Passports and Visas FAQ

What's a visa?
A visa is a doc issued by a overseas nation that authorizes entry to that nation. It's the traveler's duty to verify whether or not or not he wants a visa for his subsequent journey. Go to the Visas part of our web site to verify whether or not or not you want a visa to your vacation spot nation.

What is required to use for a visa?
Though the precise necessities fluctuate, most nations require the submission of current pictures, the completion of an utility kind, and a present passport. The passport is critical as a result of the visa is hooked up to a clean web page of your passport. Different paperwork, akin to an in depth travel itinerary and letters of invitation, may be requested. Frequent adjustments in visa necessities and laws make the seek for a travel itinerary a complicated and laborious course of.

CAP 270 helps its shoppers by sustaining its personal database with up-to-date data on visa necessities for greater than 200 nations. To search out out if you happen to require a visa for a selected vacation spot, go to the Visas part of our web site.

How does CAP 270 get my visa?
CAP 270 obtains visas by submitting on its behalf, to embassies or consulates, an entire visa utility, in addition to some other requested doc. On this means you'll not have to go to, contact or work together straight with the embassy or consulate of your vacation spot nation. Please go to the Visas part of our web site to verify the visa necessities to your vacation spot nation.

Is my unique passport needed to acquire a visa?
In most nations the visa is stamped on or hooked up to a clean web page of the passport, though there are some exceptions. Please go to the Visas part of our web site to verify the visa necessities to your vacation spot nation.

Do nationals of different nations, apart from Spanish, want a visa?
CAP 270 gives visa necessities for vacationers of a number of nationalities. It doesn't matter what kind of passport you could have, CAP 270 can offer you detailed visa data for many locations. Please go to the Visas part of our web site to verify the visa necessities to your vacation spot nation.

I dwell in Spain and I need to travel to a neighboring nation. Do I would like a visa?
A foreigner (if not exempt from a visa) with a Schengen visa or a Spanish residence allow can, whereas his visa or residence allow is legitimate, travel unlimitedly to all Schengen nations, that are: Germany, Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland. NOTE: Nice Britain and Eire, though they're members of the European Union, usually are not a part of the Schengen space and require a distinct visa.

How lengthy does CAP 270 must course of my visa?
The processing time for a visa varies relying on the nation of vacation spot. CAP 270 can course of visas to many locations even in a single day. Please, go to the Visas part and choose the nation you're traveling to to find out the visa processing time.

Can CAP 270 receive different paperwork wanted to use for my visa, akin to an invite or affirmation?
Visa confirmations and invites are paperwork permitted by the Ministry of Overseas Affairs of the vacation spot nation. These paperwork authorize you to go to your nation. CAP 270 can receive visa confirmations and invites in your behalf. Please go to the Visas part of our web site to verify the visa necessities to your vacation spot nation.

Can I fax copies of my passport and accomplished functions to CAP 270 to course of my visa?
Typically, the unique passport and signed utility have to be offered with a view to apply for a visa, though there are some exceptions. Please go to the Visas part of our web site to verify the visa necessities to your vacation spot nation.

Does the {photograph} in my passport depend because the {photograph} requested as a visa requirement? Can I submit digitally produced pictures?
No, the passport {photograph} doesn't depend. Pictures submitted with a visa utility have to be unique and meet the required dimension and background coloration necessities. The usual dimension of {a photograph} is 45 x 35 mm taken throughout the final month. Please word that if digital images are submitted, they need to meet the usual passport picture necessities (sharpness, good color, white background) and have to be printed on appropriate high quality photographic paper. Please go to the Visas part of our web site to verify the picture necessities to course of the visa to your nation of vacation spot.

Has CAP 270 already obtained my documentation?
To observe the standing of your order, please verify the Standing Verify part the place you will get up to date details about your order. You possibly can observe the standing of your order utilizing the CAP 270 order quantity and the traveler's final identify or the date of start and the traveler's final identify. If you're a CAP 270 account supervisor, you possibly can entry your account and verify all of the orders you're managing.

Why does CAP 270 ask for 2 dates on the order kind? Are the date of entry into the nation and the date I would like my passport needed?
These dates are necessary as a result of the traveler may have their passport returned earlier than the precise date of departure or the date of entry into the vacation spot nation. Vacationers could have organized worldwide travel previous to the visa utility. Please word that processing instances and charges are based mostly on the date your passport is because of be returned to you.

What's the distinction between the validity of the visa and its length?
The validity refers back to the expiration date of the visa. The length refers back to the most keep time allowed within the nation relying on the kind of visa. For instance, a a number of entry visa to China could also be legitimate for one yr, regardless that the utmost keep allowed per entry is 30 days.

What are the variations between one, two and a number of entry visas?
A multiple-entry visa permits the traveler to go to a rustic a vast variety of instances so long as the visa is legitimate and the size of keep is throughout the permitted limits. A double entry permits two entries, whereas a one-entry visa permits the holder to go to a rustic solely as soon as; if he then has to travel to the nation once more, he should apply for a brand new visa.

What's included within the charges paid to CAP 270 to course of my visa?
Visa charges embrace consular charges and CAP 270 charges. Consular charges are the charges charged by the nation issuing the visa. These charges have to be paid to the consulate that points the visa whether or not or not the visa is processed by CAP 270. Please word that some governments' consular charges are topic to alter with out discover at any time. The price of utilizing CAP 270 varies relying on the providers you could have requested and the interval by which you might want to course of the documentation. The charges established by CAP 270 are designed to facilitate and preserve the best attainable high quality within the processing of your visas.Visas from our web site to verify the visa necessities to your vacation spot nation.

What types of cost does CAP 270 settle for?
CAP 270 accepts funds by bank card, together with Visa, American Specific and Mastercard, in addition to different technique of cost relying on the established business settlement.

What's the format of the duvet letter for a enterprise visa that I need to submit with the visa utility?
On the whole, letters of introduction have to be on the corporate's letterhead, stamped and signed by somebody in authority apart from the applicant, and should embrace the rationale for the go to, in addition to a assure that the corporate can pay the applicant's bills. .

Can I get a visa upon getting into the nation?
Some nations enable it, however many others do not. Nevertheless, even when the nation of vacation spot permits processing of the visa on arrival, CAP 270 recommends processing the visa earlier than the journey to keep away from any attainable delay or denied entry on the border.

Am I required to get vaccinated earlier than worldwide travel?
Some nations require proof of vaccination in opposition to sure illnesses with a view to apply for a visa. Any vaccinations which can be required to use for a visa might be clearly indicated within the CAP 270 utility information. Nevertheless, different vaccinations could also be beneficial. To search out out which vaccines are beneficial in your travel itinerary, please contact the Ministry of Well being