Visit visas
Travel abroad with a clear, complete application
A tourist or visitor visa lets you enter a country for a short, temporary stay, whether for sightseeing, seeing your children and relatives, attending an event or a business meeting. You cannot take up a job on it, and you are expected to return home when your visit ends.
Every country decides visitor visas on the same basic question: are you a genuine visitor who will leave on time? Your bank statements, job, family and travel history are how you answer it.
Who we help
- Families and couples planning a holiday
- Parents visiting children who live abroad
- Professionals travelling for meetings and conferences
- First-time travellers with no earlier visas
- Applicants who have been refused before
Destinations
Choose your destination
Each country has its own visa, fees and rules. Here is where we can help.
Canada Visitor Visa
The temporary resident visa covers tourism, family visits and business trips. Most visitors can stay up to six months per entry, and the visa can be valid for up to 10 years. Parents and grandparents can also apply for the super visa.
Explore the Canada Visitor Visa →Australia Visitor Visa
The subclass 600 visa has separate streams for tourists, sponsored family visitors and business visitors. The usual stay is three months, and up to 12 months in some cases. Parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents can ask for a longer visa.
UK Standard Visitor Visa
The Standard Visitor visa covers tourism, family visits, business and short courses, for stays of up to six months. Frequent travellers can apply for a long-term visa lasting 2, 5 or 10 years, still with up to six months per visit.
USA B1/B2 Visitor Visa
The B1/B2 visa covers business (B1) and tourism or family visits (B2). You fill in the online DS-160 form, pay the fee and usually attend an interview at a US embassy or consulate in India. Your length of stay is decided when you arrive.
Schengen Visa
One short-stay visa covers the 29 Schengen countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. You apply to your main destination, meaning the country that is the main purpose of your trip or where you will spend the longest time. If no main destination can be identified and your stays are equal, you apply to the country you will enter first.
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Visitor visas at a glance
Fees are charged in the destination's currency, so the rupee amount depends on the exchange rate on the day you pay. Biometrics, service centre and insurance costs can be extra. Check each official site before you pay.
Eligibility
What every Visitor visa asks you to prove
The forms differ by country, but the questions behind them are much the same.
- Purpose of visit
- A clear reason for the trip, supported by bookings, an itinerary or an invitation.
- Funds
- Enough money for the trip, shown through bank statements, salary slips and tax returns.
- Ties to India
- A job, business, property or close family that you will return to.
- Travel history
- Earlier visas and trips, which can help show that you return on time.
- Passport
- A valid passport. Schengen countries, for example, need it to be valid for at least three months after you leave.
- Honest answers
- Earlier refusals and past travel must be declared accurately, as every country checks.
How our visitor visa review works
- Destination and visa type. We match your trip to the right visa or stream.
- Profile review. Your job, family, assets and travel history are reviewed together.
- Funds check. We check that your statements fit the length and cost of the trip.
- Document consistency. Letters, bookings and forms are checked against each other.
- Refusal check. If you have been refused anywhere, we read the reasons first.
- Your checklist. You receive a list matched to your destination and your profile.
The process
Your Visitor visa application, step by step
- Consultation. You tell us where, when, why and with whom you are travelling.
- Checklist. You receive the documents list for your destination.
- Document review. We check what you gather before you apply.
- Application and fee. You complete the form for your destination and pay the government fee.
- Biometrics or interview. You give fingerprints and a photo, or attend an interview for the USA.
- Decision. The embassy or immigration department decides your visa.
Why KINBRIDGE
Why travellers choose KINBRIDGE
Decisions depend on your application, supporting evidence and any required interview, so what you submit has to be clear and consistent.
Five Destinations, One Team
Planning more than one trip? Canada, Australia, the UK, the USA and Schengen are handled in one place.
Destination-Specific Checklists
Each list follows the requirements of the country you are visiting, not a generic template.
Parent Visits Understood
We explain longer options for parents, such as Canada's super visa and Australia's longer parent visa.
Honest Refusal Advice
If you were refused before, we tell you whether reapplying now makes sense and what has to change.
Timing Guidance
We help you plan when to apply, to allow time for processing and possible additional requests.
Clear Fee Breakdown
Our fees come to you in writing, kept apart from government and third-party costs.
FAQs
Your Visitor visa questions, answered
How early should I apply for a tourist visa?
As early as each country allows. For Schengen, apply at least 15 days before travel and up to six months ahead. For the UK, you can apply up to three months before you travel.
Can my parents get a long-term visitor visa?
Often, yes. Canada offers the super visa for parents and grandparents, Australia may grant longer visas to parents of citizens and permanent residents, and the UK offers visitor visas valid for 2, 5 or 10 years. Long validity is not a long stay: a UK visitor can still stay up to six months per visit, and each country limits how long each visit lasts.
Can I work on a tourist visa?
No. Visitor visas do not allow you to work for an employer in the country you visit. Some allow limited business activities, such as meetings and conferences.