Visa Strategy & Compliance Lead
Gagan Bulia heads visa strategy and compliance at SaathiVisa, drawing on years spent decoding embassy procedures across more than 100 countries. He works on interview preparation, eligibility strategy, and the policy changes that quietly reshape what a successful application looks like — so applicants are never caught off guard.
Indians don't need a visa for Seychelles in 2026. A free Visitor's Permit is issued on arrival, but a mandatory Travel Authorization (€10) must be done online first.
Your refusal letter cites 214(b), Article 32, or 'balance of probabilities' and tells you almost nothing. Here is what those codes actually mean, the real reasons officers refuse, and why they keep it vague on purpose.
The Japan eVisa for Indians is a real convenience, but it covers single-entry short-term tourism only. What it handles online, what still needs the VFS paper route, and how to choose.
Founders on an O-1 assume family comes along automatically. The O-3 dependent visa carries a work limitation that surprises many. When a spouse should look past it, and where a B2 fits.
Indians searching for a Singapore business visa will not find one. What Singapore offers instead is a Short-Term Visit Pass that can be issued as a two-year multiple-entry visa. How to get it.
UK entry clearance officers refuse wealthy applicants regularly, and almost never for lack of funds. The genuine-visitor test, when money becomes the problem, and how HNIs should present a visit.
US interview-waiver (dropbox) eligibility was gutted in 2025. The window shrank to 12 months and F-1, H-1B, O-1, L-1 and others were removed. Who still qualifies, and what it means for your wait.
Indian students with a gap, a backlog or a change of field brace for rejection. Officers refuse unanswered questions, not non-linear histories. How to take the doubt out of each.
Indians had over 181,000 Schengen applications refused in 2025, costing roughly ₹136 crore in fees. The reasons that actually sink applications, and your options once the refusal lands.
High-net-worth applicants expect their wealth to settle a US visa interview. It does not, and sometimes it works against them. The immigrant-intent presumption every wealthy traveller should understand.
Indian passport holders need a visa for Morocco in 2026. e-Visa costs ~₹1,500–₹6,113 with 3–10 day processing. No visa on arrival. Here's the full breakdown.
Most founders treat the O-1A as a standalone three-year visa, then scramble to rebuild a green card case later. That is backwards. The O-1A and EB-1A share the same extraordinary-ability DNA, so build the O-1 record to compound toward the EB-1A from day one.
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