I’m so disappointed and sad that I’m cursed with an Indian passport. I love traveling and was looking forward to visiting Europe in the next few weeks but just got to know that my Schengen visa was rejected because the consulate thought my documents were unreliable. I submitted the full itinerary with business class tickets, stays at 5 star properties, $700k+ liquid funds and bank statements and yet my visa was rejected. This is the first time ever my travel visa is rejected and I have been to 20+ countries. I was planning to propose to my GF and now, I’m very sad. I don’t see any interview slots available in the US for the next week. I don’t have any choice other than cancel the trip and take a loss. I’m so disgusted of having this weak ass passport. FML.
That’s terrible , no concrete reason given? Had you ever traveled to Schengen countries before ?
Try another European country’s embassy?
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If you have a green card you can join the military reserves and get citizenship to US day 1 since we are technically “at war” https://www.uscis.gov/military/naturalization-through-military-service
OP doesn’t have the balls for it 😂
What loss are you talking about, OP?
Visa fees, traveling to SF for visa appointment, most of my hotel stays are refundable but two my business flight tickets aren’t. I also bought tickets to concerts, sport events, etc. Most importantly, time spent to plan the trip and traveling to SF to get a visa.
That sucks. For future reference, never book non-refundable flight tickets. I'm not sure if you know this, but expedia offers free 24 hour cancellations so book the ticket within 24 hours of your interview and then cancel your ticket. Alternatively, you can generate itineraries specifically for visa appointments for a fraction of the cost.
Sorry to hear! Which country embassy did the interview?
Finland
Sorry! Wtf! With that Indian passport he’s in US making a ton of money, what’s so bad about it!
Travelling on Indian passport to US, made all that 700k+ on Indian passport and now cursing that Indian passport. What a traitor to your country.
I didn’t wish to be born as an Indian. That was out of my control. If I could change, I wouldn’t choose India in a million years. However, making own path of success despite of all shortcomings was in my control. It has nothing to do with India or Indian passport.
So wishing you weren’t born to a poor mother. The mother who gave you life, fed you, educated you made you capable to have the life you have now. And you say “all I did was because of me”. Without India you won’t be anything. Deepest part of hell is reserved for traitors.
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Pay 100-150k to get a carribean country’s passport (St Lucia, St Kitts & Nevis), and then go to 140-150 countries visa free. And yeah, it sucks. Not much we can do about it.
I have seen one YouTuber that has done it but didn’t know it was reliable.
It’s pretty reliable. There was an article a few years ago, going over how some Indians were getting these passports, so that they could travel to Europe and Asian countries for business or vacations.