Questions tagged [change-purpose-of-travel]
For questions about using a previously issued visa for a different purpose. E.g. a business visa for tourism.
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Ukrainian.Enter US B1 B2 Visa, can I switch to C1D status entering US [closed]
I am from Ukraine and I entered USA with B1/B2 visa. My friend brought me here for a couple of weeks just to have a little rest from the situation in Ukraine (a state of war).
Unexpectedly I have ...
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Changing purpose of stay from travel to work in Schengen
I am in a peculiar situation that German embassy in my country (Turkey) is also rather unclear about: I have two valid passports, one Green (i.e. allows free travel in Schengen area as a tourist) and ...
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USA B1/B2 visa visit. Can I change my plans last moment?
I have received a B1/B2 US visa. While applying for it, I haven't booked plane tickets yet and didn't have a solid plan of my travel, only a list of places I am planning to visit (New Haven and Boston)...
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Traveling to UK for different reasons than I initially got the visa for
I applied for the visa to participate in a university students conference. But I had to cancel my travel plans because of a family emergency.
I wanted to know if I can still can use the multiple ...
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Can I still travel to Australia for a holiday on my Temporary Skills Shortage (subclass 482) visa if I will not be working for my sponsor?
I have an Indian passport and a Temporary Skills Shortage (subclass 482) visa approved for myself and my wife to work in Australia for my sponsoring company. However, I would not be joining my ...
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Change of reason for UK standard visit visa
I got a Standard Visitor visa for me and my spouse for tourism purposes in November 2018 (valid until May 2019). We did visit and return precisely on the dates stated on the application. Now I have a ...
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Is it okay to use my German Schengen visa to enter Austria for study until residence permit is issued?
I have a 2-year Schengen type C visa issued by Germany to visit my sibling who studies there. I wanted to know if it's okay to use this visa to enter Austria to start my university studies. I already ...
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Can I travel to the Netherlands for tourism with a business visa?
I have a 90-day multiple entry type C visa issued by the Netherlands. The invitation letter from the company in the Netherlands mentioned dates: May 31st to June 5th, but the Embassy has been generous ...
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Issues with France visas website to fill out online application of Schengen visa [duplicate]
I will be attending an academic conference in France and have been advised by the people who already have been to one of the Schengen member countries to mention the purpose of my visit as "Other" and ...
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Tourist to F1 change of status within 60 days [closed]
I have a PhD place at a US university starting Aug 21 but want to visit a different university for casual research for 6 weeks from July 1. This is longer than the 30 day grace period for the F1. Can ...
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On my initial ESTA application I was transiting through the US. However now my travel plans have changed and I'm staying in the US. Help?
I initially applied for an ESTA in November, and I was going to travel through the US to Costa Rica - and stated this on my application.
However, I never actually ended up travelling to the US or ...
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Purpose of visit: business or tourism? [closed]
I'm going to Ljubljana from Vilnius, through Istanbul, for an Erasmus internship. What to write for the purpose of visit: tourism or business?
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Can a UK tourist visa be also used for business trip?
I have a UK C visit visa (multiple entry, valid for 6 months) that was issued in June 2017 for tourism. I made one visit, in June 2017, as a tourist. I need to make another visit in October 2017, but ...
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Going to the USA on a reason different from what I said when getting a visa [duplicate]
I recently acquired a B1/B2 visa for two years on grounds of attending an environment conference in California, however the conference will not take place as scheduled, So can I visit another state ...
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Can I use a Schengen visa issued by Finland to visit non-schengen EU countries?
I got a multiple visit visa from Finnish Embassy to visit a friend, a citizen in Finland. He suggested taking a trip to Croatia; this will affect my itinerary so that less than half of my stay will be ...
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