Verified visa guides and practical trip planning

Verified visa guides ✓ 14 routes

Choose a destination and your passport. These guides cover applying from your home country. If you live elsewhere, for example in the UAE, Saudi Arabia or Europe, pick your country of residence in the Visa Checker: many routes include residence-specific guidance.

Europe · Schengen

France

Short-stay Schengen visa

Bangladesh India Nepal Pakistan

Europe · Schengen

Switzerland

Short-stay Schengen visa

Bangladesh India Nepal Pakistan

Europe

United Kingdom

Standard Visitor visa

Bangladesh India Nepal Pakistan

Europe / Asia

Türkiye

Sticker visa or conditional e-Visa

Pakistan

North America

United States

B-1/B-2 visitor visa

Pakistan

Other passport and destination combinations in the Visa Checker show automated data that PassportHut has not reviewed yet, and are clearly labelled. More routes are added one at a time once their official sources have been checked.

The Schengen 90/180 rule, explained

With a short-stay Schengen visa, or visa-free entry where that applies to your passport, you can stay in the Schengen Area for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

• It is one shared limit. Days in all Schengen countries count together, so 30 days in France plus 20 in Switzerland is 50 days.
• The 180-day window moves. On any day of your stay, look back 180 days including that day. You must not have been in the Schengen Area for more than 90 of them.
• Entry and exit days both count as full days.
• Your visa can be shorter. A visa may allow fewer days than 90, or a single entry only. The visa sticker decides what you may do.

Open the Schengen 90/180 calculator →

Before you book: a 6-point check

1. Passport validity. Many countries require your passport to be valid for months beyond your stay and to have blank pages. Check the exact rule on the route guide.
2. The right visa for your purpose. Tourism, family visits, business and study usually need different visa types.
3. Transit rules. A stop in another country can need its own transit visa, even if you stay airside.
4. Don't buy non-refundable tickets before your visa is approved. Many embassies accept a flight reservation for the application.
5. Travel insurance. Schengen visas require medical insurance of at least €30,000 that covers your whole stay.
6. Check the official source last. Rules and fees change, so confirm on the embassy or government site just before you apply and pay.

Documents most visitor visas ask for

Exact lists differ by country and your situation, and each verified guide lists them for its route. These are the documents embassies ask for most often: