Dummy Flight Ticket for a Schengen Visa

A Schengen application is read as one story: when you arrive in the Schengen area, where you stay, and when you leave. The flight reservation fixes the first and last dates of that story.

What the consulates usually ask for

Most Schengen consulates and their visa centres list a return flight reservation or itinerary, and several advise applicants not to buy a ticket before the visa is granted. Check the checklist of the consulate handling your application — it is the only list that counts.

Making the dates agree

• The arrival date matches the first night of your hotel booking
• The departure date matches the last night
• Your travel insurance covers every day between them
• The dates on the application form are the same as on all three

Which country's consulate

Apply to the country where you spend the most nights, or where you first enter if the stays are equal. The flight can arrive in a different Schengen country — the itinerary just has to make sense.

Timing the reservation

Appointments are often booked weeks ahead and holds expire. Take the reservation close to the appointment, and compare its printed expiry with the day the file will be checked.

What DummyAir provides

A return reservation with the airline's own PNR for every traveller on one order, ₹400 per passenger per direction, plus 18% GST — ₹472 for one passenger one way with 25% off for a return, and a hotel voucher for ₹100 if you need one. Some consulates want a paid ticket — their checklist will say.