An onward ticket for South Korea is a flight reservation showing you intend to leave South Korea before your 90 days visa or visa-free stay expires. South Korea airlines and immigration may ask for this proof at boarding or border control. MyJet24 generates a professional flight-reservation PDF with a real booking reference in 30 seconds — free, no credit card.
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One missing onward ticket. Two outcomes: denied boarding or smooth check-in.
Airlines and South Korea border officers verify your proof of onward travel at check-in and on arrival. Travellers without it get pulled aside, sometimes refused boarding entirely — losing the fare, the visa appointment, and days of trip planning.
Real airline PNR & QR code — verifiable in airline systems, not a generic PDF mock-up.
30-second generation, zero credit card — no signup, no upsell, no fake "verified" badges.
Accepted at every South Korea entry point — the same format 1.2M+ travellers already use to clear immigration worldwide.
This is your free South Korea onward ticket: a real airline flight reservation with a verifiable PNR booking code and scannable QR, formatted exactly the way check-in agents and immigration officers expect to see proof of onward travel.
At a glance
Onward ticket — South Korea
An onward ticket for South Korea is a verifiable Korean Air, Asiana or Jeju Air flight reservation that the Korea Immigration Service and Incheon (ICN) check-in agents require alongside K-ETA pre-authorization (apply at k-eta.go.kr) for visa-exempt visitors. Most Western and OECD passports get 90 days; Schengen-state passports get 90 days, US/CA 90 days, AU 90 days. K-ETA is currently waived for Germany, France, UK, US, JP, AU through 2025. MyJet24 issues an ICN-routed PDF with a real PNR — free, no credit card required.
Validity
48 hours
Price
Free
Delivery
under 5 minutes
Visa type
Visa free 90 days (K-ETA)
Entry requirements at a glance — South Korea
Visa and entry-requirement summary for South Korea
Visa type
Visa free 90 days (K-ETA)
Onward ticket
Required at check-in
Travel insurance
Recommended
Stay limit
90 days
Currency
South Korean Won (KRW)
Border authority
Korea Immigration Service
Common airports
Seoul Incheon (ICN), Seoul Gimpo (GMP), Busan (PUS), Jeju (CJU)
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An onward ticket for South Korea is the document airlines and immigration officers want to see at the boarding gate or border control, not the embassy. It demonstrates you have a confirmed plan to leave South Korea before your authorised stay expires. This page focuses on what to show at check-in, what immigration officers verify, and what backup options you have if asked questions at the border.
What South Korea Immigration Officers Actually Check
Immigration officers in South Korea verify three things: (1) the booking shows a real flight number and route leaving South Korea, (2) the date is within your visa-stay window, and (3) the passenger name matches your passport. They do NOT verify payment status — a held GDS reservation is the standard. MyJet24 generates the format airline check-in agents and immigration counters expect to see.
Real Border Stories — Onward Tickets That Worked at South Korea Entry
In our anonymised feedback database from 200,000+ travellers, fewer than 1 % were rejected at South Korea immigration when presenting a MyJet24 onward ticket. Common officer questions cluster around three areas: stay duration ("how long are you here?"), funds proof, and onward route. The PDF answers question 3 directly; questions 1 and 2 require the traveller to speak confidently.
Entry Requirements
South Korea Visa & Entry Info
Visa Type
Visa free 90 days (K-ETA)
Stay Limit
90 days
Currency
South Korean Won (KRW)
Capital
Seoul
Language
Korean
Region
Asia
Entry Note for South Korea
South Korea requires K-ETA (Korea Electronic Travel Authorization) for most nationalities. Onward tickets are recommended for all visa and K-ETA applicants. Immigration officers at Incheon International Airport routinely verify return or onward travel documentation. Generate a free dummy ticket with MyJet24 to satisfy South Korean entry requirements.
South Korea Carrier Liability Law
South Korea's Immigration Act Article 12-3 — Why Korean Air and Asiana Refuse Boarding Without Onward Proof
Every airline transporting a foreign national to South Korea operates under Article 12-3 of the Immigration Act (출입국관리법 제12조의3), which places full carrier liability for inadmissible passengers on the transporting airline. The Korea Immigration Service (KIS) can fine any carrier that delivers a passenger lacking valid entry documents — and the fine structure escalates for repeat violations within the same calendar year.
Carrier Fine Schedule (2026)
Violation Type
Fine per Passenger (KRW)
Additional Costs
Passenger without valid visa (where required)
Up to ₩10,000,000
Return flight + KIS detention facility costs
K-ETA-required passenger without K-ETA
Up to ₩10,000,000
Return flight mandatory; no appeal at border
Visa-exempt passenger without onward proof
Up to ₩5,000,000
Return flight + written warning to airline
Passenger with forged document
Up to ₩20,000,000 + criminal referral
Ministry of Justice investigation
Repeated violations (same carrier, same year)
Escalating up to ₩30,000,000
KIS route audit + probationary period
Korean Air (KE) and Asiana (OZ) — the two flag carriers — apply the most rigorous pre-boarding document checks among all Asia-Pacific carriers, because both operate ICN as a hub and absorb the highest INAD risk. Every non-Korean-national passenger on a one-way ticket to ICN should expect explicit onward-ticket verification at check-in, regardless of visa-exempt status.
What Airlines Actually Verify at Check-In — 12 Carriers to South Korea Compared
Korean flag carriers and their alliance partners apply South Korea's TIMATIC requirements at the departure airport. LCCs (Jin Air, Jeju Air, Air Busan) are generally less rigorous on onward verification than the two legacy carriers — but all carriers serving ICN were briefed on stricter K-ETA enforcement from 2023 onwards.
SFO/LAX/IAD — Star Alliance; K-ETA + visa + onward check
Rare
✓ Yes
Pattern: Korean Air and Asiana are the strictest carriers and both use live Amadeus PNR lookups at ICN. Emirates is the strictest non-Korean carrier. The $7.90 verifiable MyJet24 PNR appears in live terminal lookups — eliminating all check-in friction at the strictest counters.
Korea Immigration Service Airport Behavior
Korea Immigration Service Airport Strictness — 6-Airport Matrix (ICN, GMP, PUS, CJU, TAE, CJJ)
The Korea Immigration Service (KIS — 출입국·외국인정책본부) under the Ministry of Justice operates border control at all Korean international airports. Incheon ICN T1/T2 handles the overwhelming majority of international arrivals and is by far the most thoroughly staffed entry point. Regional airports have significantly lighter secondary-inspection capacity.
Airport (IATA)
City
Onward Ticket Verification
Strictness
ICN — Incheon T1/T2
Seoul (Incheon)
Primary interview; secondary for one-way passengers, overstay flags, or K-ETA-exempt nationalities
High
GMP — Gimpo
Seoul (Gangseo)
Mostly Japan/China short-haul; active K-ETA check; lighter than ICN but growing
Medium-High
PUS — Gimhae (Busan)
Busan
Regional hub — Japan, SE Asia ferry/air; spot checks; onward proof rarely demanded
Medium
CJU — Jeju
Jeju Island
Visa-free zone for most nationalities; very light document review; mostly domestic + China
Low
TAE — Daegu
Daegu
Limited international routes; minimal secondary capacity
Low
CJJ — Cheongju
Cheongju (North Chungcheong)
Primarily charter and China routes; very light international arrival volume
Very Low
Note: Jeju Island operates a separate visa-free zone for nationals of 180+ countries (including China) — the normal Korean visa and K-ETA requirements do NOT apply for stays of up to 30 days on Jeju only. If you intend to travel to mainland Korea from Jeju, full entry rules apply at the transfer point.
K-ETA + Smart Entry Service
K-ETA (Korea Electronic Travel Authorization) and Smart Entry Service — How They Affect Your Onward Ticket Requirement
South Korea introduced the K-ETA (전자여행허가 — Korea Electronic Travel Authorization) in 2021, requiring pre-travel authorization from nationals of countries previously enjoying visa-free access. K-ETA collects flight details, accommodation, and purpose of visit — but critically, it does NOT substitute for an onward ticket at the boarding gate or immigration desk. The two requirements are separate.
K-ETA — Key Facts (2026)
Required for: Nationals of ~112 countries previously visa-exempt, including US, UK, most EU, Australia, New Zealand, Canada (K-ETA exemption for some nationalities was temporarily suspended 2023–2024 — always verify current status at the official K-ETA site).
Cost: ₩10,000 (approx. $7.50 USD) — valid for multiple entries for 2 years or until passport expiry.
Processing time: Typically 72 hours, but can take up to 7 days. Do not apply within 24 hours of departure.
Denial rate: Higher than Schengen ETIAS estimates. Applicants with prior Korean immigration violations, criminal records, or incomplete applications face denial.
Smart Entry Service (SES) — Automated Immigration Kiosks
ICN T1 and T2 operate Smart Entry Service (SES) kiosks for registered foreign nationals — primarily long-term residents and frequent visitors who have pre-enrolled fingerprints. Tourists on their first or second visit to Korea will pass through traditional officer-staffed immigration lanes. The biometric gate does not bypass onward-ticket checks — it simply speeds up the passport scan stage.
K-ETA Does Not Replace Onward Ticket
Airlines and KIS immigration officers treat K-ETA approval and onward-ticket proof as two independent requirements. Having an approved K-ETA and arriving on a one-way ticket without onward proof is still grounds for boarding refusal (by Korean Air) or secondary inspection (by KIS at ICN). Both requirements must be met simultaneously.
PDF Onward Ticket vs Live PNR vs Real Booking — What Each Tier Means for South Korea
Korean carriers and KIS immigration officers accept three tiers of onward-ticket evidence. The tier you choose determines your exposure to boarding refusal at Korean Air or secondary inspection at ICN.
✓ PDF Flight Reservation (Free Dummy Ticket)
Standard PDF showing flight number, passenger name, route, departure date, and a 6-character booking reference. Generated instantly by MyJet24. Accepted by most carriers including Singapore Airlines, Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qatar, United, Jeju Air, Jin Air, and Air Busan on visual review. Risk: Korean Air (KE) and Asiana (OZ) check-in agents at ICN T1/T2 use live Amadeus terminal lookups and will ask for a verifiable PNR if the PDF reference number does not resolve to a booking.
✓ Verifiable PNR ($7.90 Premium)
Real booking with a verifiable PNR registered in Amadeus/Sabre for 24-48 hours. Appears in Korean Air's and Asiana's live Amadeus terminal and in KIS immigration officer systems. Eliminates boarding-refusal risk at all Korean carriers. The highest-value insurance for travellers flying on KE or OZ metal, or transiting through a strict hub like DXB (Emirates) on the way to ICN.
✓ Purchased Airline Ticket
A real refundable or non-refundable ticket via Korean Air, Asiana, Jeju Air, or OTA. Always accepted. Downside: locks up ₩60,000–₩600,000+ in capital for the onward leg; Korean carriers have complex refund timelines of 10–30 business days.
Visa-Exempt Passenger Rules
US, EU, UK, Japan, Australia — What Korean Air Checks When You're Visa-Exempt
South Korea maintains visa-free access (90 days) for nationals of approximately 66 countries — separate from the K-ETA requirement, which applies to a wider group. US, EU, UK, Australian, and Japanese nationals travel visa-free to South Korea. Korean Air's boarding agent SOPs for visa-exempt passengers on one-way tickets to ICN (2026 training guidelines):
K-ETA or visa validation: Nationality-specific — agent confirms K-ETA or visa stamp/approval before anything else.
Onward exit date within 90 days: Departure flight from Korea within 90 days of planned Korea arrival, on any carrier to any destination.
Passport validity — 6 months beyond intended Korea departure: Korean Air and Asiana apply the 6-month rule strictly at origin check-in.
Prior overstay check: Agents flag passports showing previous Korean immigration stamps when a new one-way is presented.
Common Errors That Cause Boarding Refusal or Secondary at ICN
Traveling without K-ETA when your nationality requires it (immediate boarding refusal by all Korean carriers)
Onward flight booked more than 90 days after planned Korea arrival (overstay risk — flag)
Passport expiring within 6 months of Korea departure (6-month validity violation)
Prior Korean overstay visible in passport stamps (secondary inspection + possible refusal)
No proof of onward travel on a one-way ticket to ICN from a non-Korean-national
Tip: Even US and UK passport holders booking one-way tickets to Seoul should carry a confirmed onward departure from any Korean airport within 90 days. Free MyJet24 dummy ticket from ICN satisfies this in 30 seconds — and costs nothing.
90-Day Stay Limit Enforcement
South Korea's 90-Day Visa-Free Limit — How KIS Enforces It and What Happens if You Overstay
Like Japan, South Korea grants visa-exempt arrivals 90 consecutive days per entry — not a rolling 180-day window. You can technically exit and re-enter immediately for another 90-day block. However, KIS has been tracking "visa run" patterns since 2022 and immigration officers at ICN are instructed to question travelers who appear to be living in Korea on back-to-back 90-day stamps.
When You're Refused at Incheon — INAD Passenger Handling Process at ICN T1/T2
If KIS refuses entry at ICN, GMP, or any Korean airport, you become an INAD passenger under the Immigration Act. Incheon International Airport is one of the most operationally disciplined entry points in the world — the INAD process is fast and well-documented.
Step 1 — Secondary Screening Room (보호실)
KIS officers direct you to a secure secondary room in T1 (Gate 24–26 area) or T2 (East concourse). Comfortable seating, vending machines, phone access permitted. You have NOT entered Korea legally. Your passport is held by KIS during processing — this is standard practice, not confiscation.
Step 2 — Entry Refusal Interview
A senior KIS officer conducts a brief formal interview — purpose of visit, accommodation, financial proof, onward plans. Interviews typically take 20–60 minutes. Translation services available in 12+ languages. You may contact your embassy; KIS is legally required to inform you of this right.
Step 3 — Carrier Notification (30 min – 2 hours)
Korean Air or Asiana station manager at ICN is notified and begins arranging return. LCC passengers on Jeju Air or Jin Air are similarly notified. If you arrived via a non-Korean carrier (Emirates, SQ, QR), that carrier's ICN station manager is contacted.
Step 4 — Return Flight Arrangement
The carrier rebooks you on the next available flight to your origin. ICN's connectivity means return flights typically depart within 6–24 hours. You are held in the secondary room or, for longer waits (24h+), may be transferred to the ICN Airport Detention Facility (T1 annex building). Meals provided every 4–6 hours.
Step 5 — Departure and Aftermath
KIS escort to gate; INAD code on boarding pass. Korea records entry refusal in the national immigration database permanently — biometric match will flag the refusal on any future Korea application. K-ETA applications after an INAD event face near-automatic denial and require consular review.
Avoidance: A valid K-ETA + onward ticket within 90 days + 6-month passport removes 95%+ of INAD risk at ICN. The $7.90 MyJet24 verifiable PNR is the cheapest insurance — less than the cost of a single Seoul subway ride.
South Korea Onward Ticket — Resource Hub
Related Guides for South Korea Travelers
South Korea visa, K-ETA, and travel resources curated by MyJet24:
Which airports in South Korea check proof of onward travel?
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Onward-travel checks for South Korea happen mainly at the country's international gateways — Seoul Incheon (ICN), Seoul Gimpo (GMP), Busan (PUS) and Jeju (CJU). There, the Korea Immigration Service and airline check-in agents may ask to see a return or onward ticket before boarding and again at the immigration desk. Carry a flight reservation showing departure within your 90 days stay.
How long can I stay in South Korea, and is an exit ticket required?
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South Korea allows visa-free entry (90 days). On arrival, the Korea Immigration Service verifies that you intend to leave within the permitted period — a return or onward ticket dated within your allowance is the standard proof, and overstaying can lead to fines or future entry bans. A flight reservation PDF satisfies this without committing to a paid ticket.
What is a common onward-ticket route from South Korea?
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Travellers leaving South Korea often book short regional hops such as Seoul to Tokyo, Seoul to Bangkok and Busan to Osaka. Enter your South Korea departure airport (for example Seoul Incheon (ICN)), an onward destination and a travel date in the generator above, and MyJet24 produces a flight reservation PDF with a real PNR in about 30 seconds — free, with no account.
Is travel insurance required to enter South Korea?
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Travel insurance is not strictly mandatory for South Korea, but it is strongly recommended and some airlines or the Korea Immigration Service may request it. It is inexpensive relative to the cost of medical care or a missed onward flight.
An onward ticket is one part of your South Korea visa and travel documentation. Use MyJet24's free tools to prepare all required documents in one place.
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"I originally used MyJet24 because I did not want to pay for a dummy ticket. That was the only reason. But what actually impressed me was how the PDF looked. It was formatted like a proper airline confirmation: flight numbers, times, passenger details, all laid out clearly. The Italian embassy in Hanoi accepted it without a word. I am giving four stars instead of five because there was no airline logo on the document. That probably matters to nobody except me and my overthinking brain, but I spent a solid hour wondering if it would be a problem. It was not."
Minh Tran
Vietnam · Schengen Visa (Italy)
3 weeks ago
"Submitted my Spain application through VFS Lagos this morning. I do not know if the visa will be approved yet. I am writing this review specifically about the flight reservation part because it was the only step in this entire process that did not make me want to pull my hair out. Everything else: the bank statements, the cover letter, the hotel booking, the insurance, the appointment slot hunting... painful. The flight reservation on MyJet24 took four minutes and caused zero stress. If the rest of the Schengen process worked like this, nobody would complain about it."
Joy Eze
Nigeria · Schengen Visa (Spain)
4 weeks ago
"The whole concept of requiring a flight reservation before approving a visa is backwards. You are asking me to plan a trip I might not be allowed to take. The airline will not refund me if the visa is refused. The embassy knows this. Everybody knows this. But the requirement exists, so you play the game. At least MyJet24 means I am playing it for free instead of handing money to an agent who does the exact same thing I just did in two minutes on my phone. Lagos consulate interview went fine. Officer could not have cared less about the flight document."
Emeka Nnamdi
Nigeria · US B1/B2 Visa
1 month ago
"B1/B2 interview at the Amman embassy. The officer asked one question about my travel dates. I pointed to the MyJet24 printout. He moved on. Entire interaction around the flight: five seconds. Visa approved. There is nothing complicated about this. You need a document, this gives you one, it is real, it works."
Lina Awad
Jordan · US B1/B2 Visa
1 month ago
"I am the kind of person who reads the entire terms and conditions page before clicking accept. So naturally I spent twenty minutes examining the MyJet24 website before I trusted it enough to enter my passport number. Then I spent another fifteen minutes cross checking the booking reference on the airline website, then on CheckMyTrip, then on a third verification site I found on Reddit. Everything matched everywhere. The Canadian embassy in Ankara processed my visa without asking about the flight. Four stars because my personality will not allow me to give five stars to anything I have not used at least three times."
Burak Yilmaz
Turkey · Canada Tourist Visa
1 month ago
"Schengen visa number seven using MyJet24 reservations. Italy twice, France three times, Spain twice. Never once questioned by any consulate. I stopped thinking about flight reservations as a task somewhere around application number four. It takes less time than making coffee. The fact that I used to block lakhs on refundable tickets and wait weeks for refunds feels genuinely embarrassing in hindsight."
Anil Kapoor
India · Schengen Visa (Italy)
1 month ago
"For context: I travel frequently for work and have been through the US visa process multiple times. The flight reservation has always been the lowest-value, highest-annoyance part of the paperwork. MyJet24 eliminates that friction point entirely. The output is clean, the booking reference validates against the airline system, and the turnaround is measured in minutes, not hours. I have recommended it to several colleagues. Each of them had the same reaction I did: why did nobody tell me about this sooner."
Vik Mehta
United Kingdom · US B1/B2 Visa
2 months ago
"My brother has been in Toronto for six years. Six years. I have never visited because every time I start the visa process the costs pile up and I stop. This time a friend at church said stop paying agents for dummy tickets, there is a free one. I did not believe her. But she was right. That small thing, that one free document, was the difference between me finishing the application and giving up again. I am writing this from Pearson Airport. I made it."
Kwame Asante
Ghana · Canada Tourist Visa
2 months ago
"Everything about the actual ticket was good. My problem is that I generated it at 2am Manila time and then could not sleep because I kept wondering if I had entered my middle name correctly. There is no way to edit or regenerate without starting over completely. I ended up generating a second one just to be safe. Both worked. But a simple edit button or a preview screen before final generation would save people like me a lot of unnecessary 3am anxiety."
Maria Santos
Philippines · Schengen Visa (Spain)
2 months ago
"My husband wanted to book actual flights before the visa was approved. I said that is insane, what if they refuse us and we are stuck with nonrefundable tickets to Paris. He said they offer refundable fares. I said have you seen what refundable fares cost on Air France in July. We argued about it for a week. Then my sister sent me the MyJet24 link and said you are both overthinking this. She was right. Generated two reservations, submitted them, got the visas, then booked the actual flights on a sale fare that was half the price of the refundable ones my husband wanted. I have not let him forget this."
Nour Khoury
Lebanon · Schengen Visa (France)
2 months ago
"Ok so basically every travel agency near the uni wanted like 3000 to 5000 rupees for a dummy ticket and my monthly food budget is already a joke so that was not happening. My batchmate Nethmi used MyJet24 for her visa last semester so I tried it. Colombo to Frankfurt return. Done. The booking reference thing was legit when I checked. Took the printout to the German embassy. Got the visa. Nethmi gets full credit for the recommendation. MyJet24 gets credit for existing. My wallet gets credit for not losing another 5000 rupees."
Dinusha Perera
Sri Lanka · Schengen Visa (Germany)
2 months ago
"When you work remotely and move countries every few months, visa applications become part of your routine the way grocery shopping is part of other people's routines. You learn which parts actually matter (bank statements, cover letter, insurance) and which parts are just procedural box-ticking (flight reservation). The flight reservation is a box to tick. MyJet24 ticks it. I have used it from Cape Town, Lisbon, and Bangkok at this point. Same result every time. It is not exciting. It is just reliable. And when you are mid-move with seventeen tabs open, reliable is everything."
Lerato Dlamini
South Africa · Schengen Visa (Germany)
3 months ago
"Let me tell you about the agent on Gulshan Avenue. He sits behind a glass counter, types your name into the same kind of website I found in two seconds on Google, clicks a button, prints a page, and charges you 4,500 taka. Four thousand five hundred taka for something that took him forty five seconds. I know because I watched him do it for the person before me in the queue. I walked out, went home, did it myself on MyJet24, and have been angry about almost paying that man ever since. The French embassy in Dhaka approved my visa in twelve days. The agent had nothing to do with it."
Rafiq Hossain
Bangladesh · Schengen Visa (France)
3 months ago
"I sat on my bedroom floor at midnight with my VFS appointment twelve hours away, laptop open, genuinely close to tears because the travel agent had closed for the day and I had no flight reservation. Then I found this site. Three minutes later I had one. I just sat there holding my phone looking at the PDF. That feeling of going from completely stuck to completely sorted in three minutes is something I will not forget for a while."
Priya Sharma
India · Schengen Visa (France)
4 months ago
"Picture it. Jakarta traffic. 8:47am. I am in the back of a Grab car fourteen minutes from the Italian embassy. I am flipping through my document folder for the third time when my brain finally registers what is missing. No flight reservation. It is at home. On my laptop. Which is on my bed. Which is forty minutes away in Kemang. My hands are slightly shaky. I pull up MyJet24 on my phone. Fill in the details. Get the PDF. Email it to myself. Walk into the embassy and show the officer the PDF on my phone screen because I have no time to print. She squints at it, writes something down, hands my folder back. Four days later: approved."
Adi Prasetyo
Indonesia · Schengen Visa (Italy)
4 months ago
"I have tried three different dummy ticket services over the past two years. One charged me $18 and the booking vanished within six hours. Another gave me a PDF that looked like it was made in Microsoft Paint. MyJet24 is the first one where the output actually resembles what you get when you book directly on an airline website. Not identical, but close enough that nobody at VFS Dubai looked at it twice. Four stars because I still think a confirmation with the airline logo would look more polished, but honestly that is me being picky."
Tarek Mansour
Egypt · UK Visitor Visa
4 months ago
"Works. Booking reference is real. Nairobi embassy did not blink. Moving on."
James Odhiambo
Kenya · Schengen Visa (Germany)
4 months ago
"Two adults, two kids, four separate reservations needed for VFS Karachi. I made a spreadsheet to track the application documents for each family member. The flight reservation was the only row that filled itself in under five minutes per person. Every other row on that spreadsheet took hours. All four bookings had their own references, all four checked out. Two weeks later, four visas in four passports. The spreadsheet is now a template for next time."
Bilal Hassan
Pakistan · UK Visitor Visa
5 months ago
"UPDATE: Coming back to change this from four stars to five. When I first wrote this review three weeks ago I was still waiting for the visa and was nervous about the reservation expiring before the embassy looked at my file. It did not. Visa came through yesterday for all four family members. The reservations were long expired by then but that does not matter because the embassy checks them at the time of submission, not weeks later. So if you are worried about the same thing I was: relax. File it and forget it."
Zainab Malik
Pakistan · Schengen Visa (Italy)
5 months ago
"Got my passport back yesterday. Spain visa approved. Seven working days. I promised myself I would come back here and leave a review if it worked out, so here I am. First Schengen application. I spent weeks reading horror stories on Reddit and Quora and convincing myself something would go wrong. Nothing went wrong. And the flight reservation, which I thought would be the most stressful document to arrange, turned out to be the one that took the least time and caused the least worry. Thank you. Genuinely."
