The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/1304
• Sections: 2

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 13th May 2004.

Section 2

(1) The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2003 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In article 3A (Exemption from the requirement for a transit passenger to hold a transit visa):

(a) in paragraph (1) (a), after “via the United Kingdom”, there shall be inserted “as part of a journey”;

(b) for paragraph (1) (b), there shall be substituted:

(b) a valid airline ticket for travel via the United Kingdom as part of a journey from Canada or the United States of America to another country or territory, provided that the transit passenger does not seek to travel via the United Kingdom on a date more than six months from the date on which he last entered Canada or the United States of America with a valid visa for entry to that country or territory;

(c) after paragraph (1)(h), there shall be inserted:

(i) a diplomatic or official passport issued by Vietnam.

(d) paragraph (2) is hereby revoked.

(3) In Schedule 1:

(a) after “Ivory Coast”, there shall be inserted “Kenya”; and

(b) after “Sudan”, there shall be inserted “Tanzania”.