Man shares pic of massive paperwork required for Schengen visa. Twitter is shocked

A Twitter user named Saptarshi Prakash shared a picture of the Brobdingnagian visa paperwork and it simply looks like a small book.

Have you ever travelled abroad? If yes, then what we are going to show you will simply bring back some frustrating memories. If you haven’t gone abroad yet, then let us tell you the procedure you have to go through while applying for a visa. A Twitter user named Saptarshi Prakash shared a picture of the Brobdingnagian paperwork and it simply looks like a small book.

“Applying for a tourist visa to one of the most developed countries of the world. This is the amount of paper I'm supposed to carry to prove that I have the money to stay there and come back,” read the caption along with a picture of the papers required to be submitted for visa review.

Take a look:

Applying for a tourist visa to one of the most developed countries of the world. This is amount of paper I m supposed to carry to prove that I have the money to stay there and come back pic.twitter.com/QInMzzJzsV

Shocking, right? Netizens thought so too. According to some netizens, the visa procedure requires the declaration of bank statements, 3 years of ITR and several other documents. Phew, the booklet looks nothing short of a PhD thesis. While many people resonated with the post, others shared their stories of visa rejections while going abroad.

I know exactly what you meanhttps://t.co/9TLKzOQfBa

I remember applying for US business Visa and docs I had to carry were ITR of last three years, current offer letter, recommendation letter, old employment docs, bank statements, passport, adhar, flight tickets, PAN etc.Still they refused, as per them I might not come back