A dummy ticket is simply a Flight Reservation for a
visa application. It’s sometimes known as a Flight Itinerary or
Flight Reservation and it is a return flight reservation from
your home country to your destination of choice and back again. It’s called a
dummy ticket because it’s not actually paid for unlike a normal flight ticket.
The document gives details about your trip such as dates, length of trip and
flight details, but it’s not a confirmed ticket for travel.
When you apply for a Schengen visa, there is no
guarantee that your application will be approved, so dummy tickets exist so you
can provide the required documents, but also so you don’t lose any money if
your application gets rejected.
Why
We need a dummy ticket or flight reservation for a Schengen visa?
When you apply for a Schengen visa, you will be asked
to provide a list of required documents:
1. Passport
2. Photographs
3. Proof of
legal residence
4. Travel
insurance
5. Return
flight reservation
6. Proof of
accommodation
7. Proof of
funds
The above documents are standard for everyone and no
matter why you wish to travel to the Schengen area, you will have to provide
proof that you have a flight reservation. There are 3 main reasons why this is:
1)
Proof that you won’t overstay
The embassy or consulate of the country you plan to
visit needs to see proof that you do not plan to overstay or remain illegally
in the country you are going to. They will be able to see your date of entry
and when you plan to leave the Schengen area. By providing a flight
reservation, there will be more chance that your visa application will be
approved.
2)
The embassy can decide on the start and end dates of the visa
Based on the dates provided by you and the dates that
show on the flight reservation/itinerary, the embassy will decide the start and
end dates of the visa. Your dummy ticket will show a date when you plan to
leave the Schengen area, so this would be the date that your visa would expire.
It’s very important that you ensure the dates you have given in all of the
documents that you provide match. If they don’t, this could lead to your
application being rejected.
3)
To ensure you are applying at the correct visa office
The flight reservation specifies the country or
countries you are planning on visiting, so the embassy or consulate can be sure
if you are applying at the correct office. For example, if you are going to
Italy and then onto France, you need to apply at the Italian embassy or
consulate in your area.
The European Commission states:
“You must lodge the application for a Schengen visa at
the Consulate of the country that you intend to visit, or – if you intend to
visit more than one Schengen State, the Consulate of the country where you will
spend the longest period.
If you intend to visit several Schengen States and the
stays will be of equal length, you must apply at the Consulate of the country
whose external borders you will cross first when entering the Schengen area.”
If you’re planning to obtain your Flight Reservation
for your visa without paying for the ticket, all you have to do
is follow the 3 simple steps below:
1. Visit
the Schengen Visa Itinerary website
to choose the right package
2. Submit
the travel details and make the payment online
3. Receive
flight itinerary by email
We also offer Hotel
Reservation and affordable Travel Insurance
to complete your visa requirements.
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