Please help with travel visa question

picasso242 · Jul 16th, 2009, 00:46

Hi,

I am traveling soon to India and want to get travel visa, but they are asking airline details and address of where I will be staying..I do not have this information..I am waiting until I get to India to figure out where to stay, and I will not have flight info for awhile, as I am waiting for cheap flights..I am going to buy air later , probably while I am in New Zealand..can I still get travel visa now?

Thanks so very much,

P.

Haylo · Jul 16th, 2009, 01:02

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Originally Posted by picasso242

they are asking airline details

Who is "they", what is your nationality, do you have any family ancestry that is different from your own, and in which country are you applying?

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I am going to buy air later , probably while I am in New Zealand..can I still get travel visa now?

That depends on the answers to the above questions. Do also bear in mind that Indian visas start from the date of issue, not the date of travel, so if you apply for a six month visa five months before you do an eight week trip, you're going to be in trouble!

edwardseco · Jul 16th, 2009, 01:35

Note that this is a one size fits all form. For the tourist visa its normally not necessary to fill all that detail in. However, if you are in the wrong consulate or have a background that is iffy (Pakistani) its more complicated. Without all that detail..

RPG · Jul 16th, 2009, 01:58

The answer applicable to first-world-country citizens without any relevant ethnic background is: put down a real flight number on an arbitrary date, and put down a hotel address you've seen on the web.

They don't care, but sometimes officials don't like blank spaces on forms.

You definitely won't be questioned, but if you are, you never said you bought the ticket or made a hotel reservation, these are just what you were intending to fly/stay at when you applied. Since then your plans changed. I have done this even for Iran, which is a police state. India is not a police state, merely a bureaucratic state.

picasso242 · Jul 16th, 2009, 02:05

Hello all,

Thank you so much..my nationality is U.S. I will be traveling from, initially, U.S.,then probably from New Zealand to India..not sure yet.I am single, and all in my family are U.S. citizens, as am I.

Thank you again!

P.

Haylo · Jul 16th, 2009, 02:11

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Originally Posted by picasso242

Thank you so much..my nationality is U.S. I will be traveling from, initially, U.S.

Then get yourself a ten year multiple entry visa now and save yourself any future hassle.

As you'll be applying in the US, whoever told you that you need to give actual flight details is talking absolute rubbish, be wary of anything else they're telling you. In fact the Travisa website clearly states in bold letters

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Non-refundable tickets or reservations should not be purchased until all visas and passports are secured and in your possession.

As for where you're staying / Indian references, don't leave it blank, just fill in the name of a hotel you intend to check into. Probably.

picasso242 · Jul 16th, 2009, 02:45

All,

Much appreciated, it makes common sense...

P.

edwardseco · Jul 16th, 2009, 07:07

You are certainly very welcome..

Jul 16th, 2009, 00:46	#1
picasso242 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san rafael Posts: 3	Please help with travel visa question Hi, I am traveling soon to India and want to get travel visa, but they are asking airline details and address of where I will be staying..I do not have this information..I am waiting until I get to India to figure out where to stay, and I will not have flight info for awhile, as I am waiting for cheap flights..I am going to buy air later , probably while I am in New Zealand..can I still get travel visa now? Thanks so very much, P.

Jul 16th, 2009, 02:05	#5
picasso242 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san rafael Posts: 3	Visa question reply Hello all, Thank you so much..my nationality is U.S. I will be traveling from, initially, U.S.,then probably from New Zealand to India..not sure yet.I am single, and all in my family are U.S. citizens, as am I. Thank you again! P.

Jul 16th, 2009, 02:45	#7
picasso242 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san rafael Posts: 3	P. All, Much appreciated, it makes common sense... P.

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edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 5,845	Note that this is a one size fits all form. For the tourist visa its normally not necessary to fill all that detail in. However, if you are in the wrong consulate or have a background that is iffy (Pakistani) its more complicated. Without all that detail..

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RPG Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Timbuktu Posts: 383	The answer applicable to first-world-country citizens without any relevant ethnic background is: put down a real flight number on an arbitrary date, and put down a hotel address you've seen on the web. They don't care, but sometimes officials don't like blank spaces on forms. You definitely won't be questioned, but if you are, you never said you bought the ticket or made a hotel reservation, these are just what you were intending to fly/stay at when you applied. Since then your plans changed. I have done this even for Iran, which is a police state. India is not a police state, merely a bureaucratic state.

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edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 5,845	You are certainly very welcome..