ISSUES in Europe Schengen Visa Ep. 1/3 BOARDING DENIED- HOLIDAY SPOILT! Dubai UAE Transit - Serbia

[@kashasusha]

Tough time never lasts but tough people do ,wow! that was your spirit, it's commendable.

[@lavanyasharma798]

Hope you guys have better ones ahead:))

[@lavanyasharma798]

Wow!! such big chaos that you had to divide it into parts. Go Travelers👏🏼 btw thanks for sharing your experience

[@Stories2Tell_]

Thanks for watching!

[@saiyam11]

Extremely helpful. You should upload a rough checklist in part 2 and 3 of your video on points to be careful about for planning a Europe trip

[@kjain23]

It is unbelievable that you had to face so many hurdles to make this trip happen. This video will be extremely helpful for people like me who are yet to visit Europe. Eagerly awaiting of hear what happened next.

[@Stories2Tell_]

I hope so too!

[@maarishav]

Waiting for part 2 &3!!!!!!!

[@deepakpanigrahy9184]

Great explaination 👍💯

[@Stories2Tell_]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dianadsouza4474]

Did your family manage to reach Hungary 🇭🇺 & Czech 🇨🇿 at last or no? Wish safe onwards passage to all coming to Europe 🇪🇺

[@Stories2Tell_]

Part 2/3 & 3/3 coming soon; stay tuned to know the best practices of Schengen Visa application & Europe holiday!

[@surendrakumarsharma1651]

people must learn from your experience, can save lot of money by remembering these points

[@adisharma6]

one helluva nightmare indeed

[@RG.......]

2 Questions please - 1. Why did you tell indigo that your wizz flight was preponed?? You could have showed your old ticket only of landing on 25th. 2. Suppose indigo had allowed you to board, how were you planning on getting your luggage without uae visa? All these problems could have been solved by just taking a free 48 hour transit visa from before.

[@Stories2Tell_]

Fair questions, @RG i. We had no inkling that Indigo would not let us board even the Delhi - Dubai flight, basis the time of landing of Dubai - Budapest flight; a difference of 5 mins before Visa start time just seemed inconsequential! ii. You are right, a Dubai transit visa taken a few days prior would've solved everything - but it was said that for less than 8 hours, Visa is not required. Also, there was no communication from Wizz Air that they do not allow baggage or passenger transits even within the Arrival & Departure of the same terminal (i.e. T2 of Dubai Airport in this case) - and one must cross immigration to collect baggage

[@arijitchakravorty4868]

@@Stories2Tell_This is for pt 2. You had 2 separate flights with different PNR . Baggage collection section is always after immigration. Doesn't matter if it's same Terminal. How will the 2nd Airlines know that they need to collect baggage from your 1st Airline ? You yourself have to collect your own baggage, exit the airport , enter again for your next flight CheckIn . Intra terminal transit only works if different flights are booked on same PNR ( codeshare ) , because then your luggage will be automatically transferred. Wizz air should not be blamed for this luggage issue . Dubai Transit Visa (48H) might have been free 2yrs back , now it's around 3/4K INR. So anyone booking this flight option now should account for this cost too .

[@ayush051000]

This chilling experience will definitely help fellow travellers planning to visit Europe..

[@Stories2Tell_]

Thank you. Hoping this helps big time!

[@yaqooty2k]

Very informative, indeed! I think you are doing a great job in highlighting the other (less glamorous) side of traveling- preparation, patience and awareness; through your video. Keep it up!

[@Stories2Tell_]

Glad you found it to be useful 🙏

[@utkarshsharma4628]

Don't tell me the ordeal isn't over 😜 there's a part 2 🤯😂

[@Stories2Tell_]

You bet!

[@saahilbhowmick]

Brother i can understand your pain. Take care

[@Stories2Tell_]

thanks for your kind words 🙏

[@utkarshsharma4628]

Were you sitting on the can recording part of the video 🤣

[@neerajyadav6361]

Pair m fas gya bhai smjh

[@rahuldwivedi4758]

What the wizz airlines(or whatever that name was) did was horrible and bizarre. How can the official not know the basic rule that it’s the country where you stay the longest issues the visa and even if you try to get the visa from the country where you’re entering first, they would have denied with the same reason and asked you to get it from the one where you’re staying the most?So what exactly happened after this? Did you manage to get any refund? Did you pursue?

[@Stories2Tell_]

They (Wizz Air) finally offered a refund that amounted to only INR 1300/-. I spat it back on their shameless faces.. don't need that. Will never travel with them again - and forever discourage any traveler from doing so!

[@rahuldwivedi4758]

@@Stories2Tell_ That’s like rubbing salt on wounds. Right decision on your part to not accept such a pity offer. I wish there were an easy way to book such airlines carriers in a court of law and made to be compensated appropriately. The compensation shouldn’t be less than at least 5 times the financial loss to account for the mental harassment as well. Otherwise, they will keep doing the same thing and get away with it.

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@rahuldwivedi4758 appreciate your empathy & unequivocal stand on the matter 🙏😊

[@rextofhd7313]

Vaii i cant belive you trvl before,,,, if you trvl before why you faces this kind of problm,,,,

[@Stories2Tell_]

2 times before also we have traveled to Europe - but after Covid19 - different & strange visa/immigration rules are being applied on travelers from South Asia Schengen entry was not like this before i.e. 1st entry only from the country that issued visa was no rule before. Even now it is actually not there- you will see in Ep. 2/3 & 3/3 of this series how we crossed into Hungary via Serbia through land border - without needing to go only to Slovakia first. So this torture in video 1/3 was the doing of airline officials in Dubai!!

[@TheEssenceIsLove]

My god... This is really a strain of unlucky events... Very sorry you had to go through this 🙏🏽 especially with child this all os just an incredible exhausting journey

[@Stories2Tell_]

appreciate your empathy 🙏 yes, it was a harrowing experience indeed

[@ye6207]

I tried to follow the story as much as possible (I missed some parts that were in Hindi). What a mess! I general, I avoid self transfer flights for this exact reason. Because both flight operators do not know about each itinerary, they might consider your stop as a final destination.

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@ye6207 well said 🙏

[@dharmeshgandhi9160]

If visa is issued by Slovakia, your final destination should be Slovakia but you can be as transit from any other Schengen country where your immigration take place and no immigration in Slovakia according to my knowledge.

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@dharmeshgandhi9160 right sir ✅ but Final Destination = country in which you'll spend majority days of your Schengen area trip (on paper). If EU wouldn't have been avenging against Indian tourists in the post Russia-Ukraine War world, they would've opened appointment slots in a lot more countries (other than Slovakia for East Europe)

[@Kas.Ali25]

You are right wizzair staff was wrong to deny you boarding, sue them.

[@silentspec111]

How not plan for Schengen travel... a summary... Good for you to makw a video so other can learn. Apologies Poster but most of this was self inflicted. Schengen are very strict with these rules to a point of ridiculous but its their rules. Assuming Indian jugad will work wordwide is folly.

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@silentspec111 well said 🙏😅

[@romitkatdare]

These problems are very common with low cost airlines. It is better to spend more money and go with full service carriers for peace of mind.

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@romitkatdare true; learnt the hard way

[@sheikhmohammadshahzeb5566]

@StayHungry_ Sir did you have single entry visa or multiple Entry visa during your this trip?

[@Stories2Tell_]

Schengen is mostly issuing Single-entry visas lately - to those in their 30s traveling with spouse & kid(s)

[@pulkitkhedwal]

Seems like I am watching a suspense thriller 🍿

[@sandeepjoshi4338]

Hello , with multiple entry Schengen visa, if I returned back to home country after week trip and then again, next month visit another country, then for every trip do I need to land in country which issued me a visa? Or is it just first time and in later months, again I can restart from home to visit another Schengen area ? Is this correct

[@Stories2Tell_]

No need to worry sir in your case! Multiple Entry Schengen Visa gives you all the flexibility that you mentioned (within the stipulated visa validity duration)

[@ParminderSingh-22]

This is what happened when you have lack of knowledge 1 never ever book low cost airline ( wiz airways) is the not good airline 2 book a flight which have same pnr 3 always book a flight for a country which country have issued a visa Traveled multiple times to Europe so i am sharing my personal experience Though you tried your best 4

[@Stories2Tell_]

You are absolutely right ✅ Really appreciate your inputs - will help more travelers

[@rahuldwivedi4758]

Your third point doesn’t make any sense. If your first point of entry isn’t your main destination, that country won’t even issue you a visa at the first place and will ask you to get the visa from where you’re going to be staying the longest. What wizz airlines did here is bizarre. Lack of knowledge on the part of the official caused an horrible experience to the OP.

[@SandeepBhagyawant]

@@rahuldwivedi4758 even though the Schengen rules say you can enter anywhere...border control is much easier if it’s the same as visa issuing country. Else the officers start grilling and it can become trouble or a bad experience. It’s fine with heavy traffic airports like Paris Frankfurt but not others, expect a rough ride.

[@SandeepBhagyawant]

Single PNR ticket is thumb rule when crossing borders. To be honest ...you took things too lightly. And you are hoping at every step that things will work out.. Remember it’s your holiday, insure it with some prep.

[@Stories2Tell_]

Learnt it the hard way sir! Things weren't this strict / unnecessarily hard before 2020

[@gurpreetsingh-jq1xf]

Bhai tourist visa hai issued from Swiss embassy and I’m planing to enter from Italy (New Delhi to Italy)direct flight koi problem toh nai hogi? Or indeed to enter through Switzerland?

[@Stories2Tell_]

Sir, i would suggest calling up the airline (jiska aapne Delhi - Italy ticket book kiya hai) & double checking with them. Email pe bhi le lena confirmation aap un se after speaking on call - for your particular case

[@Stories2Tell_]

Waise Switzerland to Italy ki drive bhi acchi hai :) But Switzerland ke issued Schengen Visa ki kaafi value hai - Italy airline should not deny entry ideally. Also, since you're flying directly from Delhi - that will help your case. (Unlike in our case jahan Slovakia se issued Schengen Visa tha & flight was landing in Hungary via Dubai)

[@gurpreetsingh-jq1xf]

Thanks😀😀

[@sheikhmohammadshahzeb5566]

@gurupreetsingh-jq1xf were you able to land in italy and did you face any issues? I have a similar situation as I have an upcoming trip to italy and austria and will be arriving in Italy although have a visa issued from Austrian Embassy. We will be departing from Austria though.

[@gurpreetsingh-jq1xf]

@@sheikhmohammadshahzeb5566 no there was no issue I landed safely in Italy without any problems

[@sameerquazi2626]

Here is my take on this, just read the description. Yu couldn't swing for any other schenghen country, apart from the mentioned list? Really? I have applied for Austrian student Visa, and still know the basic shit that Newly appointed EU countries like Solvenia, Slovakia, Romania etc have the rule that you must enter EU from that country itself. Did you really not know what transit visa is? And who TF books shit flight like Wizz air? Wizz & Ryan Air are know to be cheap flights, and you can carry only 1 carry on baggage, which has to be small. Did this family in all seriousness not do one bit of research? Also, dubai transit visa takes 2 days, and it is available online, it is an e-visa. You really couldnt get that either?

[@Stories2Tell_]

Appreciate you taking time out for a detailed comment to enrich the community😊 But back in April, May 2022 - immediately after the start of Russia Ukraine War & the first summer holidays post the '20 & '21 washout Covid years - there were actually NO vida slots available for any other Schengen countries!! Traveling to East Europe was coming out to be far more expensive than even West Europe (in the context of global happenings of 2022) - Wizz Air offered good budget travel option. But yea, never travel by Wizz Air. But above all, yes, it was a mistake to incorrectly assume no visa would be required to just move from the Arrival section of the same terminal in DXB to Departure of that same terminal in DXB!

[@AlickSengupta]

U did visa from the country u won't travel in schengen . That is a big mistake

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@AlickSengupta It’s not that simple :) How do the Airport officials know in advance we will not travel to the country that gave us Schengen visa (Slovakia)? We had all the bus, hotel bookings to show we will be traveling to Slovakia! And landing directly into Slovakia is not possible from New Delhi - at least 2 places one had to change flights (last year). Problem was of weird restrictions imposed by Europe after Covid & esp from transit hubs like DXB to silently punish Indians after the Russia-Ukraine war Unavailable Visa appointment Slots from Indian cities is a similar punishment by Europe (for siding with Russia)

[@sudarshansawale1835]

You should not choose self transfer flights

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@sudarshansawale1835 well said!

[@Saintansal]

Sue with all dur respect, Even airlines know ki log kya kya jo hol kar sakte hain hain they know that singles only carry handbags to get cheep flights. To baki ka paisa kaise niklega ? Married or affluent logon se jo handbags mein sab nahi rakh sakte.

[@Stories2Tell_]

Sir, ye Wizz Air airline in particular kaafi haraami hai.. aisa pata chala later from travelers in Dubai, East Europe

[@sahilpandir3586]

what a total nighmare. i have travelled several times to schengen area. port of entry has nothing to do with visa issuing country for schengen.

[@Stories2Tell_]

Yes, that was what i was told too - and had experienced myself in 2019. But by 2022, if you're landing into EU from a hub like DXB (after coming to Dubai from your home country, without a UAE visa)- it had become a problem indeed that your port of EU entry is different from Visa issuing Schengen country...

[@sahilpandir3586]

It can happen. It's just bad luck. I just travelled to Spain but got my visa issued from belgium embassy. I didn't face any issue. On top I didn't even go to belgium on this trip. That's why it's SCHENGEN state. You can travel freely anywhere in the schengen state.

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@sahilpandir3586 as it rightly should be 👏👏 Hope you had fun in Spain!! Visa delays season here though now - May - June

[@sunysingh5343]

Bhai portugal ka schengen visa hai kya me india se sida germany enter kr sakta hu

[@Stories2Tell_]

Yes, i. directly wo flight lena aap jo India se Germany mein land kar rahi hai ii. kya aapke Portugal 🇵🇹 Schengen visa pe "Multi Entry" likha hua hai? If yes, it will be further easier to directly goto Germany 🇩🇪

[@sunysingh5343]

Single entry lika ha8 visa pe aur flight i dia se zurich ki hai aur zurich se germnay?

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@sunysingh5343 agar ek hi airline hai (single PNR) from India to Zurich to Germany - toh problem nahi hogi. Agar Zurich mein airline change karoge (i.e. change of PNR), tab issue ho sakta hai... Issliye best to have a direct flight to Germany from India (even if it is hopping in Zurich or some other city- then the PNR will be same)

[@kukusely7150]

Nice sir

[@Stories2Tell_]

thanks sir; hope this sharing of experience is helpful to other travelers 🙂

[@bhojjadamotabanda]

All this only because you chose to book Wizz Air. There is no such rule regarding entry point to be the same as visa issuing country. I have traveled multiple times to Schengen area and landed at airports other than those who issued the visa. Low Cost Airlines like Wizz Air, Pegasus etc are notorious for this harassment, especially towards South Asians and I have been reading experiences for years. I don't know how you missed it. Never use low cost airlines for intercontinental travel. Bratislava doesn't even have much international connectivity and most people who travel to Slovakia land in another Schengen country. Most people from India travel to the Schengen area using Air France, KLM or Lufthansa and thus enter through France, the Netherlands or Germany regardless of who issued the visa.

[@Stories2Tell_]

You are absolutely 💯 right ✅. Thank you for sharing your experience & take away too after watching this video 🙏 Will help all immensely

[@arshdeepjoshi2305]

Why you dont book direct flight to slovakia instead of wasting so much time and money

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@arshdeepjoshi2305 no direct flights from New Delhi to Bratislava (Slovakia) or Budapest (Hungary)

[@krishnakishoreramadugu3754]

What an ordeal !

[@Stories2Tell_]

Ordeal continues for so many, even 2 summers later:- www.news18.com/amp/viral/delhi-man-loses-rs-3-5-lakh-after-schengen-visa-for-greece-holiday-denied-8875497.html

[@shabannoorani1088]

ajeeb kahani hai .. be blessed infuture..

[@Stories2Tell_]

Thanks sir! The problem is that the South Asian passports don't hold much value across Western world

[@TyLer-dd3im]

Sounds like lack of research

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@TyLer-dd3im lack of research into changed post-Covid19 travel rules..

[@niaz.shovon]

I could explain this whole situation probably under 3 minutes. Too much unnecessary details. You guys made basic mistakes. Always keep error margins while you make a travel plan.

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@niaz.shovon Appreciate your feedback 🙏

[@MuhammadAli-et6nh]

Jab bagair research ke gavar log travel karein toh aisa hi hota hai pehle toh Air India ne bagair Visa board kese karne diya to UAE lol 😂

[@Stories2Tell_]

Schengen Visa toh tha na! Delhi - Dubai - Paris ki flight ke liye UAE visa nahi chahiye hota na bhai- if not exiting the airport

[@Vitchu911]

@@Stories2Tell_UAE visa is required for collecting luggage

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@Vitchu911 right ✅. had assumed at that time it won't be required if other flight from same terminal 🥲

[@ShashiKant-xq3yu]

Ye chote chote KZbinr Travel Agent se book na kra k 2000-4000 save kr lakho ka nuksan krte hai. Or bakio ka b krvayenge

[@Stories2Tell_]

Ye Airline (Wizz Air) galat le liya sir. Ye galti phir nahi karenge!

[@junaidniazi2264]

These EU come to india without any visa but creates problems when v go there

[@Stories2Tell_]

Mashallah, kya khoob baat kahi aapne!

[@saurabhmodi1993]

It's all about Language...? omg

[@Stories2Tell_]

@@saurabhmodi1993 The only way to increase the value of India passport is by having a US Visa on it

[@saurabhmodi1993]

@@Stories2Tell_ well you Deserve it

[@sanjaygrover2955]

Ye hai hi sutiya video banate time kabhi english kabhi hindi or ise kuch nhi pta visa start nhi hua or ye ticket book kar li isne

[@Stories2Tell_]

arrey Schengen Visa lene ke liye bhi pehle ticket book karni padti hai sir