Step 1 of 7
The dates decide your application window and how long your insurance has to run.
Not before six months out, not after fifteen days before travel.
Enter 0 if this is your first trip or the last one was more than six months ago.
Step 2 of 7
This alone decides which consulate is legally responsible for your file. Your consulate updates as you type.
Only matters if two countries get the same number of nights.
Step 3 of 7
Purpose and ties decide the two refusal grounds officers tick most often.
Tourism: a day-wise itinerary. Business: an invitation letter. Visiting: an invitation from your host with their ID.
Employed: leave letter and salary slips. Self-employed: registration and GST. Student: bonafide certificate. Retired: pension proof.
Your file must go to the consular district of your residence in India, not wherever appointments are easier.
Step 4 of 7
We only need the dates. Never the number.
Step 5 of 7
Read the certificate, not the brochure. Enter 0 if you have not bought a policy yet.
Step 6 of 7
Officers read the pattern of your statements, not just the closing balance.
The balance you can evidence across statements. Enter 0 to skip this check.
A signed sponsorship letter, the sponsor's bank statements or formal undertaking, and proof of your relationship.
A sale deed, a maturity statement, a salary arrears letter. Something on paper.
Step 7 of 7
These questions are where most refusals from India come from.
One page: purpose, dates, companions, transport, accommodation, who pays.
Pick everything you can produce on paper.
Working out which consulate is responsible for your file