UK visa start date and Flight Depature Time [duplicate]
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If my Schengen visa starts on the day of arrival which is one day ahead of departure, would they let me get into the plane?
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So I’ve got a UK Visa with a start date of the 30th of April and I’ve booked a Flight which departs 23:55 on the 29th of April. That’s 5 minutes before my visa becomes active.
Will this pose a problem for me? I have to absolutely be in Manchester by 1st of May for an important meeting. The flight is Turkish airlines Abuja to Manchester, so there’s a layover in Istanbul.
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If my Schengen visa starts on the day of arrival which is one day ahead of departure, would they let me get into the plane?
1 answer
So I’ve got a UK Visa with a start date of the 30th of April and I’ve booked a Flight which departs 23:55 on the 29th of April. That’s 5 minutes before my visa becomes active.
Will this pose a problem for me? I have to absolutely be in Manchester by 1st of May for an important meeting. The flight is Turkish airlines Abuja to Manchester, so there’s a layover in Istanbul.
visas air-travel uk international-travel
edited Feb 22 at 9:30
Glorfindel
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asked Feb 22 at 8:35
George UgwuGeorge Ugwu
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marked as duplicate by David Richerby, Giorgio, Ali Awan, B.Liu, Doc Feb 25 at 18:49
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(That question is about Schengen but it doesn't make any difference.)
– David Richerby
Feb 22 at 15:19
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If my Schengen visa starts on the day of arrival which is one day ahead of departure, would they let me get into the plane?
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So I’ve got a UK Visa with a start date of the 30th of April and I’ve booked a Flight which departs 23:55 on the 29th of April. That’s 5 minutes before my visa becomes active.
Will this pose a problem for me? I have to absolutely be in Manchester by 1st of May for an important meeting. The flight is Turkish airlines Abuja to Manchester, so there’s a layover in Istanbul.
visas air-travel uk international-travel
edited Feb 22 at 9:30
Glorfindel
2,39442135
asked Feb 22 at 8:35
George UgwuGeorge Ugwu
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This question already has an answer here:
If my Schengen visa starts on the day of arrival which is one day ahead of departure, would they let me get into the plane?
1 answer
So I’ve got a UK Visa with a start date of the 30th of April and I’ve booked a Flight which departs 23:55 on the 29th of April. That’s 5 minutes before my visa becomes active.
Will this pose a problem for me? I have to absolutely be in Manchester by 1st of May for an important meeting. The flight is Turkish airlines Abuja to Manchester, so there’s a layover in Istanbul.
This question already has an answer here:
If my Schengen visa starts on the day of arrival which is one day ahead of departure, would they let me get into the plane?
1 answer
visas air-travel uk international-travel
visas air-travel uk international-travel
edited Feb 22 at 9:30
Glorfindel
2,39442135
asked Feb 22 at 8:35
George UgwuGeorge Ugwu
311
edited Feb 22 at 9:30
Glorfindel
2,39442135
asked Feb 22 at 8:35
George UgwuGeorge Ugwu
311
edited Feb 22 at 9:30
Glorfindel
2,39442135
edited Feb 22 at 9:30
Glorfindel
2,39442135
edited Feb 22 at 9:30
Glorfindel
2,39442135
2,39442135
asked Feb 22 at 8:35
George UgwuGeorge Ugwu
311
asked Feb 22 at 8:35
George UgwuGeorge Ugwu
311
asked Feb 22 at 8:35
George UgwuGeorge Ugwu
311
311
marked as duplicate by David Richerby, Giorgio, Ali Awan, B.Liu, Doc Feb 25 at 18:49
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
marked as duplicate by David Richerby, Giorgio, Ali Awan, B.Liu, Doc Feb 25 at 18:49
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
(That question is about Schengen but it doesn't make any difference.)
– David Richerby
Feb 22 at 15:19
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(That question is about Schengen but it doesn't make any difference.)
– David Richerby
Feb 22 at 15:19
(That question is about Schengen but it doesn't make any difference.)
– David Richerby
Feb 22 at 15:19
(That question is about Schengen but it doesn't make any difference.)
– David Richerby
Feb 22 at 15:19
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The British authorities absolutely won't care when you left home. They care about when you arrive in their country.
The airline's check-in staff should not care about things the UK authorities don't care about. In principle they may be badly trained and think it matters whether the visa is valid already when you check in. This is not particularly likely, and there's not anything you can do in advance to guard 100% against such incompetence.
It might possibly help if you can say at check in that you phoned the airline's customer service ahead of time and was told that it's OK -- at least in the sense of convincing an incompetent agent to check with their superiors instead of rejecting you out of hand.
But all in all I don't think it is worth worrying unduly about.
answered Feb 22 at 9:31
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
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It's a perfectly normal situation that they see every day. There is no reason to worry about it. Documents only need to be valid on arrival, not on departure.
– Michael Hampton
Feb 22 at 14:34
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The British authorities absolutely won't care when you left home. They care about when you arrive in their country.
The airline's check-in staff should not care about things the UK authorities don't care about. In principle they may be badly trained and think it matters whether the visa is valid already when you check in. This is not particularly likely, and there's not anything you can do in advance to guard 100% against such incompetence.
It might possibly help if you can say at check in that you phoned the airline's customer service ahead of time and was told that it's OK -- at least in the sense of convincing an incompetent agent to check with their superiors instead of rejecting you out of hand.
But all in all I don't think it is worth worrying unduly about.
answered Feb 22 at 9:31
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
It's a perfectly normal situation that they see every day. There is no reason to worry about it. Documents only need to be valid on arrival, not on departure.
– Michael Hampton
Feb 22 at 14:34
add a comment |
The British authorities absolutely won't care when you left home. They care about when you arrive in their country.
The airline's check-in staff should not care about things the UK authorities don't care about. In principle they may be badly trained and think it matters whether the visa is valid already when you check in. This is not particularly likely, and there's not anything you can do in advance to guard 100% against such incompetence.
It might possibly help if you can say at check in that you phoned the airline's customer service ahead of time and was told that it's OK -- at least in the sense of convincing an incompetent agent to check with their superiors instead of rejecting you out of hand.
But all in all I don't think it is worth worrying unduly about.
answered Feb 22 at 9:31
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
It's a perfectly normal situation that they see every day. There is no reason to worry about it. Documents only need to be valid on arrival, not on departure.
– Michael Hampton
Feb 22 at 14:34
add a comment |
The British authorities absolutely won't care when you left home. They care about when you arrive in their country.
The airline's check-in staff should not care about things the UK authorities don't care about. In principle they may be badly trained and think it matters whether the visa is valid already when you check in. This is not particularly likely, and there's not anything you can do in advance to guard 100% against such incompetence.
It might possibly help if you can say at check in that you phoned the airline's customer service ahead of time and was told that it's OK -- at least in the sense of convincing an incompetent agent to check with their superiors instead of rejecting you out of hand.
But all in all I don't think it is worth worrying unduly about.
answered Feb 22 at 9:31
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
The British authorities absolutely won't care when you left home. They care about when you arrive in their country.
The airline's check-in staff should not care about things the UK authorities don't care about. In principle they may be badly trained and think it matters whether the visa is valid already when you check in. This is not particularly likely, and there's not anything you can do in advance to guard 100% against such incompetence.
It might possibly help if you can say at check in that you phoned the airline's customer service ahead of time and was told that it's OK -- at least in the sense of convincing an incompetent agent to check with their superiors instead of rejecting you out of hand.
But all in all I don't think it is worth worrying unduly about.
answered Feb 22 at 9:31
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
answered Feb 22 at 9:31
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
answered Feb 22 at 9:31
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
answered Feb 22 at 9:31
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
43.2k7105163
It's a perfectly normal situation that they see every day. There is no reason to worry about it. Documents only need to be valid on arrival, not on departure.
– Michael Hampton
Feb 22 at 14:34
add a comment |
It's a perfectly normal situation that they see every day. There is no reason to worry about it. Documents only need to be valid on arrival, not on departure.
– Michael Hampton
Feb 22 at 14:34
It's a perfectly normal situation that they see every day. There is no reason to worry about it. Documents only need to be valid on arrival, not on departure.
– Michael Hampton
Feb 22 at 14:34
It's a perfectly normal situation that they see every day. There is no reason to worry about it. Documents only need to be valid on arrival, not on departure.
– Michael Hampton
Feb 22 at 14:34
add a comment |
(That question is about Schengen but it doesn't make any difference.)
– David Richerby
Feb 22 at 15:19