austria and what conditions are like in prison there.

• Updated: 25 November 2025

How to avoid the top 10 reasons cars and other M1 passenger vehicles don't pass the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection.

• Updated: 29 June 2017

Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate

• Updated: 2 February 2026

Marking the centenary of the Battle of Amiens and the Subsequent Hundred Days Offensive

• Updated: 16 April 2018

Information about changing requirements for UK nationals travelling to countries in the Schengen area.

• Updated: 10 April 2026

Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members

Ownership of the Ministry of Defence Art Collection transferred to museums and public bodies in 2017.

• Updated: 18 December 2012