On our way from India to the US, we are planning to transit through either London (on BA) or Frankfurt (on Lufthansa). Since my wife will have a brand new K3 visa (hopefully) will she still need a transit visa to travel through these airports? We do not plan on leaving the terminal during plane change so I don't see why I we would need one but my travel agent insists that we do. Can someone who has flown through these airports please advise?

What does the K3 visa look like when you get it from the consulate? Is it stamped in the passport or is it in a sealed envelope like the CR1? Is it true that if you have a sealed CR1 with no stamp in your passport you cannot travel through european hubs?

National INDIA (IN)
Transit UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN) (GB)
Destination U.S.A. (US)
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UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN) (GB


Visa required, even in direct airside transit.

Exemptions apply when holding visas for Australia, Canada,
New Zealand, U.S.A. and E.E.A. countries (TIRGL/EEA )and
TWOV is then permitted. For information & conditions on:
- exemptions, see: For details, click here ; and
- TWOV facility, see: For details, click here .

Type of transit visa required depends on type of journey:
- if passenger is in transit with same-day, same-airport
transfer, "A-Direct Airside Transit" visa (DATV) is required.
This visa must be obtained prior to arrival in the UK and
will allow the passenger to transit between terminals at the
same UK airport as the passenger remains airside;
- if passenger is in transit and must change airport in the
U.K., or has an overnight stop in U.K., a valid U.K. visa
with any endorsement other than "Direct Airside Transit
Visa" is required;
- if passenger is in transit to the Channel Isl., Isle of
Man, or Ireland (Rep. of), a valid U.K. visa with any
endorsement other than "Direct Airside Transit Visa" or
"Visitor in Transit Visa" is required.

http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...ation/index.jsp

What is "a stand alone U.S. Immigration visa Form 155A/155B attached to a sealed brown envelope". Is this a document you get when you get your K3 or CR1 ?

Have you booked your flights already?

An alternate is to take Continental's DEL-EWR nonstop.

My husband also came on a K3 and had a stopover in London (BA flight). No transit visa was required.

BTW, K3 visa is stamped into your passport (if you have an Indian visa in your passport, it's the same size). It'll have her type of visa (K3) and expiry date for the K3. The sealed envelope will just contain what they need to process her paperwork at the airport.

That's just the answer I needed. Thanks pbgirl!