Questions tagged [tourist-visas]
The most common type of visa, issued to visitors for the purpose of sightseeing.
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UK Visitor Visa application NY decision delayed
I was one of the applicants affected by the temporary refusal of UKVI to accept biometrics at the USCIS locations. I ended doing my biometrics month after I applied online and it has been 4 weeks now ...
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Visa restrictions while travelling with step children
We are intending to travel from Auckland, via Sydney, through Johannesburg to Windhoek in late June. There we want to join a truck safari through Botswana and ending in Zimbabwe.
Stay there for a ...
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Where should I apply for schengen visa? [duplicate]
I am going to be visiting Europe this July specifically the countries of Sweden (4-5 days), Italy (6 days), Malta (1 day) and Switzerland (3 days). I had originally booked my visa appointment at the ...
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If I arrive in the UK, and then head to mainland Europe, does my Schengen visa 90 day limit start when I arrived in the UK, or mainland Europe?
As the UK is technically still a member of the EU, I just wanted to be sure of this before booking travel arrangements.
The idea is to arrive in the UK and stay there for 2-4 weeks, and then ...
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Apply for UK tourist visa for 6 days
I want to apply for a UK tourist visa for my family and me. We have travelled before to Austria, the US, and Italy. My brother lives in the UK, he has a work visa which will expire next August and ...
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What should I submit in-lieu on no objection certification for tourist visa for Japan when switching jobs?
I am planning to switch jobs in the next 1-2 months, with a 2 week break between the two. I want to take a trip to either Japan or Europe in this window.
Japan and Schengen visa requirements for ...
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Changes name to my new and old US visa [duplicate]
my daughter has recently changed her name via marriage. But, she still has her valid visa on her old passport which is expired. So, my question is, can she travel United States bringing 2 passports ...
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Issue with UK Tourist Visa application with vfs
I am currently applying for a UK Tourist Visa from San Francisco. I scheduled an appointment to the Premium Service Center in San Francisco. When i tried to register, i dont see any options for ...
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Can my Serbian girlfriend apply for a UK Standard Visitor visa and stay for the whole 6 months?
I am a UK national and have a girlfriend who was born and lives in Belgrade, Serbia. I have visited her over there for a period of 5 days, but now we see that for her to come to the UK she must ...
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Chances and status of a UK tourist Visa for a 23 year old from Pakistan on a gap year who will be going to Canada for University in September? [closed]
I am a 23 year old unemployed Pakistani and I want to go to the UK for tourism, accompany my parents for their conference and meet my friends. I graduated from a UK University last October and I'm ...
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Can you work online with an Indian Tourist Visa?
I'm from the United States, and I'm planning on going to India for a few months of tourism. During that time, however, I would like to continue working for my U.S.-based company by just working online ...
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I have a friend in London, UK and he is a Romanian. Can he be my Sponsor on my trip to london?
I met my ****Romanian**** friend through a friend here in the Philippines during his vacations together with his friend for two weeks. He is a Romanian living and working in London for 5 years already....
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Is living in Thailand on a dependant visa termed as living in that country or visiting?
I want to apply for a Canada tourist visa, and we have a question under previous travel that asks
Since the age of 18 or during the past 5 years, whichever is most recent, have you travelled to any ...
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What is the start date of entry for Canada TRV
I would like to apply for a Canada visa and I am wondering what I should put in as the intended date of travel as I am still not sure when I would want to fly. Would the tourist visa have the start ...
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B1/B2 visa for conference and tourism
I am an Indian citizen working in Germany at the moment and I hold a German residence permit. I applied for the US tourist visa in 2017 which was rejected for not having sufficient ties with Germany. ...
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Vietnamese visa will expire just before my post-midnight departure
My Vietnamese visa will expire on May 7th and my sister has booked me a ticket from Ho chi Minh to Philippines on May 8th, my flight is around 1:45 am. Is this okay?
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Is it OK to email a consulate on the situation of my visa refusal after a year? [duplicate]
I applied for 3 Schengen member states for 3 different purposes of travel. My applications have been rejected 4 out of 5 times I applied saying the "the intended purpose of travel is unclear" and "...
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What documents do my parents (not uk citizens and live outside uk) need to provide to sponsor my trip in UK? (UK tourist visa) [duplicate]
I am sorry to post again but I just want to be sure of everything before jumping in.
I decide to apply for a UK tourist visa. I am a student abroad, I don't work. So I decide to ask my parents to ...
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Is IDP(International driving permit) proof mandatory for Schengen visa application
I have applied for a Schengen visa and within the itinerary I have mentioned that from Rome to Amalfi I will be using a rental car but I did not attach copy of my driver license or the IDP. Will this ...
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Do they count the time of flight arrival as the start of your E-tourist Visa? (I miss 60 days by 20 minutes)
I have booked a 61 day trip to India but the E-TOURIST VISA is only 60 days. I arrive at 11:40 pm on the first day so wouldn't get through customs until the next day anyway, making it a 60 day trip. ...
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Do I need a transit visa for Thailand? [duplicate]
I'm travelling to Bangkok on 4th May. My return flight is on 12th May evening. On 8th May I'm travelling to Bali and back to Bangkok on 11th May. Can I get transit visa or do I have to again apply for ...
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Tourist Schengen visa dates do not match itinerary
I have applied my Schengen visa from Spanish embassy from 31st May to 10th June.
My itinerary is mentioned as follows :
31st May to 02 Jun - Budapest, Hungary
2nd Jun to 6th Jun - Spain
7th Jun to ...
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Canadian visit visa for a family of 5 - funds and home ties [duplicate]
Me and my family are planning to apply for a Canadian visit visa to spend 1 month of our summer vacations. We have a family member in Canada who is my Father's cousin brother. He is a specialized ...
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Vfs global is not showing document upload step, applying for uk visa from USA [closed]
I submitted the application for uk visa for me and my son. After that registered on vfsglobal.co.uk, added both our reference number, uploaded a couple documents, and clicked continue button, which ...
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Japan - Any leeway for max visa duration due to unforeseen circumstances?
I plan to go to Japan on a regular tourist visa, which is valid for 90 days. I was wondering what the consequences are of missing the return flight (assuming I wasn't at fault, like a cancelled flight,...
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tourist/Single-Long visa- stay beyong 90 days
I have tourist/single-long visa, upto what maximum time I can stay in UAE. My visa was issued on 05/04/19.Can I stay beyond 90 days.
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Australian Tourist visa rejected
My Fiance had been in Australian on a tourist visa for 3 times now since 2016. He always return to his country before his visa expires. 4th time he applied it was rejected for the reason that they ...
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Tourists to UK from India only speak Hindi, will that be a problem with immigration?
A couple of my relatives are going to UK for vacation, but they aren't fluent in English. They can understand English but can't speak it. They are going with a group in which people are fluent in ...
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How many times can American Tourist re-enter UK in same 6 month period?
I'm an American who is going to be visiting the United Kingdom in order to visit friends, do some sightseeing, etc. Since I'm only entering as a tourist, I can stay up to 6 months.
My question is: ...
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US tourist Visa to attend a test prep course rejected (Sudan)
I'm a 22 year old medical graduate, graduated on December 13 last year (2018) and have a free period of 7 month before I start my medical foundation year in my country (sudan).
So I decided on taking ...
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Documents to take for B2 visa to confirm you are returning [duplicate]
I am a final year B.Tech student in India. I am applying for tourist B2 visa to visit my sister studying in USA in summer immediately after my degree is complete. When visa officer asks for guarantee ...
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Can i use PayPal account statment for a UK Visitor Visa?
I am working as an online freelancer-ebay seller-and i intend to apply for a UK visit visa as i want to visit london. All the money that i make through Ebay is transfered to my PayPal account, PayPal ...
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Visiting the UK as unmarried couple
My girlfriend and I both have Ukrainian citizenship. We're planning to visit the UK at the end of April. While filling in the application form for visitor visa we specified our relationship status as ...
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Should I fill up the US tourist visa form separately?
My mom and I are planning to apply for a US TOURIST VISA (B1/B2) and my mom is going to pay for our trip.
My question is: do I need to fill up the DS160 form separately?
She filled up the form and she ...
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US tourist/student visa
I'm an Indian student in Ontario, Canada. I want to travel to New York to meet some friends, but I do foresee having to travel to America to attend conferences and maybe do some fieldwork. Am I better ...
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Australian Tourist Visa Payment Dispute
I Applied for Australian Tourist Visa and paid the fee and while waiting to get an approval, i learned that I can just do Transit visa since I'm only staying there for 2.5 days from a cruise trip. I ...
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Getting married in the US on a Tourist Visa
I have a 10 year tourist visa for the US and have been back and forth to the US for some years now visiting my partners family, she is American by birth.
We decided to get married after being ...
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Indonesia or Malaysia tourist visa for Colombian citizen in India
How can a Colombian citizen apply for tourist visa for Indonesia in India. We would like to plan a 2 week vacation there. Is e-visa a possibility?
Same question for Malaysian tourist visa.
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UK visitor visa from USA - courier service link requires selection of bronze, gold, etc
I applied online for UK short term tourist visa . I paid. Scheduled biometrics. Just finished biometrics. Now trying to purchase courier service so I can mail the documents to New York.
But when I ...
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Schengen visa canceled due to itinerary change? [duplicate]
I applied and got a multi entry C Schengen visa from France valid for 3 months. My original trip was
France- 5N,
Austria- 3N,
Czech Republic- 1N,
Germany 6N,
France- 1N
However, we decided that ...
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Is it possible to enter the Schengen area as a tourist while a German work visa request is in process?
My girlfriend is from Venezuela and she is in the process of requesting a work visa for Germany at the German embassy in Santiago de Chile (as she will obtain her Chilean residency soon).
While the ...
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which country to visit first while two different country tourist visa in my passport
The question might be silly, but I just need to know. Please help.
I am a Bangladeshi ordinary citizen, hence Bangladeshi passport holder.
I applied for Irish short stay(90 days)visit visa and got ...
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Visa application for Canada: Should douments in the local language of the consulate's location be translated?
I am applying for a tourist visa for Canada, I am living in Germany but I am not from here. I have some documents which are in German and not English, Do I need to translate them to English? or since ...
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What can be done to get the visa in the required time? [closed]
My tourist visa to Turkey was refused, on 25th Feb, thanks to the rep here who mismanaged my case. All my documents said 'paid by my brother in UK' while he insisited i write 'i will be taking care of ...
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Am I overstaying my Schengen visa? [duplicate]
I have heard there's a 90 days in every 180 days rule about staying in the Schengen zone, but there are also rumours about resetting the time, so I thought of asking here what's the case exactly.
I ...
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Subclass 600 Visa Refused - Visa Officer Overlook some of the facts what are my options?
I have applied for a tourist visa Subclass 600 which got rejected and I believe that the reasons for this are not correct, and they have overlooked the documents and cover letter I submitted.
Here is ...
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Subclass 600 Processing time changed
I have applied for Subclass 600 (tourist) Visa on Jan 30th, 2019. The processing time was showing 15-27 days when I submitted the application. Today when I logged into my immi account now its showing ...
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How do I cover Business and Tourism on a single schengen visa but different entries for each
I will be travelling to Paris from India on company work for a week - 8 to 12 April. Once I return to India I need to be back in Paris on 22nd April with my family on a holiday, and then from there I ...
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If my wife is denied a UK spouse visa, can she still visit the U.K. On a tourist visa?
I am a British citizen and engaged to an American. I have been twice denied a tourist visa to visit the US due to lack of ties to the U.K. The consequence of this is that I have now lost my ESTA and ...
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EU citizen driving from Mexico to Usa and Canada, then driving back to Mexico after spending 5 months in Canada is possible?
Me and my girlfriend are travelling central america for the last few years and we are currently in Mexico planning a road trip to Canada via the USA with our car. Being EU citizens we will be ...
