A Mutable Log

A blog by Devendra Tewari

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Travel visa

How much bureaucracy can there be in getting a travel visa you ask? Here’s a list of requirements to apply for a Schengen visa at the Spanish consulate, so you get a feel for how much our countries mire us in endless paperwork.

• Schengen visa form
• 2, 3x4 photos
• Bank statement for the last 4 months
• Salary receipts for the last 4 months
• Copy of home ownership contract
• Copy of IT statement
• Copy of country ID
• Copy of country of residence ID
• Confirmed travel tickets
• Confirmed hotel reservation
• Invitation letters
• Letter from company, with signature verified/authenticated
• Travel insurance
• Payment receipt for travel insurance
• Copy of all the pages of the passport
• Passport
• Visa fees - BRL 160.75 or about USD 92 or 67 Euros

All that for a visa that will last exactly eleven days - the duration of my trip.