Getting the Tourist Visa

Traveling abroad and want to know how to start the process. Let’s find out here:

When traveling to another country for short-term recreational purposes, exploring, a business meeting, medical purposes, or meeting friends and family, one requires a Tourist visa.

What is a Tourist Visa?

• It is a visa which permits the applicant to stay in a foreign land for a certain amount of time.
• The validity of the tourist visa is ideally six months for most the countries
• The tourist visa doesn’t allow the applicant to undertake long-term courses or work
• It is hassle-free and the fastest visa for any country
• A tourist visa can be a single-entry, multiple-entry, or double-entry visa

How to get a Tourist visa?

To get the tourist visa, the applicant needs to meet certain useful requirements:-

• The applicants should have a genuine purpose for visiting the country
• The candidate needs to have enough proof of funds to be able to manage the expenses during the stay
• Clear the interview before the visa

How to apply for a Tourist Visa?

It is very easy to apply for a tourist visa. Every country wants foreigners to come and explore their country. To apply some of the steps are –

• Step 1 – Fill out the Tourist Application form with documents
• Step 2 - Pay the fee
• Step 3 - Appear for the visa interview
• Step 4 – Give your biometric details, fingerprints, and photographs

What documents do you need for a Tourist Visa?

There is a checklist of documents for the tourist visa, which includes –

• Original passport with a validity of six months
• Visa application forms
• There passport size colored photographs
• Hotel bookings or Address of your stay ( if you are staying with friends or families)
• Itinerary of your stay
• Air tickets
• Banks statements of the last six months
• Letter of leave from employer/ school/ college
• Identity proof

Visitor Visas of some of the popular countries –

Different countries' visitor visas have different procedures, formats and processing time. Some of the popular Visitor Visa options are –

• Australia - The visitor visa of Australia is subclass 600. It is given for general purposes or business visits. The validity of the visa is varied from three months to six months or twelve months. Subclass 600 is also subdivided into streams – family sponsored streams, business visitor streams, frequent traveler streams, and approved destination status streams. Subclass 602 is for Medical treatment in Australia.
• Canada - Canada offers single and multiple-entry visitor visas. The tourist visa is valid for up to ten years and allows a stay of six months.
• UK - The Standard Visitor Visa is valid for six months and has a waiting period of around three months; thus, the sooner you apply, the better it will be. The applicant will be able to extend the stay for medical treatment by paying additional charges.
• USA - The USA offers B-1 and B–2 visas to foreigners who wish to travel to their country. The B-1 visa is given for Business purposes, and the B2 visa is for casual trips or medical treatment. These are called non-immigrant visas and have a validity range of one month to ten years with single, double, and multiple entries to the USA.
• Schengen - Schengen visa allows foreigners to visit Schengen countries in Europe for 90 days to six months. The Schengen zone includes 27 countries and allows single-entry, double-entry, and multiple-entry visas

What is the Cost of a Tourist visa in different countries?

Depending on the country and also the latest changes, the Cost of a Tourist visa can differ. The general Cost for a Tourist Visa is as below-

• Canada Visitor Visa – CAD 185
• Australia Visitor Visa – AUS 190
• US Tourist Visa – USD 185
• UK Standard Visitor Visa - £ 100
• Schengen Visitor Visa - € 90