Your travel itinerary: is booking obligatory? [duplicate]
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I'm an international student currently living near Chicago. Tomorrow I have an appointment to get a French visa, and I have a question about one of the requirements.
According to them (http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org/spip.php?article657), I'm required to have a travel itinerary: "2. travel itinerary: we recommend you to make a flight reservation and not purchase your airline ticket until you get your visa."
Does this phrase mean that I'm supposed to book a ticket before I show up at the Consulate General, or that it's just a recommendation and all I need is to know my route?
I would call the Consulate General, but they are closed today.
Best Answer
From the looks of it, they probably want you to have an idea of where you're going, whether it's within the Schengen area or not, whether you need a particular visa, etc.
More than likely it's to prevent someone from spending a lot of money for a plane ticket that may not be used (if the visa is rejected).
Have a particular flight and/or date in mind, just in case. Good luck.
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What is copy of travel itinerary?
A travel itinerary document composed of two pages providing the travel location, dates and contact details with the travel, accommodation and activities schedule with all necessary details included.Is printing itinerary necessary?
The airline definitely does not need a printed air ticket. They can get the ticket and itinerary from any government issued photo id - from your name. Of course, they would insist on a passport and visa for international travel.Is itinerary receipt same as ticket?
No. The E-ticket is the electronic version of a paper ticket stored in the airline' s reservation system. An Itinerary Receipt contains the passenger flight and payment details.What does it mean if a reservation has an itinerary?
A flight itinerary is a proposed route for your flight. It includes the departure and arrival airports, connecting airports (if any), dates and times of the flights, flight numbers, passenger name, any meal preferences (if applicable), and your confirmation number.Make Post-Booking Changes to Your Travel Itinerary Instantly
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Answer 2
It's definitely not obligatory as far as Schengen regulations are concerned, which is why they can't explicitly demand it and only recommend one.
Beyond that, you need to establish two things: that you have a valid purpose (that's where the itinerary comes in) and that you have the means to leave the Schengen area (that's why a reservation might be useful). The more evidence you are able to provide, the better.
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