Priyesh Sharma

Travel x Visas x Credit Cards || Building @viszapp || AMA about Visas || I travel the world on Budget 🌎 Helping Indians get Visa-'s'

[Priyesh Sharma @Kenu73]

Hello Everyone!

I've got some exciting news! After helping a ton of people on different platforms for years, I finally started my own little start-up, @viszapp, with @rhythmnibjia. We're here to make your visa applications a breeze! It's a dream project. Which will only get better from here. We promise to make a difference.

Me and Ridam have been working hard on this product for months, and we're finally ready to release it! I'm handling the product side, and he's handling the tech side, he is an incredibly talented guy and his devotion to the product was unbelievable, all my young followers who want to learn coding, sharpen their skills or just want to get into the tech world, reach out to him to get amazed. Bloke's a genuis.

For those who are visiting my account or reading this post for the first time and know nothing about me, I am a visa enthusiast. I know this term may not be commonly used or heard of, but it best describes my passion and expertise in the field of visas. After facing three rejections from Schengen countries and receiving unreasonable quotes from agents ranging from thousands to lakhs, I decided to take on the challenge. Since 2018, I have dedicated myself to continuous learning, research, and knowledge expansion in the area of visas. My knowledge has even led me to successfully challenge visa officers in complex cases, as evidenced by an attached instance where there was a significant discrepancy between EU law and the actual practice. While I cannot share specific details due to privacy and confidentiality concerns, this example highlights the complexities and challenges associated with visas. Recognizing the lack of reliable support and assistance in this field, I am committed to providing sane, no-nonsense visa services to anyone in need.

From a price standpoint, I will be as transparent as possible. It's flat out and listed upfront, with no gimmicks to DM or different rates for different people. For now, there are two services: one is a consultation for INR 1000, and the other is an end-to-end travel service for INR 2000. You can read detailed information about these services on the website (shared below). If you choose the latter (INR 2000 package), you won't have to worry about a consultation, as it comes with it and various services such as the best card suggestions, Airbnb recommendations, itinerary support, etc. The former (INR 1000 package) is for people who just want to brush up on things, those who love DIY but need the final touch and avoid the rookie mistakes (have seen many refusals in this category), or maybe just want to understand what could have gone wrong post their refusal. We have included few reviews from real people who can be contacted to get feedback or understand their experiences. The majority of them had a refusal before they reached out to me.

We intend to bring a lot of things in future like slots tracking/notification, live like a local experience, group tours and many more countries support like United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan etc.

Website:- https://t.co/6Uv8XlS05w

PS- DM's will always be open for general queries, nothing changes there and we are accepting all the digital payment modes including majority of wallets and the fan favorite Amazon pay. You may contact us for a payment link if your preferred mode isn't visible on website, we are still working on few compliance related part and then everything will be visible on the website as well.

[Priyesh Sharma @Kenu73]

Things that foreign teaches you 😅

Made my own Ghee! Because why not. Saved considerable and felt proud.

21 cad -1381 for 1.7L of Ghee.

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@confused_stark Keep checking there’s no other way! Crowdsource family members or hire someone like us.

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Yesterday there was another drop of H1B visa appointments. Again very very small in number, can't be said mass but that was after a big gap.

We were able to catch few, miniscule in nunber. The demand at the moment is equivalent to 100X and supply is merely X.

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@wizardkekw Yeah you can

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@pultheeshdad What do you mean? Catch is book. You can’t own/throttle slots. Whichever account has it gets it.

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@wizardkekw Nopes, they never have been but lately slots keep popping after 7-8 months.

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Crazy Case of the Miles and More, Lufthansa, I did check Lufthansa's miles bargain, you can check it here and Canada isnt in the list for this month (https://t.co/6wyq0m303e)

But the redemptions that I am able to see are crazy!

Toronto to FRA 5255 miles and 500 CAD TAX

Toronto to WAW 10k Miles and similar tax

The banger Toronto to AMS 2047 Miles, yes merely 2k Miles and similar tax.

The requirement for Europe to India is also very good 7k-13miles miles plus taxes 30-35k INR!

Even if I account the high taxes, the overall value is lucrative! This is more towards light travellers and all these fares are Cabin baggage only!

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Canadian Airlines enter the chat!

I can probably go to Mexico or even US for a cheaper rate compared to Far east or Far west in Canada.

[Shubh Agrawal @ShubhAgrawal26]

Flight prices in India are crazy, you’re paying the same amount (or more) for a typical 600 mile flight as someone in the US for a similar economy flight going a similar distance.

For context, a median person in the US makes 12 times what the average top 5% India makes.

And we still have flights that are way more expensive.

[Ameya Karve @ameyakarve]

A lot of you asked - why this over https://t.co/frspwrM7pM

Seats is the OG product. I have been a pro user for many years. Here is where the differences are:

1. Milesvault is 2x cheaper
2. Milesvault does partner award availability only (which can sometimes be used to find saver space). Seats does own metal ones too.
3. Milesvault probably covers more airlines and charts - and gives contextual information (eg: phone only bookings etc)
4. Milesvault also unlocks our discord, where you can speak to other Indian miles geeks, as well as features around statement and transaction management, AI features and more.

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@SalesNRewards That's a tough one.

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I had told you guys yesterday! The Amex I know will reverse it.

This was not so Amex, the company is insane. It works on trust, the whole brand is about trust and they go over and beyond to keep that.

That's something which is incultivated as in the organisati core belief. For every stupid ideas, there are 10 counter arguments inside the team.

I just don't get it who did this and how and why?

Do people across the board, VP/SVP CEO even know.

This has been the biggest damage to bluebox's merit. A company which writes off millions and millions of dollars based on the relationship that customer holds decided to act like some lalla company.

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@vjain8_ Variable 2 weeks +

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Greece since this post has now got their processor (same VFS subsidiary-GVC)

Switzerland has become slow.

Netherlands has become extremely slow and stricter.

Remaining everything has been a consistent.

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There are few Schengen countries which one should know aren't very fond of travelers from India.

Italy is one of them. I know many people who had to cancel their plans as they only had Italy in their itinerary, and slots were never released. This happens more for North India; however, for the Consulate in Mumbai, it's better.

Also, if a married couple is traveling together and one has a Schengen visa, they both can apply under the previous Schengen visa holder category. You can get this in writing from VFS; we have had a couple of clients who were allowed with this.

My recommendation, do not opt for Italy as a first Schengen destination or a primary destination.

GREECE another such country, which should be best avoided as a primary destination, currently they don't have a visa processor and aren't taking any application from India (joke of a destination). I have some contacts there and from what I have gathered this will take time, a country which doesn't take Indian tourists seriously should be best avoided. I have personally seen them rejecting unecessarily, I have a huge sample size to prove they just tick one reason (common) and reject Indian applications. They were notoriously famous for holding passport and sending rejection letters just before the travel. Its not like visas don't come from here, but best avoided. Do one thing go and read their google reviews (Greece Embassy Delhi)

Austria they are another absurd Embassy, they will randomly reject your visa and give stupid reasons. Appeal may work, but there are phases when they don't care. There was a time when we saw a pattern of bulk refusal to applicants from different city, different application dates getting refusal letters on the same date with a blank refusal letter, no efforts done to even put a signal.

Again, its not like that people don't get the visa from the above countries, they do get but honestly visas aren't cheap, add the processor fees and other variables you are atleast looking at ₹40k INR for a family of 4. Put it to better use, I have seen many families vacation being ruined. There are many excellent countries and who give great due respect to the application and here's a small list.

1.) Netherlands- My personal favorite, dutch bureaucracy is something which I have always admired but at the same time will recommend to folks having good ITR, and stable profiles in India. Ideal ITR range above 15 lkhs. Do not try with prior refusals. Processing speed moderate to slow. Known for multiple entry and longer validity.

2.) Czech Republic- A strict Embassy, which doesn't want you to change anything in itinerary post visa issuance but a very very good Embassy, no ideal ITR range, one of the cheapest Schengen countries to visit. Processing speed fast. Known for Single-entry and exact days visa.

3.) Finland - A very balanced Embassy, can be strict but processes application with care, don't use illogical itinerary or a pseudo itinerary like 10 days in Helsinki. They carefully read docs and process application on an average in 2 weeks, Expensive country. ITR. Known for Single entry and exact days itinerary.

4.) France- very fast, probably fastest in India, not recomended for folks with ITR under 10 lkhs. Do not apply if you have a lot of talking regarding your application. Know for longer validity and multiple entry.

5.) Switzerland- Very fast, Better to apply with high income for obvious reasons but no such ITR variance data to say lower may be rejected. Appointments are easily avaialable, no additional docs allowed beyond checklist. One of the only embassies that gives flat out 90 days visa with 30 days stay to even a first timer.

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@sanematey Unfortunately, won't happen.

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@harry_park40359 Yeah so not a subsidiary, it wa a pun. In india they are run by VFS.

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@ExploringPeacee Yeah I know

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@cardio_guy There's no accor coming to India

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@anish1027 @aman6490 Not an instant, eventually working on it.

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@Rakshitkaria True!

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@AbC967041505 @Asset_Architect Not the best! Ok

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@DefinitAly Indeed, this is a major faux pax