APPLYING FOR A VISA ONLINE

 

Gone are the days when you had to stand in a line at the Indian Visa Application Centre just to get the forms, asking several times how to fill them and submit them back to the office.  Well, now things have become much easier. With the arrival of the online visa application process, you need nobody to help you out with this whole procedure. You can guide yourself with easy steps provided in the online application form. All the required information regarding Visa for your preferred country, the dates for your visa interview, and the complete process is just one click away now. The online platform provides you with certain benefits and one of them is that if you have doubts regarding your form or with some reasons you are not able to finish it on the same day, then you can save it as a draft in your account and finish it later or the next day as required. When you are done filling out the form, it is verified with the authority that regulates the online platform. They would notify you if any wrong documents are being uploaded. Depending on that you would be asked to re-upload the document in your application. A mail is sent for the re-upload of the documents within 24 hours of receiving the visa application.

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Applying for an E-Visa is only 2 step process. You just have to fill out your visa application form online and pay the visa processing charges using a credit card or e-wallet. There will be no involvement in any embassy visits because you will be dealing with us directly. You save your valuable ample time as the e-visa is directly mailed to you. But yes, the ministry of the country you visit, instructs you to submit all the necessary documents. And here you go, when you enter your destination country, you just have to show your passport and the visa documents. When we think about what all documents are needed in general for applying, well here is the list – applicant’s photograph, details mentioned in your visa application form, scanned image of passport personal detail page, and the last page of the passport. The validity option of the e-visa can vary from range to range which is 30 days double entry, 1-year multiple entries to 5-year multiple entries.

How do we play our role in helping you get your visa easily? Well, we stand along with you from start to end. From your ticket booking to the visa interview. You book your tickets to any destination of your wish in the world, we help you out with the documentation work of visa application and its interview. There are some countries like Dubai, Thailand Maldives, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka that offer visa-on-arrival to Indian citizens.

Now let’s talk about the TYPES OF VISA

Various types of visa depend on the purpose of the visit. Let’s look at them briefly.

1.      SINGLE ENTRY VISA –This type of visa is only valid for a single visit to your destination place. No matter what your purpose of the visit is, this visa provides you only with one entry. Say if you have visited a place once and your visa validity date has not expired, you will not qualify for another trip to that certain place.

2.      MULTIPLE ENTRY VISA –This visa provides you with multiple visits to the country through your visa’s validity. This means that you can enter the country not once but multiple times and you don’t have to apply for a new visa whenever you enter the country more than once as long as your visa’s valid tenure has not expired. Such types of visas are mostly preferred by big businessmen because who knows how many times, they have to visit a place and also by professionals which are sent by certain companies.

3.      TOURIST VISA – When you are a travel lover then this visa is meant for you. This is a visa provided only to tourists who visit a place just for traveling purposes and nothing more than that. Nothing involving into commercial. Such a visa can be applied when one plans a trip solo or with family. These are a sort of easy-to-get visa. There are certain requirements to get a tourist visa. Other than the required documents, one has to provide proof of hotel stays and return flight tickets. And along with this, a certain specified amount has to be shown in your bank account which ensures the local authorities that you will take care of yourself during the whole trip.

4.      STUDENT VISA - A student visa is a kind of official document issued to students to help them enter different countries and pursue education. It is a type of non-immigrant visa and any prospective student who wants to pursue higher education in another country should get a student visa for that country. A student visa is a must to study aboard.It is a multiple entry visa and remains valid till the time of completion of your study abroad.

5.      RESIDENCE VISA –This visa does not allow you to take any sort of job in a particular country, it just provides you to stay for an extended period. This may happen in certain cases when your family resides in any foreign land and you wish to extend your stay with your family for more time. And while you do that u cannot take up any jobs there.

6.      WORK VISA – This visa provides you to take up residence as well as employment for a particular period in a given foreign land. Let’s say that you are hired for a particular work for a specific period of a year or so in a foreign country which also allows you to take up residence. But what if you have to stay a little bit more, then you have to apply for renewal of your work visa. In India, some companies send their employees abroad, as these companies have branches in different countries, on a work visa to accomplish the official task.

7.      TRANSIT VISA – this visa is not required if you fly out on the same aircraft and from the same airport at which you arrived, secondly you stay in the transit lounge and do not leave the airport. This visa is for the people wishing to transit through Sri Lanka who enters the country for a short period. And also, for those traveling to Sri Lanka to join a vessel as a crew.

 

FAQs ON VISA ONLINE

 

Q. What is a visa and why is it important?

A. A visa is an official mark on your passport which permits you to enter, leave or travel through a country. This document is issued by the immigration authorities of the country you wish to travel to. Of all kinds of visas, tourist ones are less troublesome to get. Visas are also sent through the mail if there is no physical interview. Visa may be a grant to enter another country, but actually,it’s totally on the approval of the immigration authority.

 

Q. Do I need a visa for travel?

A. Yes, in any type of international tripone make. Only having a passport does not make you eligible to board a flight and enter a foreign land. There should be a valid visa to enter your destination country. When we talk about visa, some countries do not require a visa for travel but there are some countries as well like Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, etc that offer visa on arrival, and for that, you should carry all the required documents. So, for any international trip, you cannot bypass the visa process.

 

Q. Does it cost to have a visa processed?

A. Yes, the process of visa application requires fees that are charged by the government of the country you intend to travel to. This fee can vary from one country to another. There are charges for both the regular one and the electronic one. If you plan to take the help of an agent, then that will cost you additional.

 

Q. How long does it take to process a visa?

A. The ETA for Sri Lanka processing time is from 3 to 20 days after the application is submitted. Once the form is submitted applicants will then receive Sri Lanka ETA approval notice. Applicants for the Sri Lanka ETA online should apply at least 20 business days before the intended date of entry into the country. Though you are advised to apply abouta month before your date of travel. You can always track your e- visa application status online.

 

Q. What is a visa on arrival.?

A. Visa on arrival refers to a visa that is issued to travelers when they arrive at the port of entry of their destination country. This is issued by the immigration department of the country you are traveling to only when you reach your destination. This needs you to keep all your necessary identification documents handy along with your photographs so that the immigration desk can check all documents at once and hand you a visa on arrival. If you lack any required documents then you will not get the visa on arrival.

 

Q. How do I get a travel visa?

A. When you fill-up your visa application form, there you have to mention your purpose of visit, it can be casual traveling or for studies or business-related.  All travel-related visas are issued as tourist visas to an individual visiting a country for purpose of traveling only. Sri Lanka tourist visa issued to foreign tourists to stay in Sri Lanka for a limited period, for purpose of leisure, tourism, yoga training, etc. the visa issued by the department of immigration and emigration of Sri Lanka. It is issued only for 30 or 90 days and granted only for single entries or double entries.

Q. What is the process of online visa booking with us?

A. As you book your ticket, then wewill help you with the whole visa application process, like filling up the form, helping you out with the required documents, crosschecking all the documents before sending them ahead to the authority of the country you wish to travel to. We will provide you with all the updates regarding the visa processing status.

 

Q. How can I track my visa status?

A. To check your visa status online, you need to go into the inquiry tab of the ministry website of the country you intend to travel to. There you might be required to enter asked details like application id and passport number. If you have applied for your visa application through an agent then you need to enter your date of birth and passport number.

 

Q. What are the different types of visa?

A. in Sri Lanka Tourist visa is granted for 30 days - granting double entry, a transit visa is valid for entry within 15 days from the date of issue. It can be single entry or double entry. Business visa granted for 30 days with multiple entries. Employment visa – stay duration for 30 days, its validity is for 6 months with multiple entries. Stay duration for 2 days, its validity is for 1 month with a single entry. The stay duration for 30 days, its validity is for 6 months with double entry.

 

Q. What are the documents required for a tourist visa?

A. For a Sri Lankan tourist visa your passport needs to be valid for at least 6 months. A scanned image of passport information page, an email address, a payment method like credit card or debit card, a confirmed hotel booking in a safe and secure certified level 1 hotel.