Can I transit through UK on a valid tourist visa?

UK transit visa needed? SAL-JFK-LHR-JNB?

• SA passport holder coming from Central Am. Have a valid US transit visa. According to this document http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/siteco… a US transit visa will mean that I do not need a transit visa for the UK under the following points: * TWOV is a concession which does not apply to nationals of the countries shown above in red who need visas even when in direct airside transit unless they are in possession of one of the following documents: (a) a valid visa for entry to Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America and a valid airline ticket for travel via the United Kingdom as part of a journey from another country or territory to the country in respect of which the visa is held; (ab) a valid visa for entry to Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America and a valid airline ticket for travel via the United Kingdom as part of a journey from the country in respect of which the visa is held to another country or territory; (b) a valid airline ticket for travel via the United Kingdom as part of a journey from Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America to another country or territory, provided that the transit passenger does not seek to transit the United Kingdom on a date more than six months from the date on which he last entered Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America with a valid visa for entry to that country; Have I understood it correctly? Any SAffers with relevant experience? Dankie!

• Answer:

  It sounds reasonable and allows you to transit USA through UK to South Africa. . .It is a normal route. So where did you go in Central America? I am also a frequent visitor to that region and have had many experiences there. . .Good and bad. I walked the streets of San Salvador (SAL) in 1983 when they were picking up 33 dead bodies on the average per night. I like the 'Chaparitas'