Originally Posted by
FlyHighDude
Hello all,
there are few countries out there that requires visa for one to travel. One country in mind is Brazil. They require for one to get a visa prior to landing (unlike some other countries who have visa on arrival program).
My question is that these countries require a travel itinerary (roundtrip ticket) to be presented as you are applying for a visa. However, there's always a chance that they will deny your application for whatever reason. My problem is that in the US, we can only hold our ticket booking for 24 hours and most likely the visa process will take more than 24 hours. Thus, I may need to actually purchase the ticket. If my visa gets rejected, I hate to have to pay the ticket penalty for canceling the trip. Any tips? Btw, yes I am talking about nonrefundable discounted coach ticket.
Thanks in advance
We've gotten visas for Brazil and India, routinely get visas for China and, in the past before Mrs. PTravel was a U.S. citizen, routinely got Schengen visas for Europe. Though, theoretically, visas can be denied, we've never had any problem whatsoever obtaining them. However, if you're concerned, just ask a travel agent to print up an itinerary for you -- I've actually done that when I wanted to get the visa well in advance of booking my trip.