We know how much everyone loves the good old Schengen visa (read: we all hate it!). There are some important Schengen visa rule changes happening in February 2020. We thought it would be helpful to mention the key changes. The main reasons for this Schengen visa rules change are to strengthen the common visa policy… Read More »Schengen Visa Rules Changes Effective February 2020
I’m a Maldivian, I’m brown, and I am tired of being looked at suspiciously. I’m talking about the looks we get at the borders of almost every single country we visit. The endless questions even when you have a valid and bloody expensive visa. Why are you here? What do you do? Are you a… Read More »Least favourite thing about travelling
Applying for visas can be a hassle. Especially from the Maldives where there aren’t a lot of helpful websites or guides on how to apply for visas. You see all these beautiful places that you would like to visit but get discouraged when there isn’t a straightforward guide to obtaining visas. As such, we want… Read More »Morocco Visa Application From The Maldives
Hallelujah! Woke up this morning to find some great news for Maldivians keen to travel to the Schengen countries. Ahmed Shian, special delegate to European Union from Maldives, revealed that Schengen visa applications will be taken from Maldives very soon. Currently, Maldivians keen to travel to Schengen countries can apply from Sri Lanka only. He… Read More »Schengen Visa Applications from Maldives Soon
For those frequent travellers coming from Maldives to the UK, there can be nothing more annoying than seeing a huge queue at the “Other Passports” line. However, this can now be a thing of the past as Maldives has been included in the latest list of countries that are eligible for the Registered Traveller Service… Read More »Maldivians Eligible for Registered Traveller Service in UK
So I was on Wikipedia a couple of months ago checking visa requirements trying to decide where we could go without a visa and came to a realisation that this is not a very user-friendly way to get the information. The table was sorted by country names alphabetically on Wikipedia so if you wanted to… Read More »Which Countries Can You Go to Without a Visa? A Data Viz on Visa Requirements by Country.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if you got a lengthy multiple entry Schengen visa on your first try? Let’s be honest, it can be a major hassle to apply for a Schengen Visa. Especially so, for our travel hungry friends back home in the Maldives who have to travel to neighbouring Sri Lanka to even make… Read More »How to ensure you get multiple entry Schengen Visa for a longer duration (UPDATED 2020)
