The type of visa you will be eligible for depends on –
Most countries get thousands of visitors each year because of their natural beauty and tourism, adventure sports, business and so on.
You will need to apply for a visitor visa before you go to most of these countries, however for certain countries this may be waived off if you are from a visa-waiver country. Whether you are planning to travel to places like USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Germany,Ireland, France, Italy and so on and intend to stay temporarily, not to study or work, you may need to apply for a Visitor’s visa. If you are currently outside that country you need to apply for a Visitor’s Visa with travel conditions allowing you to travel to and within that country. In some countries depedning on where you are form, you may be granted a visa on arrival and allowing you to stay in the country for a specific period of time stamped on the visa You may be granted a single or multiple entry with or without specific conditions of how long you can stay each time, total time allowed in a period of 12 months and so on based on the purpose and type of Visitor Visa youa re applying and the country you are visiting, which country you hold a passport from and so on. When you are already in the country and wish to stay longer, you may need to lodge a further visitor visa application while your current visa is still valid. A Visitor Visa being a temporary visa can also be granted as en e-visa in some countries like New Zealand, Australia and so on.
Requirements
When you apply for a visitor visa, key points that are considered are that:
- you meet the required health standards
- you are of good character and meet the requirements
- a visitor visa fits your purpose for your purpose of travel and stay to the country, and
- you are a bona fide temporary visitor.
- you can demonstrate that you have the financial capacity and funds to meet travel and living costs
EdVantage can assist you if you plan to travel to a country and need assistance with lodging a vsitor Visa application