Preparing documents for traveling abroad is always troublesome. After all, if you do not provide at least one document, then the visa will necessarily be refused, and in some cases they will not be released from the country at all.
Instructions
Step 1
A foreign passport is the most important document when crossing the border. The old passport is valid for 5 years, and the new one is valid for 10 years. When applying for a visa, it is important to consider the period until the expiration of the passport, as most countries require the passport to be valid for 6 months after the end of the trip. If you have to travel to a visa-free country, and the period until the end of your passport is too short, then there is a high probability that you will not go through passport control and go back to your homeland.
Step 2
The list of documents for obtaining a visa directly depends on the country of destination. Even for the united Schengen area, the list of documents for each country is different. Detailed information on the provision of mandatory and additional documents, as well as on the latest changes in the requirements for departure, can be found on the website of the embassy of the country of destination.
Step 3
Going to a visa country, you must have a medical policy. If you do not have one, then the visa will certainly be refused. And besides that, it is worth thinking about the unforeseen costs of medical care. Abroad, they can result in a considerable amount.
Step 4
Round-trip tickets for a flight to the host country are also included in the list of documents provided for obtaining a visa.
Step 5
If you have to make transit stops, it is important to purchase tickets in advance, confirming the availability of subsequent flights, made within 24 hours after the stop in the country of destination. If you do not provide these tickets, you will face a visa refusal, as well as problems when crossing one of the countries of destination.
Step 6
The hotel voucher is an important document when crossing the border of a visa country. If you have to stay not in a hotel, but in a private apartment or house, then you must provide an official invitation, which will indicate the address of residence.
Step 7
When traveling abroad with a minor child, in order to obtain a visa, you must provide a travel permit issued by a notary from the second parent. The same permit may be required to be presented at passport control. If a child travels abroad with a guardian, then when passing through passport control, it is necessary to provide permission to leave from both parents.
Step 8
When a soldier or an employee of the federal executive authorities leaves the host country, a permission from the command to leave will be required at the border.
