The visa centre and biometrics: what the centre does and what it does not
How a visa centre differs from an embassy, the service charge, how biometrics are taken and the fifty-nine month retention period, booking the appointment…
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Losing a passport abroad: the first steps and the return certificate
Why the police report comes first when a document is lost abroad, which documents to take to the embassy, how the return certificate works,…
Refusal of entry at the border: the reasons, your rights and what to do
Why a visa is not a guarantee of entry, the five most common reasons for refusal at the border, the typical questions an officer…
Types of visa: type C and type D, the number of entries and the transit visa
A plain explanation of the types of visa, the difference between the short-stay type C and the national type D, single, double and multiple-entry…
Visa documents for a business owner: registration, tax and proof of income
How someone with their own business builds a visa package: the registration extract, the tax return and receipts, statements from the personal and business…
The visa form: the most common mistakes and how to fill it in
How to copy the name and passport details from the passport onto the visa form, mismatches of dates and route, the consequence of hiding…
