Why do Embassies Ask for Flight Itinerary & Hotel Booking for Schengen Visa?
The visa embassies acknowledge the fact that it is not wise to purchase a flight ticket or pay a hotel stay before you get your visa. Even if you are suggested to get one, which you can avail “free cancellation”, don’t do so since flight tickets which you can cancel are at least 25% more expensive than non-cancellation flights. The case is same with hotel rooms, as explained above. Even the European Union’s visa consulate advises those applying for a Schengen visa not to purchase real tickets but only travel itinerary and hotel booking i nstead. Despite of that, some others oblige the applicants to purchase and present their original air ticket when going to collect their visa, as the last condition. You may ask yourself why embassies around the world are asking for such document, when it can be cancelled very easily. Well, the reasons are as following: To prove you will not be overstaying The main reason why these two requirements are so importa...