VISAS

Visas really are a pain in the butt. A visa might be attained with the ease of a click of a button or you might spend weeks holed up in a city you’d rather leave just waiting for the magical acceptance email to arrive.

You might be eligible for a simple visa on arrival or you have have to apply for one in person at the consulate. Whilst applying in person can be simple enough, the possibility of being refused can often lead to sleepless nights and a loss of finger nails as the consequences could involve abandoning your plans entirely and flying to another distant land. Like I said, they’re a pain in the butt.

The accepted plan of action is usually to apply for the visas on the road as most visas will have an expiration date meaning that by the time you have arrived from the distant land you call home, they may already have expired.

The easiest way to do this is to simply find the consulate of the country you are about to enter in the country you are currently in, applying in person and hopefully, picking it up in a few days time. Be aware however that some countries will require letters of invitation in which case the process will need to be begun at least a month before.