question about flight connection with an expired visa - ->>

mercuria69 · Jan 15th, 2008, 22:03

hello!
i apologize if this is a daft question, but i really don't know.
my visa expires february 1st - i came to kolkata to try to get an extension, which was denied earlier today. my ticket from delhi back to london is currently booked for the 13th of february (i wasn't aware of how visa extensions worked when i booked it.) my love and i are thinking of going to thailand for the interim feb 1-13 period, & then coming back to delhi within the 24 hours before the feb 13th flight.
how does this work, visa-wise? if i don't leave the international terminal, am i allowed to come back through india with a recently expired visa if i hold a ticket for a connecting flight??
any information would be very much appreciated...
thanks!
pcws

Mickey S · Jan 15th, 2008, 22:12

You might want to get a new visa - or just a transit visa - while you're in Bangkok just to be certain there won't be a problem when you arrive back in Delhi.

SteamBuff · Jan 16th, 2008, 02:52

If your Indian VISA has expired, you will not be allowed to board the plane in Thailand.

If you are flying into Delhi and out again without leaving the Airport, (I think you have to stay air-side .. airports vary) you will need a Transit visa, otherwise you will need a new visitors visa.

edwardseco · Jan 16th, 2008, 05:12

I have seen it both ways, some are allowed through without a visa and others must get a transit visa. My hypothesis is that going through immigration and collecting luggage triggers the need for a transit visa. People have reported a problem with getting luggage transferred from the incoming airline to the out going airline (some outgoing airlines won't do this for you). Hence, they needed a transfer visa. This is not a definitive answer! This is just my read of quite a number of cases on this and another board. I would like a definitive statement from the Sphinx, the Indian Government..

Nick-H · Jan 16th, 2008, 11:08

I'd go with Mickey's suggestion, although you could try for the transit visa.

Quote:

(i wasn't aware of how visa extensions worked when i booked it.)

There are no visa extensions for tourist visas, except for cases of genuine emergency. I guess you learned that lesson the hard way.

mercuria69 · Jan 16th, 2008, 12:54

thanks - you are the best, you all...i so appreciate the help.
looking up transit visas now...

Jan 15th, 2008, 22:03	#1
mercuria69 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles Posts: 9	question about flight connection with an expired visa - ->> hello! i apologize if this is a daft question, but i really don't know. my visa expires february 1st - i came to kolkata to try to get an extension, which was denied earlier today. my ticket from delhi back to london is currently booked for the 13th of february (i wasn't aware of how visa extensions worked when i booked it.) my love and i are thinking of going to thailand for the interim feb 1-13 period, & then coming back to delhi within the 24 hours before the feb 13th flight. how does this work, visa-wise? if i don't leave the international terminal, am i allowed to come back through india with a recently expired visa if i hold a ticket for a connecting flight?? any information would be very much appreciated... thanks! pcws

Jan 16th, 2008, 02:52	#3
SteamBuff Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Essex, Endland Posts: 370	If your Indian VISA has expired, you will not be allowed to board the plane in Thailand. If you are flying into Delhi and out again without leaving the Airport, (I think you have to stay air-side .. airports vary) you will need a Transit visa, otherwise you will need a new visitors visa. __________________ Huffing & Puffing along ... The Steamy One!

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Mickey S Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cymru Posts: 1,132	You might want to get a new visa - or just a transit visa - while you're in Bangkok just to be certain there won't be a problem when you arrive back in Delhi.

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edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,789	I have seen it both ways, some are allowed through without a visa and others must get a transit visa. My hypothesis is that going through immigration and collecting luggage triggers the need for a transit visa. People have reported a problem with getting luggage transferred from the incoming airline to the out going airline (some outgoing airlines won't do this for you). Hence, they needed a transfer visa. This is not a definitive answer! This is just my read of quite a number of cases on this and another board. I would like a definitive statement from the Sphinx, the Indian Government..

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