What did I need to take to the embassy for my interview
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The UK Visas and Immigration Directorate publishes  that provides helpful tips that can result in successful visa applications. Section 2 of this guidance opens is entitled &quot;other documents you may want to provide&quot; (emphasis mine).  Section 2: other documents you may want to provide – all visitors This section provides guidance on the types of documents that you may want to provide to help us consider your application against the Immigration Rules. Previous travel documents/passports, which show previous travel. Financial documents showing that you have sufficient funds available.  These must clearly show that you have access to the funds, such as:  bank statements building society book proof of earnings such as a letter from employer confirming employment details (start date of employment, salary, role, company contact details) where a third party (who is either in the UK or will be legally in the UK at the time of your visit) is providing financial support to you e.g. a business, a friend or a relative, documents to show that they have sufficient resources to support you in addition to themselves and any dependant family should be provided   The first item is &quot;bank statements&quot; and this ties in with the , which says...  evidence that you can support yourself during your trip, eg bank statements or payslips from the last 6 months  (Note 'eg' is a Latin abbreviation meaning &quot;for example&quot;; this appears to be optional rather than a fixed requirement.) Question: How should someone interpret this such that the chances of success are maximized? How many statements should I submit? What are they looking for and what do my bank statements tell about me?
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Someone (a relative) from the UK (already a naturalized British Citizen) will be financing my trip, as well as taking care of my accommodation. What are the documents I need to submit aside from bank statements? Does the sponsor need to fill-out the Sponsorship Undertaking Form? ()  something to consider from my question: -my relative is a naturalized citizen in the UK. Is proof of naturalization needed?
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For example, I want to go to the U.S. by airplane. I had the non immigrant visa (N.I.V.) from the American embassy in Turkey, issued to my Turkish passport.   I exited from Turkey by using the Istanbul Ataturk international airport, showed my passport at the exit control, and boarded my airplane. 12 hours later, I landed into the JFK international airport. I also have a 37-centimeter screen television and a computer with full battery, in the luggage. Should I declare the television and computer at the airport?  Also, what is the procedure at the customs/passport control? Can the customs officer check my luggage?  Note that when leaving from some airports for the U.S., you might pass through something called "preclearance". This is for most flights, i.e. non-preclearance flights.
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I had my French Schengen visa interview 3 days ago (got the stamped visa and passport within two days, super efficient!). However there's no "VIS" written on the visa, even though I gave my fingerprints during the interview in US. I had presumed VIS would be written on the visa since I gave my fingerprints, or is it for something else? I do remember it took a while to take the fingerprints because the machine looked old and was taking a long time to read my fingerprints.  The next time I want to apply for a visa, do I need to go for an interview again just because the visa has no VIS on it?
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I am applying for Schengen visa via Switzerland embassy in NYC.  One of their requirements is :     A copy of your confirmed flight reservation.   How do I purchase temporary tickets to meet this requirement?
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I am planning to visit Moscow this winter as a solo tourist. I am a Hungarian citizen. I booked airplane tickets myself. I was informed that I will need an invitation letter, and I think I will go this way: (), but now the tourist visa application online form asks:    the options are: None, Travel company. I think I will need to select travel company because the description says:     In the case of a tourist visa select "Travel company" from the list and give the name and address of the travel company. In the case of   business visa select "Organization" from the list and enter in the   "Name of organization" name of the host organization, enter the   address of the organization and TIN in the appropriate fields. In   the case of private visa select “Individual” from the list and enter   the name, birth date and home address of the host. In the case of   transit, select "None" from the list.  Reference number: printed on   the bottom line of approval of a foreign tourist "Референс №». It is   necessary to introduce whole number with leading zeros.       Confirmation number: printed on the top line of confirmation of a   foreign tourist. The number can contain only numbers or numbers with   letters. You should only enter the numbers.   However I do not have a travel company.   What do I do?   Select "None" from the drop down so that I don't have to fill in travel company(this seems to be against the description that says select travel company for tourist visa) Select Travel company and the Invitation letter company will be my travel company and they will provide appropriate details? as in () Apply at some additional travel company, because there is no other way?  Some other option?   I didn't expect the visa application to be this complicated. I hope I get there.
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So I went on holiday to the USA last summer. I filled out an ESTA application online, which cost me 14 dollars due to processing costs and whatnot. I printed a copy of the approved PDF and put it in my backpack. I took it with me where ever I went, just in case.  Nobody, in the 15 days that I was there, asked for my ESTA application. Not during customs, not during my check-in at hotels, not during my flight back to where I live, never.   Why did I fill out that form? Was it accidental that nobody asked for it? In what situation would a person of authority ask for it? Do you need to have a printed copy with you at all times? Who are the persons who may ask for validation of an ESTA application?
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I have been to India before, but have since renewed my passport so have no record of previous visa details. What does one do about completing this question online? I am French and we are not allowed to keep old passports.
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I've been in Mexico for a month and a half and I'm currently heading to Mexico City to apply for a Chinese visa since I already have a flight back to China but my previous visa expired.  China requires a minimum of three bookings to issue a visa: One flight to China, One flight out of China, and one accommodation booking. Even if you intend to enter and/or leave via a land border and even if you're applying for a double-entry visa you only need show these reservations for the first entry.  Previously I have done this in Laos and Australia. In Vientiane one travel agent understood exactly what I needed and made the bookings, printed them out, then cancelled them for just a few dollars. In Australia a friend who worked as a travel agent at the time booked my flights and sent me the bookings before cancelling them.  In Mexico City I don't have such a friend and where you can walk around every travel agency in Vientiane in less than an hour, Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the world.  I know I can book some kind of flight with no or low cancellation fee myself but don't know how to find such flights. There might be other ways I never thought of.
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I am flying to Singapore at the end of this month for attending a conference and am in the process of applying for the visa.    Do conferences fall under Business or Tourism?  What should I enter as the purpose of visit (I have currently entered "Conference ()")   I ask this because Business and Tourist Visas have difference document requirements.      Documents Required       For Business Visit (attending business negotiation/discussion)         Completed Form 14A (original) .     One recent passport-sized   colour photograph (to be pasted on the top right-hand corner of (Form   14A) which meets the following requirements:           Image must be taken within the last 3 months .   Photograph should be in colour, must be taken against a white                   background with a matt or semi-matt finish .   Image must show the full face and without headgear (headgear worn in                   accordance with religious or racial customs is acceptable but must not hide                    the facial features) .      Photocopy of the applicant's passport biodata page. Please ensure   that the passport is valid for at least 6 months from the date of   entry .    Completed Form V39A (Letter of Introduction for Visa   Application)¹ . 5) Computer printout of the Singapore registered   business entity’s detailed business profile (showing the names of all   the directors / shareholders) from the Instant Information Service,   Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and printed   within the last 3 months.         ¹ Letter of Introduction (LOI) may be issued by a local contact in   Singapore. For visa applicants attending business negotiation /   discussion in Singapore, the local contact must be a Singapore   registered business entity . The person acting on behalf of the   business entity must be a Singapore Citizen / Singapore Permanent   Resident who is at least 21 years old . If you are not able to furnish   a LOI from a local contact, you may approach your Embassy to issue a   LOI to support your visa application.       For Social Visit (visiting families, friends, relatives and for tourism)         Completed Form 14A (original) .     One recent passport-sized   colour photograph (to be pasted on the top right-hand corner of (Form   14A) which meets the following requirements:         Image must be taken within the last 3 months .   Photograph should be in colour, must be taken against a white                   background with a matt or semi-matt finish.   Image must show the full face and without headgear (headgear worn in                   accordance with religious or racial customs is acceptable but must not hide                    the facial features).       Photocopy of the applicant's passport biodata page. Please ensure that the passport is   valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry.     Completed   Form V39A (Letter of Introduction for Visa Application)².     Local   contact's Singapore Identity Card (original and photocopy).         ² Letter of Introduction (LOI) may be issued by a local contact in   Singapore. Any Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident who   is at least 21 years old can act as a local contact. If you are not   able to furnish a LOI from a local contact, you may approach your   Embassy to issue a LOI to support your visa application.
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I will be traveling to Europe and Asia with my Hong Kong passport (tickets were booked with my previous legal name) and coming back with my US passport (I will be booking the ticket with my Hong Kong passport, since it has my previous legal name).  Will I get into trouble with US immigration when coming back? Since the US doesn't check passports going out of the country, how do they know who went out? Or doesn't it matter?
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I understand that you have to have visas to enter some countries, but I was wondering whether you have to pay for each visa separately or you can get a visa to go everywhere. You see videos and lists on what you should pack to travel the world, but no lists on the documentation needed.
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So far I have been able to come thru with Documentation until I arrived at this one :- Proof of Relationship, I am going to visit a friend , after the tour, I am returning home.  How Can I show the visa officer that this is my friend. I do not have any documentation of him, I just included that I got a letter from him and seeing this proof of relationship, I am a bit confused. I Decided to ask on here to clear the air on that very issue. How can I prove relationship in this case.
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Suppose I am a naturalized citizen of the US, but also a citizen of another country, "XYZ". I then boarded a plane and left the US to another country (maybe not necessarily to XYZ), without first getting a US passport, but using my old, but valid XYZ passport.   In this case what would be the best documents to have for me to gain entry back into the US as a US Citizen without a passport?  Would I need to contact the US Embassy for help in order to be able return?  If the airline does let me aboard to return to the US, even without the US passport, what are the best documents could I show at the border to prove I am a US citizen but that I just don't have a passport, for whatever reason?
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I am a British citizen and US permanent resident. I rarely need visas. However, I am considering a Mediterranean cruise in the spring or summer of 2019.  Unlike British politicians, I like to plan ahead and be prepared. If I am going to need a Schengen visa, I want to assemble the documentation early next year, so I can apply to the appropriate country as soon as I have an itinerary and it is at most 90 days before travel. Given how things are going, I am preparing for a hard, no-agreement, Brexit.  For trade, that would mean WTO rules. For personal travel, is there a similar fall-back that would allow me visa-free visits to the Schengen countries?
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I'm currently residing in a country other than my own, and am planning a business trip to the USA for a week. Being a Bulgarian citizen, I do not qualify for the ESTA visa waiver program, unlike other EU countries.  The US embassy in Sofia lists a  which they inexplicably describe as "really quite easy". Unfortunately, some of the steps involved would be a major inconvenience for me, as I'm not residing in the country currently, particularly the interview and the visa/passport delivery.  I was hoping it could be possible to apply for a visa from the country of current residence rather than my own, but I wasn't able to find any information on the US embassy's webpages concerning this.
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I am considering whether there is any paperwork I should be collecting for future tourist visa applications.   I am a British Citizen, US Permanent Resident, and my recent travel outside the US and EU has been group tours and cruises. I have been treated as having low risk of overstay etc. However, bureaucracy happens, and I want to be prepared.  The potential problem is that I am retired. No job, no school. A lot of visa granting seems to depend on jobs to prove monthly income and intent to return home.  I transfer a fixed allowance from an investment account to my checking account each month, and treat that as though it were my income. The investment account can go up and down in value quite dramatically over periods of months, because it contains stocks and bonds as well as cash equivalents.  I have no family in the US. I do have a house I like, and consider my home.  Is there any paperwork should I be collecting to maximize my chances of getting any tourist visas I might want in the future? Possible non-EU countries include Russia, Mongolia, and several countries in sub-Saharan Africa. EU may become an issue, depending on the terms of the Brexit divorce.  =======================================================================  I agree with the comments that I am likely to get most visas with no problem. That has been my practical experience. The question is what I should do to guard against exceptions, such as an excessively bureaucratic process requiring me to prove intent to return home.