This document provides information about different types of visas including visitor visas, transit visas, and re-entry permits. It discusses the documents required to apply for visas to countries like Singapore, Malaysia, the UK, US, Schengen area, Dubai, and with Emirates airlines. The basic contents of a visa form are also outlined, including personal details, passport details, number of entries, and validity period. Procedures for applying for visas through agencies, embassies, and with airline bookings are described.

1. Visa

2. What is a VISA?
An official authorization
appended to a passport
permitting travel to and
within a particular country.

3. Types of VISA
• Visitor visa
• Transit Visa
• Re-entry permits
• Exit Permit
• Schengen Visa

4. Visitor Visa
• Also referred to as entry permit, business
visa or travel pass.

5. Transit Visa
• Provides right to entry into another country
purely for the purpose of making travel
connections onwards.

6. Re-entry Permits
These permits entitle
travellers to return to
their country of
domicile.

7. Basic Travel Document for Outbound
travel – VISA

8. Documents required for Singapore &
Malaysia visa
• Valid Passport
• Photographs
• Visa application form duly filled and signed by
the applicant

9. • Bank statements
(last 06 months)
• Income tax
returns (last 03
years)
• Proof of
occupation

10. • If business man
• Proof of registration
• Company Bank statements (last 06 months)
• Company Income tax returns (last 03 years)
• If Salaried
• Leave certificate from the employer
• Copy of appointment letter
• Salary Slip
• Confirmed Return
• air ticket

11. How to apply for Singapore / Malaysia
visa?
• Personal appearance for the above visa is not
required. Visa can be applied through a travel
agent or a visa agent.
• STEP 1: A travel agent or visa agent submit all
the documents with the embassy
• STEP 2: Then the visa agent collects the
documents from the embassy after the visa is
stamped.

12. Documents required for
UK/US/Schengen visa
• Valid Passport
• Photographs
• Visa application form duly filled and signed
by the applicant
• Tour confirmation & Hotel confirmation
• Bank statements (last 06 months)
• Income tax returns (last 03 years)

13. • Proof of occupation
• If business man
• Proof of registration / ownership
• Company Bank statements (last 06 months)
• Company Income tax returns (last 03 years)
• If Salaried
• Leave certificate from the employer
• Copy of appointment letter
• Salary Slip

14. • Property Papers
• Vehicle Registration
• Proof of fixed deposits / investments

15. How to apply for UK visa?
For UK, visa is applied through VFS (Visa
Facilitation Services)
• What is the Procedure ?
• STEP 1: All the documents along with the
Passport are submitted at the VFS centre by
the traveler
• STEP 2: After that all the applications are
forwarded to the High Commission
• Photograph - ( 45 MM WIDE BY 35 MM ).

16. • In many cases applications are approved
without the need of applicant to appear for
the interview. In this case customer’s passport
endorsed with the appropriate UK visa will be
returned to the VFS centre by courier
• If the Visa Officer cannot make a decision on
the basis of papers submitted, VFS will
contact you to book an interview
appointment.

17. • Time taken: Visa is issued next day

18. How to apply for US visa?
• Personal presence at the embassy is
MANDATORY for everyone
• To apply for US visa, traveler has to visit the
website called www.ttsvisas.com. He has to
fill the online visa application form.
• After completion of the form, the embassy
will give the appointment to appear for the
interview at the Embassy

19. • Time taken: Visa is issued same day
• Photograph- 50 mm square with white
background

20. Basic contents of a Visa form
• Personal Details
• - Name, Date of Birth, Personal address
• Passport Details
• - Passport no, passport issue and expiry
date, passport issuance city

21. How to apply for Schengen visa?
• Personal presence is mandatory for first time
travelers
• Valid UK or US visa is favorable
• Step 1: All the documents along with the
Passport are submitted at the Embassy by the
travel agent or visa agent
• Step 2: The visa agent collects the passport
from the embassy when the visa is stamped.
• NOTE: Embassy might call the person himself
for the interview.

22. How to apply for Dubai visa?
• There are 2 ways to attain Dubai visa
• 1. Through sponsorship which can be attained
either from any relative in dubai or from a hotel in
dubai.
• If from a Hotel, then the hotel is booked, scanned
copies of the passport are sent to the hotel. Visa
is issued in 3-4 days and is sent through fax.

23. Obtaining visa from Emirates
• This is an electronic visa and the person who
is traveling on Emirates can get this visa.
Procedure :
• PNR is created on the CRS
• Once all the sectors are confirmed, visa can
be applied by submitting the documents to
the Emirates visa section.
• Once the visa is done, it is reflected in the
PNR not on the passport.

24. • No. of entries
• Single entry visa
• Double entry visa
• Multiple entry visa
• Validity of visa – Visa is valid for certain
duration.

25. Things to be checked in visa
• Name (as per the passport)
• Passport no.
• Date of birth
• Validity (as per the traveling date)
• No. of entries