2003 No. 1185
IMMIGRATION
The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2003
Made 30th April 2003
Laid before Parliament 1st May 2003
Coming into force 2nd May 2003
In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 41 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 19991the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. This order may be cited as the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 2nd May 2003.
2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (4), in this Order a “transit passenger” means a person to whom paragraph (2) or (3) applies and who on arrival in the United Kingdom passes through to another country or territory without entering the United Kingdom.
(2) This paragraph applies to a person who is a citizen or national of a country or territory listed in Schedule 1 to this Order.
(3) This paragraph applies to a person holding a travel document issued by:
(a)
(a) the purported “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”;
(b)
(b) the former Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia;
(c)
(c) the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; or
(d)
(d) the former Zaire.
(4) A person to whom paragraph (2) or (3) applies will not be a transit passenger if he:
(a)
(a) has the right of abode in the United Kingdom under the Immigration Act 19712;
(b)
(b) is a national of an EEA State; or
(c)
(c) in the case of a national or citizen of the People’s Republic of China, holds a passport issued by either the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the Macao Special Administrative Region.
(5) In paragraph (4) “EEA State” means a country which is a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 19923as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 19934.
Requirement for a transit passenger to hold a transit visa
3. A transit passenger is required to hold a transit visa.
Method of application for a transit visa
4. An application for a transit visa may be made to any British High Commission, Embassy or Consulate which accepts such applications.
Revocations
5. The Orders5specified in Schedule 2 to this Order are hereby revoked.
Beverley Hughes
Minister of State
Home Office
30th April 2003
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2
COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES WHOSE NATIONALS OR CITIZENS NEED TRANSIT VISAS
Afghanistan
Colombia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ecuador
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Iran
Iraq
Libya
Nigeria
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
People’s Republic of China
Republic of Croatia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovak Republic
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Turkey
Uganda
Zimbabwe
SCHEDULE 2
Article 5
REVOCATIONS
(1) |
(2) |
Orders revoked |
References |
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