The American traveler shares his disappointment after his Indian tourist visa has been denied not once, but twice. Eli Snyder, a travel content creator trying to visit every country in the world, revealed that his ambitious plan was hit by failure when India refused his application e-Visa.
What did Snyder say about rejection?
On Instagram Snyder said he was “completely destroyed” by the decision. He described India as a “dream destination” and explained that he had planned a three -week trip.
“Absolute destinations for me, I wanted to go to India for a long time Verryyy and had planned a three -day trip that I was looking forward to all year (sic),” he wrote.
Aren’t the US citizens eligible for e-Visas?
American citizens are usually eligible for Indian e-Visa. Snyder said he assumed that the process would be simple, but was surprised when his application was twice rejected.
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“American citizens are entitled to Evis, which I thought there would be no big problem for me until I was refused, then rejected for the second time (sic),” he shared.
Could a Pakistanic mark be a reason?
Snyder suggested that the last visit to Pakistan could lead to his rejection. He also claimed that such rejection is becoming more common for travelers whose passports carry a Pakistanic mark.
“It seems that rejection like mine is an increasingly common event for applicants, who seems to all share one thing in common: Pakistani passports,” he wrote.
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How do they feel about India?
Despite the failure of Snyder, he expressed his admiration for Indian culture and kitchen.
“I’m really destroyed because I love Indian culture and people, but mostly their food. I long for Indian food when I’m happy, sad, hot, cold, healthy, hungry, morning, night, all hours of every day,” he added.
What about the privilege of the passport?
US citizens hold one of the strongest passports in the world and offer free entry into 111 countries and visa on arrival at 49 others, according to the Passport index.
Snyder acknowledged this in his post: “In my case, it is good that it is a valuable reminder of the privileges of passports that I enjoy, because many people go through significantly more work and headaches just to visit the countries I visit without having to do any work at all.”
Snyder, who has not yet been ready to give up, ended his Instagram post by promising in the near future to try to visit India again.
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