Transit Visa Checker
Do I Need a Transit Visa? Check Your Layover
Check the transit requirements for your passport and connection. Your route, airports, layover time, immigration clearance, and any visas or residence permits you hold can affect the answer.
Review each connection before booking, and confirm the applicable conditions with the official source and your airline.
↓ Check your route belowCheck transit requirements
Have your itinerary ready. Use the passport you will travel with, and confirm whether your airline can transfer your baggage and provide your onward boarding pass without immigration clearance.
If you have more than one connection, check every stop separately. If your transfer arrangements are uncertain, ask your airline before selecting an airside connection.
Transit Visa Checker
Enter your route to see whether you can stay airside, pass through immigration, or need a transit visa, with the official source for your connection.
Airside transit vs passing through immigration
Airside transit means remaining in the international transit area without passing through immigration. Some nationalities still need an airport transit visa, and exemptions may apply.
Landside transit means passing through immigration. This can happen when collecting baggage, changing airports, or using a hotel outside the transit area, even if you do not leave the airport building. Entry requirements then apply.
What can change your result
Your passport and documents
Nationality, passport type, and qualifying visas or residence permits can affect transit requirements and exemptions.
Your connection
The airport, arrival and departure dates, layover duration, and the countries before and after the stop can matter.
Your transfer arrangements
Separate tickets, baggage collection, or a boarding pass available only landside may require immigration clearance. Separate tickets alone do not prove that entry is required.
Understand your result and next steps
Read the conditions as well as the headline result. A visa exemption for one connection does not automatically apply to another.
Confirm before you commit
Use the official guidance to confirm the correct permission and application process before making non-refundable arrangements.
Check every condition
Confirm that your passport, documents, route, transfer arrangements, and connection time meet all the stated conditions. Visa-free transit does not always permit entry or sightseeing.
Do not assume approval
Identify the missing condition, check the official source, and ask your airline to confirm your transfer arrangements. Do not interpret an uncertain result as approval.
Transit requirements at major hubs
These summaries help you identify the relevant official guidance. They do not establish eligibility for an individual journey.
United Kingdom
Some passengers need a Direct Airside Transit Visa without passing border control. Passing border control can involve different visa or ETA requirements. Check applicable exemptions.
UK transit visa guidance →Schengen Area
Airport Transit Visa requirements depend on nationality, the Schengen state, and exemptions. A Type A visa does not permit entry into Schengen. Check entry rules if your itinerary includes a flight between two Schengen airports.
Schengen airport transit guidance →United States
Check the appropriate transit visa, existing visa, or Visa Waiver Program eligibility. A C transit visa is for immediate and continuous transit; sightseeing may require a different visa category.
US transit visa guidance →China
Official guidance distinguishes 24-hour transit from the 240-hour visa-free arrangement for eligible travellers. Route, ports, permitted areas, and onward travel conditions apply. Under the 24-hour policy, leaving the restricted area requires a temporary entry permit.
China visa-free transit policies →UAE (Dubai & Abu Dhabi)
The UAE has airline-sponsored 48-hour and 96-hour transit visas. These are visas, not visa-free transit schemes. Check your entry eligibility and the airline application conditions.
UAE transit visa guidance →Qatar
Airside transit and entry into Qatar are different situations. Eligibility for visa-free entry and transit visas varies. Discover Qatar currently lists a transit visa for QAR 100 with a maximum four-day stay; confirm current conditions before applying.
Discover Qatar transit visa conditions →Türkiye
Check nationality and route-specific airport transit requirements. An airline stopover or hotel offer does not establish permission to enter. Verify entry-visa eligibility separately if passing immigration.
Türkiye official visa information →Singapore
Remaining airside differs from seeking immigration clearance. The 96-hour Visa-Free Transit Facility is available only to specified eligible travellers who meet its conditions; ICA officers assess entry.
Singapore Visa-Free Transit Facility →Canada
Depending on nationality and documents, you may need a transit visa, visitor visa, or eTA, or qualify for an exemption. Eligible TWOV and China Transit Program journeys have specific conditions for travel to or from the US. Visiting Canada and transiting for more than 48 hours require separate consideration.
Canada transit requirements →Frequently asked questions
Do I need a transit visa if I don’t leave the airport?
Do separate tickets or checked bags mean I need a visa?
Can an existing visa or residence permit exempt me?
Can I leave the airport during a layover?
Do I need to check every stop on my journey?
Does the checker guarantee boarding or entry?
Sources and limitations
Travel To Destination is an independent travel resource. This checker provides travel information, not legal or immigration advice. Official requirements can change; verify the conditions that apply to your journey before booking and departure.
Found information that appears outdated? Send the relevant page, official source, and travel scenario for editorial review. Do not send passport scans or booking references through the general contact form.
Transit Visa Checker · traveltodestination.com — Information only, not legal advice. Verify your exact requirements with the official government source and your airline before travel.
