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[edit source]We have this paragraph:
- For example, at Seoul-Incheon Airport in South Korea, sterile transit is possible provided your luggage is checked through beyond Korea. However, if you are flying in on one airline and out on another and the two do not have an agreement that lets you check luggage all the way, then you need to claim your baggage, go through customs and immigration, then check in for the outgoing flight. In most cases this will mean you need the K-ETA (Korean Electronic Travel Authorisation), see South Korea#Entry requirements for details.
Does anyone know what happens if you fly with hand luggage only? Pashley (talk) 18:26, 21 September 2025 (UTC)
Dubious claim
[edit source]The Understand section currently includes this text:
- However, some countries may require you to have a visa even if you do not intend to pass through customs and immigration.
This seems highly questionable to me & I want to delete it. I'll do so in a day or two unless someone can provide a citation proving the claim, or perhaps some other strong argument. Pashley (talk) 02:25, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
- @The dog2: Looks like you added this. Pashley (talk) 09:56, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
- Australia is an example have a look: [1]. If you're not from the lost of countries on this page, you will need a visa for sterile transit. The UK and Hong Kong are similar. The dog2 (talk) 12:44, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
- As I read it, the page you cite says nothing that is not covered by our text in the intro section "If sterile transit is not available, you may need a transit visa". It does not say that people who do not qualify for "TWOV" do not need to pass through immigration control; where else would their visa be checked?
- I still consider the sentence I quoted above confusing & unnecessary so I still want to delete it. At the very least I'd say it needs a rewrite to clarify it.
- Other opinions? Pashley (talk) 08:17, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
- Your visa is checked whenever you check in for your flight, and your airline has to submit a passenger manifest to the destination country. So even if you do not need to pass through immigration while on transit, you can still be denied boarding without a visa if you need one. The dog2 (talk) 17:16, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
- Here's the page for Hong Kong: [2]. Some nationalities are required to have a visa even to transit airside. And here's the page for the UK: [3]. There is a special visa for people who only transit through the UK airside. The dog2 (talk) 23:00, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
- Your visa is checked whenever you check in for your flight, and your airline has to submit a passenger manifest to the destination country. So even if you do not need to pass through immigration while on transit, you can still be denied boarding without a visa if you need one. The dog2 (talk) 17:16, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
Guide? FTT?
[edit source]I just promoted this from Outline to Usable. What does it need to reach Guide? Pashley (talk) 20:49, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
- I think it is now ready for Guide rating & an FTT nomination, but as the main author I do not want to do that myself. Other opinions? Pashley (talk) 14:41, 11 July 2026 (UTC)
- It think it still may need some editing before being featured – I rewrote a few awkward sentences. I also removed the section on the USA – wouldn't that belong in the country article Get in? Could Risk of unplanned entry and Legal ramifications be renamed? Those headings are awkward, not too informative and not close to our section name practices. Are there other problems?
- One major issue is that I think our country and airport articles seldom tell about whether sterile transit is allowed. I think they should. Without having that as standard, the info would need to be here, but I don't think this article will be as consistently updated. I think we should add that to the country, airport and big/huge city templates.
- –LPfi (talk) 13:50, 12 July 2026 (UTC)
- What about getting a visa if you have to wait more than an allowed 8 hr or whatever, e.g. because of a delayed or cancelled flight? I assume this varies widely between countries, but can we say something about typical situations and sensible strategies? –LPfi (talk) 15:32, 15 August 2026 (UTC)
- It seems very on track, but I can't help but notice this article being a bit North America-centric. I guess that's very understandable, given the US, Canada and Mexico are some of the largest countries to not offer sterile transit. But surely there has to be more? Though I can't find much info about other countries that don't offer sterile transit online. //shb (t | c | m) 06:57, 26 August 2026 (UTC)
- I think the "Risk of unplanned entry" requires some detailed research on what the procedures are if you have to enter the country unexpectedly. I expect that the authorities of the country have planned for the possibility that a small number of passengers in transit will need to get a visa on arrival, even if this is something that is not normally available. AlasdairW (talk) 10:53, 26 August 2026 (UTC)
- It seems very on track, but I can't help but notice this article being a bit North America-centric. I guess that's very understandable, given the US, Canada and Mexico are some of the largest countries to not offer sterile transit. But surely there has to be more? Though I can't find much info about other countries that don't offer sterile transit online. //shb (t | c | m) 06:57, 26 August 2026 (UTC)
- What about getting a visa if you have to wait more than an allowed 8 hr or whatever, e.g. because of a delayed or cancelled flight? I assume this varies widely between countries, but can we say something about typical situations and sensible strategies? –LPfi (talk) 15:32, 15 August 2026 (UTC)