What, if any, immigration controls can be expected on a domestic flight within the UK?
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I'm a person who has overstayed their UK visa and wants to visit a solicitor to attempt to regularize my status in the country. Given that the solicitor is located in Scotland and I'm living in London, flying is the most convenient method of travel.
Would it be unwise to travel by plane between England and Scotland to visit him? What immigration checks are usually performed at UK airports for domestic flights?
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I'm a person who has overstayed their UK visa and wants to visit a solicitor to attempt to regularize my status in the country. Given that the solicitor is located in Scotland and I'm living in London, flying is the most convenient method of travel.
Would it be unwise to travel by plane between England and Scotland to visit him? What immigration checks are usually performed at UK airports for domestic flights?
visas air-travel uk customs-and-immigration domestic-travel
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– JonathanReez♦
Nov 29 '17 at 16:38
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Is there really no solicitor based in London who can assist you?
– Calchas
Nov 29 '17 at 19:11
Are you sure flying is the most convenient, especially in your situation? Train takes longer, about 4.5 hours, but goes city-center to city-center, and has no check-in or id requirements.
– Patricia Shanahan
Nov 30 '17 at 10:58
I had a referral to the one in Scotland and thus have now comfort and trust in visiting him.
– J. Doe
Nov 30 '17 at 11:29
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Just get the train then you wont have to worry about showing ID whatsoever
– BritishSam
Nov 30 '17 at 11:53
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I'm a person who has overstayed their UK visa and wants to visit a solicitor to attempt to regularize my status in the country. Given that the solicitor is located in Scotland and I'm living in London, flying is the most convenient method of travel.
Would it be unwise to travel by plane between England and Scotland to visit him? What immigration checks are usually performed at UK airports for domestic flights?
visas air-travel uk customs-and-immigration domestic-travel
edited Nov 29 '17 at 18:57
Coke
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asked Nov 27 '17 at 18:31
J. Doe
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I'm a person who has overstayed their UK visa and wants to visit a solicitor to attempt to regularize my status in the country. Given that the solicitor is located in Scotland and I'm living in London, flying is the most convenient method of travel.
Would it be unwise to travel by plane between England and Scotland to visit him? What immigration checks are usually performed at UK airports for domestic flights?
visas air-travel uk customs-and-immigration domestic-travel
visas air-travel uk customs-and-immigration domestic-travel
edited Nov 29 '17 at 18:57
Coke
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asked Nov 27 '17 at 18:31
J. Doe
332137
edited Nov 29 '17 at 18:57
Coke
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asked Nov 27 '17 at 18:31
J. Doe
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edited Nov 29 '17 at 18:57
Coke
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edited Nov 29 '17 at 18:57
Coke
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edited Nov 29 '17 at 18:57
Coke
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asked Nov 27 '17 at 18:31
J. Doe
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asked Nov 27 '17 at 18:31
J. Doe
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J. Doe
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Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 29 '17 at 16:38
2
Is there really no solicitor based in London who can assist you?
– Calchas
Nov 29 '17 at 19:11
Are you sure flying is the most convenient, especially in your situation? Train takes longer, about 4.5 hours, but goes city-center to city-center, and has no check-in or id requirements.
– Patricia Shanahan
Nov 30 '17 at 10:58
I had a referral to the one in Scotland and thus have now comfort and trust in visiting him.
– J. Doe
Nov 30 '17 at 11:29
2
Just get the train then you wont have to worry about showing ID whatsoever
– BritishSam
Nov 30 '17 at 11:53
 |Â
show 1 more comment
1
Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 29 '17 at 16:38
2
Is there really no solicitor based in London who can assist you?
– Calchas
Nov 29 '17 at 19:11
Are you sure flying is the most convenient, especially in your situation? Train takes longer, about 4.5 hours, but goes city-center to city-center, and has no check-in or id requirements.
– Patricia Shanahan
Nov 30 '17 at 10:58
I had a referral to the one in Scotland and thus have now comfort and trust in visiting him.
– J. Doe
Nov 30 '17 at 11:29
2
Just get the train then you wont have to worry about showing ID whatsoever
– BritishSam
Nov 30 '17 at 11:53
1
1
Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 29 '17 at 16:38
Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 29 '17 at 16:38
2
2
Is there really no solicitor based in London who can assist you?
– Calchas
Nov 29 '17 at 19:11
Is there really no solicitor based in London who can assist you?
– Calchas
Nov 29 '17 at 19:11
Are you sure flying is the most convenient, especially in your situation? Train takes longer, about 4.5 hours, but goes city-center to city-center, and has no check-in or id requirements.
– Patricia Shanahan
Nov 30 '17 at 10:58
Are you sure flying is the most convenient, especially in your situation? Train takes longer, about 4.5 hours, but goes city-center to city-center, and has no check-in or id requirements.
– Patricia Shanahan
Nov 30 '17 at 10:58
I had a referral to the one in Scotland and thus have now comfort and trust in visiting him.
– J. Doe
Nov 30 '17 at 11:29
I had a referral to the one in Scotland and thus have now comfort and trust in visiting him.
– J. Doe
Nov 30 '17 at 11:29
2
2
Just get the train then you wont have to worry about showing ID whatsoever
– BritishSam
Nov 30 '17 at 11:53
Just get the train then you wont have to worry about showing ID whatsoever
– BritishSam
Nov 30 '17 at 11:53
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One of the airlines which provides many domestic flights within the UK is Flybe. For such flights passengers must provide photo ID, see the list here which includes a number of documents are not directly related to immigration status. So it would be difficult for them to check status even if they wished to.
Domestic travel - all must be photographic unless otherwise stated
A valid passport
An expired passport (domestic flights only up to two years after expiry)
Valid EU or Swiss national identity card
Valid driving licence (Full or Provisional are accepted)
Valid armed forces identity card
Valid police warrant card/badge
Valid airport employees security identity pass
A child on parent’ s passport is an acceptable form of ID
CitizenCard or Civillian Card
Valid firearm certificate
Valid Government-issued identity card
NHS SMART card
Electoral identity card
NUS card (National Union of Students)
University/college ID card
Company ID card of nationally recognised company
Council issued bus pass
Pension book (the only acceptable form of non-photographic identification)
Young Scot card
Disabled badges which have a photograph of the holder
Certificate of Competency issued by the Government (domestic routes only, must be photographic)
VALIDATE UK PASS photographic proof of age cards
I assume other airlines have similar rules.
Arrivals at UK domestic terminals does not usually involve the National Border Agency, at least at the ones I have used.
answered Nov 30 '17 at 9:55
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There will normally be no immigration checks at all when flying domestically, although at Heathrow and Gatwick you will be photographed at security.
At least at Heathrow and Stansted, Border Force officers occasionally perform spot checks after security, though with a domestic boarding pass you should not be asked for travel documents.
answered Nov 29 '17 at 19:03
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Yes, and if he gets asked for ID only the photo page of passport would be checked to confirm it's him and not his visa, unless someone is really looking to catch an overstayer on a domestic flight, which is highly improbable.
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One of the airlines which provides many domestic flights within the UK is Flybe. For such flights passengers must provide photo ID, see the list here which includes a number of documents are not directly related to immigration status. So it would be difficult for them to check status even if they wished to.
Domestic travel - all must be photographic unless otherwise stated
A valid passport
An expired passport (domestic flights only up to two years after expiry)
Valid EU or Swiss national identity card
Valid driving licence (Full or Provisional are accepted)
Valid armed forces identity card
Valid police warrant card/badge
Valid airport employees security identity pass
A child on parent’ s passport is an acceptable form of ID
CitizenCard or Civillian Card
Valid firearm certificate
Valid Government-issued identity card
NHS SMART card
Electoral identity card
NUS card (National Union of Students)
University/college ID card
Company ID card of nationally recognised company
Council issued bus pass
Pension book (the only acceptable form of non-photographic identification)
Young Scot card
Disabled badges which have a photograph of the holder
Certificate of Competency issued by the Government (domestic routes only, must be photographic)
VALIDATE UK PASS photographic proof of age cards
I assume other airlines have similar rules.
Arrivals at UK domestic terminals does not usually involve the National Border Agency, at least at the ones I have used.
answered Nov 30 '17 at 9:55
mdewey
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up vote
2
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One of the airlines which provides many domestic flights within the UK is Flybe. For such flights passengers must provide photo ID, see the list here which includes a number of documents are not directly related to immigration status. So it would be difficult for them to check status even if they wished to.
Domestic travel - all must be photographic unless otherwise stated
A valid passport
An expired passport (domestic flights only up to two years after expiry)
Valid EU or Swiss national identity card
Valid driving licence (Full or Provisional are accepted)
Valid armed forces identity card
Valid police warrant card/badge
Valid airport employees security identity pass
A child on parent’ s passport is an acceptable form of ID
CitizenCard or Civillian Card
Valid firearm certificate
Valid Government-issued identity card
NHS SMART card
Electoral identity card
NUS card (National Union of Students)
University/college ID card
Company ID card of nationally recognised company
Council issued bus pass
Pension book (the only acceptable form of non-photographic identification)
Young Scot card
Disabled badges which have a photograph of the holder
Certificate of Competency issued by the Government (domestic routes only, must be photographic)
VALIDATE UK PASS photographic proof of age cards
I assume other airlines have similar rules.
Arrivals at UK domestic terminals does not usually involve the National Border Agency, at least at the ones I have used.
answered Nov 30 '17 at 9:55
mdewey
1,452816
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
One of the airlines which provides many domestic flights within the UK is Flybe. For such flights passengers must provide photo ID, see the list here which includes a number of documents are not directly related to immigration status. So it would be difficult for them to check status even if they wished to.
Domestic travel - all must be photographic unless otherwise stated
A valid passport
An expired passport (domestic flights only up to two years after expiry)
Valid EU or Swiss national identity card
Valid driving licence (Full or Provisional are accepted)
Valid armed forces identity card
Valid police warrant card/badge
Valid airport employees security identity pass
A child on parent’ s passport is an acceptable form of ID
CitizenCard or Civillian Card
Valid firearm certificate
Valid Government-issued identity card
NHS SMART card
Electoral identity card
NUS card (National Union of Students)
University/college ID card
Company ID card of nationally recognised company
Council issued bus pass
Pension book (the only acceptable form of non-photographic identification)
Young Scot card
Disabled badges which have a photograph of the holder
Certificate of Competency issued by the Government (domestic routes only, must be photographic)
VALIDATE UK PASS photographic proof of age cards
I assume other airlines have similar rules.
Arrivals at UK domestic terminals does not usually involve the National Border Agency, at least at the ones I have used.
answered Nov 30 '17 at 9:55
mdewey
1,452816
One of the airlines which provides many domestic flights within the UK is Flybe. For such flights passengers must provide photo ID, see the list here which includes a number of documents are not directly related to immigration status. So it would be difficult for them to check status even if they wished to.
Domestic travel - all must be photographic unless otherwise stated
A valid passport
An expired passport (domestic flights only up to two years after expiry)
Valid EU or Swiss national identity card
Valid driving licence (Full or Provisional are accepted)
Valid armed forces identity card
Valid police warrant card/badge
Valid airport employees security identity pass
A child on parent’ s passport is an acceptable form of ID
CitizenCard or Civillian Card
Valid firearm certificate
Valid Government-issued identity card
NHS SMART card
Electoral identity card
NUS card (National Union of Students)
University/college ID card
Company ID card of nationally recognised company
Council issued bus pass
Pension book (the only acceptable form of non-photographic identification)
Young Scot card
Disabled badges which have a photograph of the holder
Certificate of Competency issued by the Government (domestic routes only, must be photographic)
VALIDATE UK PASS photographic proof of age cards
I assume other airlines have similar rules.
Arrivals at UK domestic terminals does not usually involve the National Border Agency, at least at the ones I have used.
answered Nov 30 '17 at 9:55
mdewey
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answered Nov 30 '17 at 9:55
mdewey
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answered Nov 30 '17 at 9:55
mdewey
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answered Nov 30 '17 at 9:55
mdewey
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up vote
7
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There will normally be no immigration checks at all when flying domestically, although at Heathrow and Gatwick you will be photographed at security.
At least at Heathrow and Stansted, Border Force officers occasionally perform spot checks after security, though with a domestic boarding pass you should not be asked for travel documents.
answered Nov 29 '17 at 19:03
Coke
48.5k889216
2
Yes, and if he gets asked for ID only the photo page of passport would be checked to confirm it's him and not his visa, unless someone is really looking to catch an overstayer on a domestic flight, which is highly improbable.
– Marbles
Nov 29 '17 at 19:20
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
There will normally be no immigration checks at all when flying domestically, although at Heathrow and Gatwick you will be photographed at security.
At least at Heathrow and Stansted, Border Force officers occasionally perform spot checks after security, though with a domestic boarding pass you should not be asked for travel documents.
answered Nov 29 '17 at 19:03
Coke
48.5k889216
2
Yes, and if he gets asked for ID only the photo page of passport would be checked to confirm it's him and not his visa, unless someone is really looking to catch an overstayer on a domestic flight, which is highly improbable.
– Marbles
Nov 29 '17 at 19:20
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
up vote
7
down vote
There will normally be no immigration checks at all when flying domestically, although at Heathrow and Gatwick you will be photographed at security.
At least at Heathrow and Stansted, Border Force officers occasionally perform spot checks after security, though with a domestic boarding pass you should not be asked for travel documents.
answered Nov 29 '17 at 19:03
Coke
48.5k889216
There will normally be no immigration checks at all when flying domestically, although at Heathrow and Gatwick you will be photographed at security.
At least at Heathrow and Stansted, Border Force officers occasionally perform spot checks after security, though with a domestic boarding pass you should not be asked for travel documents.
answered Nov 29 '17 at 19:03
Coke
48.5k889216
answered Nov 29 '17 at 19:03
Coke
48.5k889216
answered Nov 29 '17 at 19:03
Coke
48.5k889216
answered Nov 29 '17 at 19:03
Coke
48.5k889216
48.5k889216
2
Yes, and if he gets asked for ID only the photo page of passport would be checked to confirm it's him and not his visa, unless someone is really looking to catch an overstayer on a domestic flight, which is highly improbable.
– Marbles
Nov 29 '17 at 19:20
add a comment |Â
2
Yes, and if he gets asked for ID only the photo page of passport would be checked to confirm it's him and not his visa, unless someone is really looking to catch an overstayer on a domestic flight, which is highly improbable.
– Marbles
Nov 29 '17 at 19:20
2
2
Yes, and if he gets asked for ID only the photo page of passport would be checked to confirm it's him and not his visa, unless someone is really looking to catch an overstayer on a domestic flight, which is highly improbable.
– Marbles
Nov 29 '17 at 19:20
Yes, and if he gets asked for ID only the photo page of passport would be checked to confirm it's him and not his visa, unless someone is really looking to catch an overstayer on a domestic flight, which is highly improbable.
– Marbles
Nov 29 '17 at 19:20
add a comment |Â
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– JonathanReez♦
Nov 29 '17 at 16:38
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Is there really no solicitor based in London who can assist you?
– Calchas
Nov 29 '17 at 19:11
Are you sure flying is the most convenient, especially in your situation? Train takes longer, about 4.5 hours, but goes city-center to city-center, and has no check-in or id requirements.
– Patricia Shanahan
Nov 30 '17 at 10:58
I had a referral to the one in Scotland and thus have now comfort and trust in visiting him.
– J. Doe
Nov 30 '17 at 11:29
2
Just get the train then you wont have to worry about showing ID whatsoever
– BritishSam
Nov 30 '17 at 11:53