
Applying & documents
Maldives visa for Indians: free, but file IMUGA first
Indians get 30 days free on arrival with no application. The catch is the mandatory Traveller Declaration, filed within 96 hours of your flight.
Applying & documents
Government fee: INR 1,300 + up to INR 1,000 agent charge (Singapore High Commission, New Delhi). The free SG Arrival Card is separate, filed within 3 days.
Visas & documents
Article 6(1) then fixes which consulate decides your file, and an April 2024 EU rule can turn repeat Schengen travel into a five-year multi-entry visa.
Visas & documents
Government fee CAD $100, biometrics CAD $85 (~₹68/CAD, 1 Aug 2026), plus a separate VFS charge. Eligibility, steps and honest timing for applicants in India.
Visas & documents
Filed only via ImmiAccount, no paper route. Base fee AUD 250 since 1 July 2026 (was AUD 200). Processing runs 6-86 days by stream, verified on Home Affairs.

Where to go
Real ₹ costs at the 2 August 2026 dong rate, the e-visa port-of-entry rule on a Hanoi-in, Saigon-out route, and the flood dates to avoid in central Vietnam.

Where to go
Metro, dinner and the Burj Khalifa converted to ₹ at ₹26/AED (2 Aug 2026), plus which UAE visa most Indians need.
Refusals & reapplying
Every future visa form asks about past refusals. Find your regime — US, Schengen, UK, Canada, Japan — and whether you have an appeal or only a reapplication.
Travel tips
An agent took the ustraveldocs login, changed the security answers, then billed in stages. What ports back in two days, what does not, and where to report it.
Appointments & status
The consulate sits on Ho Chi Minh Sarani; biometrics run separately in Salt Lake. Kolkata's district covers 11 states — the largest of India's five US posts.
Appointments & status
The interview runs at Chanakyapuri's Embassy, not a consulate. Two documented visits show what appointment day at the VAC actually looks like.