Timeline for I'm from Mumbai, India. I want to travel to Europe as a tourist but my salary is low ( €190/month)
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| Nov 14, 2019 at 10:59 | comment | added | Traveller | The minimum means of subsistence required for each country is published here ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/e-library/… E,g. for Germany it’s €45 per day, | |
| Nov 13, 2019 at 8:58 | answer | added | user105513 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 12, 2019 at 12:10 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Nov 12, 2019 at 11:55 | comment | added | Oscar Bravo | Weird question: Despite the enormous interest, the OP (who is literally Anonymous) hasn't got back to any of the comments or answers. Looks like a troll... | |
| Nov 12, 2019 at 3:42 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | @Headcrab Of course, the OP's circumstances might be sufficient to offset some of those concerns. Perhaps they're a student with large savings and support from family, their salary is just from a casual part-time job, and they have every reason in the world to return home and resume their studies after their trip. That's why many of us asked the OP for more information about their situation: absent further information, the visa officer will see the same thing we see—someone who can't afford the trip. | |
| Nov 12, 2019 at 3:37 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | @Headcrab The cost of the trip is an important part of what the authorities will look at when reviewing the application. First, they want to see that applicants can afford the trip and will not become destitute and reliant on government assistance. Second, they're extremely concerned with an applicant's ties to their home country and the possibility they may overstay their visa and work illegally instead of going home. This raises red flags for both: someone proposing to spend a substantial portion of their annual income appears desperate to travel, not a good look in a visa application. | |
| Nov 12, 2019 at 2:21 | answer | added | Prem | timeline score: 15 | |
| Nov 11, 2019 at 15:50 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Nov 11, 2019 at 15:48 | comment | added | Ben | You have a "friend", you have not met, who wants you to travel thousands of miles to a place where you know no-one, and you will have little money or independent means when you are there. This sounds dangerous.This may not be a genuine situation! It may be one which places you in considerable danger. Be Careful! | |
| Nov 11, 2019 at 15:29 | comment | added | Kat | @Headcrab maybe OP has saved for decades and has a paper trail of that fact, maybe they are planning to get the money some other way, or maybe they can't afford it at all. The answer to their question will depend on what the situation is, so they need to edit in more detail. | |
| Nov 11, 2019 at 13:22 | comment | added | dbkk | Does it have to be one of the countries you mention? You could visit Serbia, which does not require a visa for Indians, and is far cheaper than most EU destinations for lodging and travel (though still more expensive than India). It's certainly European in terms of architecture, culture etc. | |
| Nov 11, 2019 at 9:52 | comment | added | Aaron F | @OP, of the countries you listed, Portugal is the cheapest one to visit. If I were in your situation then that's where I'd probably go. Don't go to northern Europe - it's too expensive, even for the majority of people who live there! Even Spain, these days, is overpriced unless you to the south. | |
| Nov 11, 2019 at 9:29 | comment | added | Shreedhar | I know this because I’ve been living in France over six years and I’ve had numerous friends and family members visit me. When you get a sponsor’s letter, the sponsor should accept to cover all your expenses. And while he/she declares that they will do so, they need to present all their proofs (income, tax papers, housing contract you name it). And not to be negative but, I’ve lived in Mumbai too. ~ 17k rupees/month isn’t sufficient even in India in a city like mumbai dude. | |
| Nov 11, 2019 at 9:29 | comment | added | Vladimir F Героям слава | @JollyJoker I was talking about spending a night... At those time we only took night trains in (non-sleeping cars) or night buses and otherwise used tents. | |
| Nov 11, 2019 at 9:18 | comment | added | BЈовић | @JollyJoker Yes, hotels are expensive, but there are cheap alternatives. The cheapest that I found is 25 Euro/night in a hostel. No idea how they look like. | |
| Nov 11, 2019 at 8:52 | comment | added | JollyJoker | @VladimirF Living in hotels in western Europe for a month would be an expensive luxury for almost anyone who lives there too | |
| Nov 11, 2019 at 8:15 | comment | added | lalala | There might be package tours. Often it is easier for them to get the Visa for the whole group (basically they vouch for it, and might get into trouble if one of their customers disappears) | |
| Nov 11, 2019 at 7:16 | comment | added | Headcrab | Why does every answer focus on the cost of the trip? Judging by the question's title, OP is well aware of the fact that it's going to be more expensive than daily life in Mumbai. For all we know, OP could've been saving like crazy for 10 years to fulfill the childhood dream. Or for 20 years. The question is, would that convince the visa issuing authorities. And if not, what would (if anything). | |
| Nov 10, 2019 at 21:49 | answer | added | bandybabboon | timeline score: 6 | |
| Nov 10, 2019 at 21:16 | answer | added | Jan | timeline score: 36 | |
| Nov 10, 2019 at 20:41 | comment | added | Jan | @Harper: Formal sponsorship letters (Verpflichtungserklärung in German) are not worthless. They are actually one necessary prerequisite when travelling to Germany to visit family (unless the visitor is really rich) But they are only really useful if the sponsor has a reasonable income, much less useful for friends than for family, and still no guarantee that the sponsored person will get a visa. | |
| S Nov 10, 2019 at 19:31 | history | suggested | Tim | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Of course it is
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| Nov 10, 2019 at 17:40 | comment | added | Vladimir F Героям слава | Those countries you want to visit are among the most expensive in the world. I am from Central Europe and I still avoided those for my travel swhen I was a student with not much money. From your description it seems unlikely you are able to afford such a trip. I wasn't either at those times. A night in a European hotel was an expensive luxury for us. | |
| Nov 10, 2019 at 16:51 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Nov 10, 2019 at 14:16 | comment | added | Quora Feans | Is someone else (like parents) paying for your trip? Are you in the age bracket 18-25? If your friend is a student your probably are, just to make sure. This latter point might raise a red flag too. | |
| Nov 10, 2019 at 14:06 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | Sponsorship letters are worthless. I know they seem valuable when you have nothing else, but they are still worthless, and only serve to illuminate the fact that you have nothing else. | |
| Nov 10, 2019 at 13:32 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Nov 10, 2019 at 9:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/1193453248134438913 | ||
| Nov 10, 2019 at 8:46 | answer | added | Patricia Shanahan | timeline score: 40 | |
| Nov 10, 2019 at 6:20 | answer | added | lambshaanxy | timeline score: 103 | |
| Nov 10, 2019 at 5:40 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | You mention a sponsorship letter from your friend, but how will you actually be paying for your trip? Even a budget trip to these countries for 25-30 days will cost a substantial portion of your annual income. Are you saying your friend will give you the money as a gift, or do you have savings or some other source of funds? | |
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| Nov 10, 2019 at 5:28 | history | asked | Anonymous | CC BY-SA 4.0 |