Am I exempt from the DATV requirement?
You will be exempt from the DATV requirement and may be able to transit without visa if you hold one of the following.
- A valid visa for entry to Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America and a valid airline ticket for travel through the UK as part of a journey from another country or territory to the country for which you have the entry visa.
- A valid visa for entry to Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America and a valid airline ticket for travel through the UK as part of a journey from the country for which you have the visa to another country or territory.
- A valid airline ticket for travel through the UK as part of a journey from Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America to another country or territory, as long as you do not transit (pass through) the UK on a date more than six months after the date on which you last entered Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America with a valid visa for that country.
- A valid USA I-551 permanent resident card issued on or after 21 April 1998.
- A valid Canadian permanent resident card issued on or after 28 June 2002.
- A valid common format category D visa for entry to an EEA state – see our 'EEA and Swiss nationals' leaflet for a list of EEA states.
- A valid common format residence permit issued by an EEA state under Council Regulation (EC) number 1030/2002.
- A diplomatic or service passport issued by the People’s Republic of China.
- A diplomatic or official passport issued by India.
- A diplomatic or official passport issued by Vietnam.
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