What is Visit Visa?
Generally, a tourist visa is given for sightseeing. A visit visa, however, refers to a visa that is given for many purposes, including short-term business meetings, medical treatments, and others.
A visitor visa for any country is a kind of nonimmigrant visa permitting you to stay in a specific country for a certain period of time.
Generally, as a temporary visitor in a country, you can either attend short-term business activities, visit family/friends, or go as a tourist. A visitor visa also allows you to visit overseas for medical treatment.
Generally, activities permitted on a visit visa include –
- Tourism
- Vacationing
- Visiting relatives
- Meeting up with friends
- Attending a business conference
- Negotiating a business contract
- Medical treatment
- Holding consultations with business associate
- Taking part in short-term training
Work or study (unless a short recreational course of study as a hobby etc.) is not allowed while in a country on a temporary visitor visa. If you enter as a tourist/visitor, you will have to apply to get your status changed or switch to another visa category before you can work or study in a foreign country.
Types of Visit Visas
Different kinds of visitor visas are available, depending on the reason behind traveling to a particular country. Each of the countries have their own eligibility criteria and application process.
Visitor visas can be classified based on the reason for travel – tourism, visiting family/friends, business, or transit.
Additionally, the different types of visas available can be as per the number of entries allowed. A visit visa can be – single entry, double entry, or multiple entry.
Visitor Visa/Tourist Visa
Business Visa
Work Visa/Employment Visa
Transit Visa
Single-Entry, Double-Entry or Multiple-Entry Visas
Sponsored Family Visitor Visa
Documents Required for Visit/Tourist Visa
The basic requirements of the Tourist Visa are as follows:
- Health check-up
- Financial documents
- Certificates of your character
- Insurance
- Proof of accommodation
Other documents include:
- Completed and filled form of the visa application
- Upload photographs digitally per the specifications
- Your valid passport must have a minimum validity of 6 months from the date of intended departure from India
- Valid passport bio page photocopy
- Copy of your two-way tickets that you have to submit at the time of your application
- Latest bank statements as proof of sufficient funds
- An invitation letter from the sponsor, family member, or friend residing overseas
- Financial statement of the sponsor, family member, or friend
- Passport photocopy of the sponsor
- Marriage certificate, if you are married to a foreign national
- In the case of minors, the marriage certificate and birth certificate of the parents
- Proof of enough funds
- Invitation letter: If visiting relatives or friends, a letter of invitation from the relative or friend in Australia
- Hotel booking confirmation
Standard Procedure for Visit Visa
There is a simple standard procedure to get a visitor visa for most of the countries.
To get the tourist visa, you will have to:
- Fill in the visa application form of the electronic tourist visa.
- Complete the payment of the fees for your visa application.
- Schedule your appointment at the embassy for the visa interview.
- Attend your visa interview at the embassy on the assigned date and time.
Countires We Offer
BELOW ARE THE COUNTRIES WE OFFER VISIT VISAS OF:
- USA
- UK
- CANADA
- SCHENGEN
- AUSTRALIA
- NEWZEALLAND
- RUSSIA
- ROMANIA
- SOUTH KOREA
- CHINA
- THAILAND
- MALAYSIA
- SINGAPORE
- DUBAI
- INDONESIA
- AZERBAIJAN
- SRILANKA
- KENYA
- COMBODIA
- SURINAME
- BAHAMAS
- CUBA
- BAHRAIN
- OMAN