Common use of VISA APPLICATIONS Clause in Contracts

VISA APPLICATIONS. The company can assist with Visa applications for the group as a whole, but not individually. As soon as the company is informed in writing about the nationality of all the tour members, the type, country of issue, available pages in the passports, previously issued visas, previous customs stamps and expiry date of all the passports (which ever necessary), the company will forward the necessary required documents and processes applicable for each member for each destination to the client to have the document completed and the requirements met. Some countries require visitors to apply for a visa in person. All relevant documentation for the application of visas for all tour members must be handed over to the company at least eight weeks before commencement of the tour, or earlier if so requested by the company. If the company does not receive all fully and correctly completed visa applications and all outstanding requirements 6 weeks before departure of the group, the company will not further assist and the group will have to arrange their own visas. The company will not be responsible in any way for any losses to any party due to late documentation, and any signatory hereto waves any claims against the company, on behalf of all parties involved in the tour. Some embassies need proof of an issued airline ticket for the visa application. The company can only provide the client with airline tickets for the members of the tour 10 (ten) days after receiving final payment of the tour costs. In such an event the payment schedule and final payment deadline might be changed by the company. The Company ensures to inform the client well in advance of such action. There will be no refund of tour money or any other payments made in terms of the payment schedule if a tour member’s visa application is unsuccessful, whether it was due to late or incomplete documentation, or whether due to the relevant embassy declining the visa or any other reason whatsoever.