VISITOR VISA
Australia
Australia is as varied as it is enormous-- it is home to thriving cities, vast wilderness, and earnest, friendly people. Sydney is for sophisticates, with its famous opera house and annual Sculpture By the Sea outdoor art exhibits. Port Douglas makes a great base for snorkeling or diving in the Great Barrier Reef, and quaint lighthouses keep vigil along the beaches of Byron Bay. Melbourne is a hub of rousing cricket activity, and the limestone pillars of the Pinnacles Desert are a natural wonder.
Canada
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has reopened the Visitor/Super Visa program, specially helping parents and grandparents as Canadian Residents can now sponsor them without much difficulty.
The parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent citizens are allowed to apply for an extended visitor’s visa known as Super Visa to live with their family for a longer duration. The Super visa is generally valid for ten years, in which the candidate can stay for a maximum period of 2 years once a stay. It is a temporary visa and candidates are allowed to stay for a maximum of 2 years in a single visit. This visa is however applicable to a maximum of 10 years. The processing time of this Super Visa is approximately 8 weeks, and, the difference between a Visitor Visa and Super Visa is the status period of each, as in Super Visa candidate can stay up to 2 years and in visitor visa candidate can stay up to 6 to 8 months.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is a majestic place to live, work and explore. With global influential center of culture; United Kingdom is a great place to visit and travel around. Anyone planning to pay a short visit to the peaceful nation of United Kingdom to study, seek business opportunities, explore the historic locales or get a medical treatment must apply for a United Kingdom visitor visa. You should have enough funds to support your stay in this country without having support from the public funds.
1. To Visit Family: Candidate who wishes to travel to the United Kingdom to visit family members and relatives settled in the United Kingdom can opt for Standard Visitor Visa. Candidates can even file for a long-term visitor visa that lasts up to 2 to 10 years and on each visit they can stay for 6 months.
1. To Visit Family: Candidate who wishes to travel to the United Kingdom to visit family members and relatives settled in the United Kingdom can opt for Standard Visitor Visa. Candidates can even file for a long-term visitor visa that lasts up to 2 to 10 years and on each visit they can stay for 6 months.
2. For Tourism: You can apply for standard visa if you wish to visit the country for a short period of time to meet friends, relatives or for tourism.
3. For Business Visits: An individual who is employed in another country and wishes to visit the United Kingdom for a short period of time and engage in business related activities can apply for this visa. One can also apply for this visa if they are coming to the United Kingdom for conference or meetings. You can study up to 30 days and take part in any business related activities, exchange programs or educational visits. Candidates are not allowed to do paid or unpaid work and get public funds or marry or get in a civil relationship when visiting the United Kingdom under Standard Visitor Visa.
4. For Private Medical Treatment: This visa is also applicable for candidates who are seeking medical treatment from a private medical practitioner in the United Kingdom. If the candidate is coming to the United Kingdom for private medical treatment, the United Kingdom immigration allows the candidate to stay up to 11 months.
3. For Business Visits: An individual who is employed in another country and wishes to visit the United Kingdom for a short period of time and engage in business related activities can apply for this visa. One can also apply for this visa if they are coming to the United Kingdom for conference or meetings. You can study up to 30 days and take part in any business related activities, exchange programs or educational visits. Candidates are not allowed to do paid or unpaid work and get public funds or marry or get in a civil relationship when visiting the United Kingdom under Standard Visitor Visa.
4. For Private Medical Treatment: This visa is also applicable for candidates who are seeking medical treatment from a private medical practitioner in the United Kingdom. If the candidate is coming to the United Kingdom for private medical treatment, the United Kingdom immigration allows the candidate to stay up to 11 months.
Europe
You only need to apply for a Schengen visa as a tourist if you are a citizen of countries that don't have a visa liberalization agreement with the EU. The Schengen states have agreed on common rules for issuing short-stay Schengen visas, which are valid within the entire Schengen area.
Here are the documents that you are required to submit when applying for a Schengen Tourist Visa for Europe:
1. Schengen Tourist Visa Application Form. The form must be completely filled online, downloaded in two copies and signed at the end.
2. Two photographs in line with the Schengen requirements. They should be no more than 6-months old, 35–40mm in width, close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70–80% of the photograph. It should be taken in sharp focus and clear, of high quality and with no ink marks or creases, and according to all of the standards set by ISCO.
3. Your valid passport. It should have at least two empty pages in order to affix the visa and be issued within the last ten years. The passport must be valid for another three months beyond the intended stay in the Schengen Area.
Here are the documents that you are required to submit when applying for a Schengen Tourist Visa for Europe:
1. Schengen Tourist Visa Application Form. The form must be completely filled online, downloaded in two copies and signed at the end.
2. Two photographs in line with the Schengen requirements. They should be no more than 6-months old, 35–40mm in width, close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70–80% of the photograph. It should be taken in sharp focus and clear, of high quality and with no ink marks or creases, and according to all of the standards set by ISCO.
3. Your valid passport. It should have at least two empty pages in order to affix the visa and be issued within the last ten years. The passport must be valid for another three months beyond the intended stay in the Schengen Area.
4. Clear photocopies of the 1st and last page of the passport (biodata).
5. Previous passports (if applicable) – if you have more than one old passport, do not staple them, but tie them together with a rubber band instead and hand them along with the other documents.
6. Personal covering letter (original) – where you will tell more about the purpose of visiting the EU, the countries you plan to travel to, the dates, where you plan to stay and other details of your trip.
7. No Objection Letter. This is a letter from your employer or your school/university which states that you have contractual obligations in your home country and assures the embassy that you will return back to your homeland.
8. Travel Health Insurance covering emergency medical, hospitalization and in case of death, repatriation. The Schengen Zone member states have agreed that the minimum cover should be 30.000 EUR, and it must be valid for your entire duration of stay in the whole territory of the Schengen Area.
9. Flight reservation – there is no need to buy actual plane tickets. However, the embassy wants you to purchase a flight reservation in order to prove your intended entry and exit dates. One way tickets are not accepted.
10. Proof of accommodation for the entire period of stay in the Schengen Area. If you are staying in a hotel, you must show hotel booking. If you are staying at relatives or friends, they must submit proof that they have enough room for you.
11. Proof of financial status. You must show evidence that you possess sufficient funds for the visit, that you will be able to financially maintain yourself during your stay in the Schengen territory. You should be able to prove that through a bank statement of the past three months, which must not be older than three days. The minimum amount required is different in each country, therefore you will have to consult with the relevant consular authority in your country. You should also submit documents to prove your working status.
The required documents for a Schengen Tourist visa also depend on your destination country. During the processing of your application, the consulate may, in individual cases, ask you to submit extra information or documents or you may be contacted for another interview. Make sure to submit them too, since the submission of the initial required documents does not guarantee you will be granted a Tourist visa for Europe.
5. Previous passports (if applicable) – if you have more than one old passport, do not staple them, but tie them together with a rubber band instead and hand them along with the other documents.
6. Personal covering letter (original) – where you will tell more about the purpose of visiting the EU, the countries you plan to travel to, the dates, where you plan to stay and other details of your trip.
7. No Objection Letter. This is a letter from your employer or your school/university which states that you have contractual obligations in your home country and assures the embassy that you will return back to your homeland.
8. Travel Health Insurance covering emergency medical, hospitalization and in case of death, repatriation. The Schengen Zone member states have agreed that the minimum cover should be 30.000 EUR, and it must be valid for your entire duration of stay in the whole territory of the Schengen Area.
9. Flight reservation – there is no need to buy actual plane tickets. However, the embassy wants you to purchase a flight reservation in order to prove your intended entry and exit dates. One way tickets are not accepted.
10. Proof of accommodation for the entire period of stay in the Schengen Area. If you are staying in a hotel, you must show hotel booking. If you are staying at relatives or friends, they must submit proof that they have enough room for you.
11. Proof of financial status. You must show evidence that you possess sufficient funds for the visit, that you will be able to financially maintain yourself during your stay in the Schengen territory. You should be able to prove that through a bank statement of the past three months, which must not be older than three days. The minimum amount required is different in each country, therefore you will have to consult with the relevant consular authority in your country. You should also submit documents to prove your working status.
The required documents for a Schengen Tourist visa also depend on your destination country. During the processing of your application, the consulate may, in individual cases, ask you to submit extra information or documents or you may be contacted for another interview. Make sure to submit them too, since the submission of the initial required documents does not guarantee you will be granted a Tourist visa for Europe.