Tourist Visa Consultancy in Ankara

Requirements vary by country, but most consulates are trying to answer the same questions: who you are, why you are travelling, how you will pay for the trip and why you will return home afterwards. Alongside your passport and photos, you will usually need proof of employment or study, income and bank statements, your accommodation and travel plans and, for Schengen applications, travel medical insurance.

We prepare a checklist based on the current requirements of the country you are applying to, tailored to whether you are employed, retired, a student, self-employed or a company owner, and we explain where each document comes from.

Under the Schengen Visa Code, a short-stay application can be lodged no earlier than six months and no later than 15 days before your planned trip. Appointments can be hard to find in busy seasons, so we recommend not leaving it to the last few weeks.

A Schengen visa allows a stay of up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the Schengen area. The UK, the US and Canada each have their own procedures and timelines, and we plan yours around them.

We start with an initial conversation about your travel plans and circumstances. We then confirm the right visa type and the country to apply to, build your document list, complete the application form with you and guide you through booking an appointment at the authorised visa application centre or the consulate.

Before submission we review the file as a whole, paying close attention to whether dates, amounts and statements are consistent with one another. A complete, consistent file makes it easier for the consulate to assess your application clearly.

The issues we see most often are a travel budget that does not match declared income, unexplained large deposits, bookings that do not match the itinerary, and missing or contradictory answers on the form. Most of these can be avoided with a careful review before submission.