Applying for visas to multiple countries at the same time requires planning. Your passport can only be in one place, bank statements expire after 7 days, and appointment slots fill up fast. This page explains how to sequence your applications.
The Core Problem: Passport Availability
Most embassy visa applications require submitting your original passport. While it's at the Brazilian embassy, you can't submit it to Jordan. This creates a bottleneck that shapes your entire timeline.
🏛️ Embassy Visas
- • Brazil, Jordan, etc.
- • Passport required
- • 2-4 weeks processing
🌐 E-Visas
- • Cambodia, Kenya, etc.
- • No passport submission
- • 1-7 days processing
Strategy
Apply for embassy visas first, then handle e-visas once your passport is back.
📅Sample 90-Day Timeline for Multi-Country Trip
Scenario: Planning trips to Brazil + Cambodia + Azerbaijan
WEEK 1-2 Document Preparation
- 📄 Get bank statements stamped (expire in 7 days)
- 💼 Request employment letter from HR
- 📸 Get passport photos (check each embassy's specs)
- 🏨 Book refundable hotels for all destinations
WEEK 3-4 Embassy Visa Application (Brazil)
- 📝 Submit Brazil visa application with all documents
- 👆 Attend biometrics appointment
- 🛂 Your passport is now with the embassy
- ⛔ Don't apply for other embassy visas
WEEK 5-6 Wait + E-Visa Preparation
- ⏳ While waiting, prepare e-visa documents
- 🇰🇭 Fill Cambodia eVisa form (save but don't submit)
- 🇦🇿 Fill Azerbaijan ASAN Visa form (save but don't submit)
WEEK 7-8 Passport Returns + E-Visa Submission
- ✅ Receive passport back with Brazil visa
- 🇰🇭 Submit Cambodia eVisa (3 days processing)
- 🇦🇿 Submit Azerbaijan ASAN Visa (3 days processing)
WEEK 9-10 Final Bookings
- 🎉 All visas in hand
- ✈️ Book non-refundable flights
- 🏨 Finalize hotel reservations
- 🛡️ Purchase travel insurance
🏦Bank Statement Timing
Bank statements are the most time-sensitive documents. Most embassies reject statements older than 7 days from submission date.
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Plan: Get statements stamped 2-3 days before your appointment
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Backup: Know your bank's turnaround time for re-issuing
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Multiple countries: You may need fresh statements for each embassy
🔄What to Do When Applications Overlap
If you need two embassy visas (not e-visas), sequence them:
📁Document Organization System
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Naming: Country_DocumentType_Date (e.g., Brazil_BankStatement_2026-01-15.pdf)
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Cloud: Google Drive or Dropbox — accessible from phone at embassy
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Physical: Keep 3 photocopies of every document
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Checklist: Track what's submitted vs. pending per country
❌Common Mistakes That Delay Applications
Always check the date requirement
If rejected, you lose the money
Can't apply anywhere else until it's back
Each embassy has specific dimensions
Embassies check for consistency
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