No. Buying flight tickets prior to your visa approval
is a very risky move, one that is not recommended by any embassy in any country.
By purchasing flight tickets, you risk losing money should your application be
declined. Also, visa applications can take slightly longer depending on the
demand and how much information you have provided. In some cases, people have
purchased Flight Tickets and
Hotel Reservations before they received their visas and, because
of the processing time, missed their flights and lost their money.
Why
is a 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 three main reasons why this
is:
1)
Proof that you will not
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 is very important that you ensure the dates you have given in all of the
documents that you provide match. If they do not, 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.
To make a Flight
Reservations without paying the price you could use the services
of Schengen Visa
Itinerary. We also offer Hotel
Reservations and affordable Travel Insurance
to complete your visa requirements.
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