VISA

As per the latest update, please note that with effect from 02nd November 2015, Biometric (fingerprints & digital photo) has become a mandatory requirement for All Schengen Country Visas. Which means that all travelers applying for a Schengen visa will now have to come personally to the respective Embassy/VFS centre for biometric and application submission.

This biometric data will be valid for 5 years and the travelers, who have already given their biometric once, will not need to come personally for biometric/submission for next 5 years.

Following travellers are exempted from biometric
• Children under 12 years of age
• Persons for whom the collection of fingerprints is physically impossible
• Sovereigns and other senior members of a royal family, Heads of State and members of the national Governments (with their official delegations and spouses) if they travel for official purposes.

In this regards, there are very important points that you would need to understand and inform to all your clients as well:-

All visa norms and procedure would remain the same as they are now.

Role of Travel Point Holidays Shall continue providing the visa documentation support, DD making, meet & assist, guidance to the clients appearing for biometric. Applicant just needs to appear personally for biometric and rest all will be taken care of by TRAVEL POINT HOLIDAYS only.

Travel Point Holidays shall also be making over the counter collection on applicant’s behalf.

Travel Point Holidays shall be taking the appointment for all Schengen countries on behalf of the applicants.

In case of any shortcoming in visa form or documents, the applicants would be asked to take a fresh appointment and visit again. Hence, we recommend taking Travel Point Holidays expert service to avoid any such hassle or re-visit for visa submission.

Once the biometric is done, it will remain valid for next 5 years and the applicants will not need to come again for their next travel to Schengen countries. Hence, for all such travellers ,,,,,,,,Travel Point Holidays will be submitting and collecting their visas like before.

We strongly recommend you to take ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Travel Point Holidays services for documentation, meet & assist fees arrangements, guidance and collection for all your Schengen travellers for smooth processing of their visas.

While for travelers who have already undertaken biometrics… Travel Point Holidays shall be submitting & collecting their visas without biometrics for next 5 years.

Hence, you may continue sending your Schengen visa applications to Travel Point Holidays and our expert team will review them, guide you and will take care of all processes.

In case the applicant goes directly without screening of their documents by Travel Point Holidays team and later at the time of submission if there is any mismatch/shortcoming/gap in the documentation, then there will be no submission and the entire process needs to be started afresh right from appointment taking. Hence, we strongly recommend you to take Travel Point Holidays expert services for appointment, documentation, fee management, meet and assist and collection for a hassle free visa processing for Schengen countries.

AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION ACCEPT ALL OVER PASSPORT OF INDIA MUMBAI VFS.

W. E. F. 01st Oct 2012, no need to submit Original passport in Australia VFS, now we have to submit only copies of passport 01st page, last page all the pages in passport with Red Notary sticker stamp.

Business :

Org valid passport at least for 06 months & passport first page, last page & all the pages in passport with Notary by Advocate, Two colour photo 35x45mm 80% face white background, 1415 visa application form dully filled & signed by pax only, Org Detail Covering letter on Indian company letter head, Invitation letter copy from Australia, Personal bank statement copy for last 03 months of passenger, Personal I T papers copy for last 03 yrs of passenger,

w.e.f. 4th January 2016, Demand Draft of Nationalized bank in the favouring of “Australian High Commission”, and be payable at New Delhi, amount of Rs. 6,700/-

Passenger applying for a long stay or passenger age is more than 70 year will have to go for a medical checkup Medical Insurance.

Tourist :

Org valid passport at least for 06 months & passport first page, last page & all the pages in passport with Notary by Advocate, Two colour photo 35x45mm 80% face white background, 1419 visa application form dully filled & signed by pax only, Org Detail Covering letter from paxs on Business letter head if having own Business, Org Detail Covering letter from paxs on plain paper if working in a company, Org Leave letter from company on letter head with leave dates if working in a company, Personal bank statement copy for last 03 months of passenger, Personal I T papers copy for last 03 yrs of passenger

w.e.f. 4th January 2016, Demand Draft of Nationalized bank in the favouring of “Australian High Commission”, and be payable at New Delhi, amount of Rs. 6,700/-

Family Visit :

Org valid passport at least for 06 months & passport first page, last page & all the pages in passport with Notary by Advocate, Two colour photo 35x45mm 80% face white background, 1419 visa application form dully filled & signed by pax only, Org Detail Covering letter from paxs on Business letter head if having own Business, Org Detail Covering letter from paxs on plain paper if working in a company, Org Leave letter from company on letter head with exact leave dates if working in a company, Invitation letter from Invitee of Australia, Passport copy & Australia work permit card copy of Invitee of Australia, Employment proof copy of Invitee of Australia, Personal bank statement copy for last 03 months of Invitee of Australia, Personal bank statement copy for last 03 months of passenger, Personal I T papers copy for last 03 yrs of passenger

w.e.f. 4th January 2016, Demand Draft of Nationalized bank in the favouring of “Australian High Commission”, and be payable at New Delhi, amount of Rs. 6,700/-

Transit :

Org valid passport at least for 06 months & passport first page, last page & all the pages in passport with Notary by Advocate, Two colour photo 35x45mm 80% face white background, 876 visa application form dully filled & signed by pax only, Detail Org Covering letter with mentioning purpose of travel, Ticket Itenary