The Schengen visa application requires a travel
itinerary, including airline tickets (dummy air tickets suffice). You do not
need to buy a full flight ticket when applying for your visa - but must show
proof of booking or reservation. Embassies and consulate officials understand
that applicants may not wish to spend lots of money on a ticket before they
even know if they can travel.
A Dummy Ticket
is not a paid return ticket. Basically, it is only a document that included
travel itinerary details, but it's not a confirmed ticket.
Why
is a dummy ticket or flight reservation required 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.
Getting
a Flight Itinerary with a Booking number without paying the full price for the
flight ticket is simple:
• Go to Schengen
Visa Itinerary
• Choose
the right travelling (Flight
Reservation) package for you,
• Submit
your flight details and proceed with the payment,
• You will
receive an email with all the details of your flight reservation.
We also offer Hotel
Reservation and affordable Travel Insurance
to complete your visa requirements.
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