An e-Visa is a visa that can be obtained through an online application process, and may be a physical card or a document emailed to the applicant. It can save time and provide convenience, and is expected to replace paper visas in the future.
An e-Visa can refer to the application process for obtaining a visa, or even to the visa itself. In most cases, the visa application process can be completed online, rather than having to appear or submit paperwork at a foreign nation’s consulate. In other cases, it is possible that the visa is a card, perhaps with a magnetic stripe, capable of providing vital information about a traveller.
Although they are just starting to gain popularity, an e-Visa could soon take the place of a more traditional visa. Visas are generally required to enter a country. Some countries may require you to apply for visas before travelling. Other countries may issue an entry visa at the point of entry into the country, which is usually an airport or border crossing. In most cases, visas are stamped into a passport and normally indicate the maximum amount of time the holder can stay in the country.
An e-Visa can be paper or plastic. In some cases, the online visa application process will be completed online and submitted electronically to a processing office. If the visa is granted, a document can be emailed to the applicant. This document will often serve as the visa required to enter the country. It should always be kept with your passport, when traveling to or within the country.
For those applying for an e-Visa, there is often a huge convenience factor involved. In some cases, in order to obtain a visa to enter certain countries, it is necessary to send the passport to a consular office. Many are concerned about leaving their passport out of their immediate possession. It is an important document for identification and American passports, especially, can be very valuable on the black market.
If the visa is approved, there is usually a fast track process to enter the country. At some international airports, there are special lines set up for those with an e-Visa to go through the immigration process more smoothly. This process can save a significant amount of time, maybe even hours.
While electronic visas in the form of cards that may appear similar to credit cards have yet to catch on, they are expected to soon replace paper visas. An e-Visa card would be able to hold all of the traveler’s information, which could be easily accessed by authorities by scanning it or entering the number into a national database. It would allow the authorities to determine whether the person was in the country illegally or not.
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