The coronavirus case was first reported in Wuhan, China, which is now becoming a pandemic across Asia and other parts of the world. While the experts, governments and other agencies are rapidly working on finding the cure and curbing the spread, the travel industry has taken a hit due to cancellations of trips to Southeast Asian countries. Countries have issued a travel warning to travelers planning to travel to affected areas. Due to a sudden scare of the virus, travelers around the globe are looking for alternatives over Southeast Asian countries. Keeping in mind the visa processing times, t ..read more

Rejection in any situation hurts, and when it is for one of the most awaited trips of your life, it hurts more. Imagine the results of visa rejection on your business, the thought brings a chill to the spine. But this is the harsh reality of life (read the travel industry), visas get rejected. Even when every document of yours is perfect, your intent and motive for the trip are clear and you are most confident of the approval, the visa gets rejected. So what is that you can do after receiving the rejection? Here are some of the options. Understand, Evaluate and Consult The most important thin ..read more

Thank you for showering us with your love (and feedback) on the first part of this blog, it was overwhelming to see many travelers emailing us with their experiences of silly mistakes they made during their travels, so many of you could connect with the article. In the previous part, we explored the common mistakes travelers make related to passport and flight tickets. Today, we will be talking about the errors that happen in visas, documents and immigration during travels. Visa Wrong details on the visa Did you check your visa after receiving it? It is quite possible that the visa copy has ..read more

Ever encountered a situation where you are at the airport and saw a fellow traveler arguing and then pleading airport authorities to allow them to board the plane, but the authorities did not flinch even a bit stating rules? Oh, that was you who faced it. Well, You are not alone. There are a lot of travelers who face troubles due to these simple mistakes, read this blog to ensure you don’t ever make them. Passport Forgot to update passport details in PNR You booked the tickets, but didn’t mention the passport details in the PNR? Well, you are in for trouble at the airport, as the airlines wil ..read more

You received your visa for your most important business trip, but what is next? Is the visa enough to travel? What all documents you need to carry along with an approved visa to be allowed to cross the immigration? We are trying to answer all these (and many more) questions through this blog for business and leisure travelers. Which Documents You Need To Carry (Beside Visa & Passport) If you are invited for business, keep a printout of invitation letter, invitee passport copy and company (your company) covering letter If it is an e-visa, you are advised to print the copy of your e-visa ..read more

Everyone knows how to apply for the B-1 business visa for the US, but if not, you can refer this blog for a step by step process on the visa application for the US. However, the goal of this blog post is not to share the process but to explain the different activities that one can and can not perform on the business visa to the United States of America. There is always a confusion as to what is a permissible activity that one can do while on the business visa in the US. There are no clear guidelines written anywhere, and hence, we have come up with this article to share information on what you ..read more

Dubai visa on arrival is one of the most talked topics in the travel fraternity lately. There are so many questions that travelers have around the process, documents, fees etc. But there is not a single authentic and trustworthy article that explains all these points in detail. We, at Visa Guide, realized this and thought to take a trip ourselves to experience the entire process ourselves and share our story with you. What happens in India? We were confident that the visa on arrival for Dubai is applicable if the holder has a valid visa from the US. At the gates, we showed our flight ticket ..read more

What is the most important thing when it comes to a visa process? It is your documents, and how they justify the reason for your trip to give the confidence to the authorities that you will return back to your home country once that reason is satisfied. There isn’t a single document with which one can confidently say that with this piece of document, there is a guarantee that you will receive a visa. It is majorly a combination of the documents and consideration of edge cases that improve your chances of an approval. We are making an attempt from our experience to understand the trend of each ..read more