Bhutanese travellers may refer to the following links against each country for visa procedure and requirement of documents to process visa and kindly note the following:
Bhutanese travellers applying for Schengen visa would have to go in person to submit biometrics at the time of visa application with effect from November 2015. The Schengen visas for the countries such as Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, France, the Czech Republic, Iceland (only biometrics), Japan, UK, Australia (biometrics), Lebanon and Malta (only long term visas) are processed at VFS, Thimphu (Office#17176868). Applicants are also encouraged to visit this site which contains common information for Schengen visas https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/deu/common-information.
Bhutanese transiting through airports in the Schengen Area do not require transit visas provided that they do not exit the international transit area of the airport. However, please bear in mind that if you need to exit the international transit area of the airport and pass through immigration check points before taking your connecting flight, you will have to apply for an Airport Transit Visa. Further, if you need to transit through more than one airport in the Schengen Area, you will need to apply for a regular Schengen Visa (Type C). You will also have to apply for a regular Schengen Visa (Type C) in case you need to leave the airport in order to take your flight in another airport within the same country. Detailed information can be found at https://www.
Citizens of Bhutan must be in possession of a valid Passport while entering/ exiting India from/ to a place other than their respective country.
They must be in possession of a passport and visa for India if he/she is entering India from China, Macau, Hong Kong and Pakistan.
The visa application and other required documents should be accompanied by a letter issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Bhutan, instructing RBE, New Delhi, to facilitate visa processing.
The visa application and other required documents must reach RBE, New Delhi, THREE WEEKS in advance before the travel date in order to obtain a visa on time.
RBE does not take responsibility if visas are not obtained on time due to non-timely submission or non-provision of required documents to process visas.
The passport and visa application documents have to be sent through the Diplomatic Bag of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade and passports will be returned through the same channel after visas are obtained from concerned missions.
Kindly note that the visa application documents sent by hand or other courier services will not be accepted.
Note:
For Official and Diplomatic Passport holders traveling to Australia for official purposes, the application (online) must be accompanied by an official Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade.
For system-related (technical) issues: Applicants are advised to raise a request themselves directly with the ImmiAccount Technical Support Team (ImmiAccount Technical Support Form).
For client related issues: Applicants are advised to submit a request via the Australian Immigration Enquiry Form at Australian Immigration Enquiry Form (homeaffairs.gov.au)
