Travel Counsellor - Varite India Pvt ltd (Deputed at Bank of America)
(2023-11 - 2026-01)
- Handle visa applications and formalities promptly for all the countries
- Provide the covering and invitation letter formats to Employees
- Handle all incoming travel requests through HR portal
- Assisting with any travel-related issues that may arise
- Arranging travel accommodations for business visitors
- Managing and processing all travel-related documentation, including payments, itineraries, visas, transport and Travel Insurance
- Negotiate on best rates through Hotels
- Coordinate with VFS and Consulate for any visa related issue
- Give general guidance and security measures to be followed while going for the interview
Senior Executive – Operations - Excellarate Software Solution Private Limited
(2022-03 - 2023-04)
- Manage end to end travel plans pan India efficiently and cost-effectively – airlines, transport, Visas and hotels
- Negotiate on best rates through vendors every time there is a travel occurrence
- Communicate with the person travelling regularly to keep them updated on logistics
- Manage emergency changes/cancellations in a professional and claim manner
- Handle visa applications and formalities promptly
- Handle all incoming travel requests and the processes that follow after
- Update HR on travel/leaves to be properly recorded
- Assisting with any travel-related issues that may arise
- Researching travel deals and evaluating prices and services
- Arranging travel accommodations for business visitors
- Creating, optimizing, and monitoring corporate travel policies
- Preparing travel budget reports
- Managing and processing all travel-related documentation, including payments, itineraries, visas and Travel Insurance
- Analysing and preparing reports on travel spend
- Filling in the USA online application for B1/B2 visa and provide the documentation list along with sample covering letter etc
- Filling in the UK online application for tourist and Business visa and provide the documentation list
- Provide the covering and invitation letter formats to Employees
Team Leader (Business Travel) - Cox and Kings Ltd
(2011-01 - 2019-09)
Cox & Kings is the longest established tours and travels company in the world. Established in 1758, headquartered in Mumbai with a presence in over 13 countries worldwide. Servicing includes destination management, domestic and international holiday packages, luxury travel, business, and MICE, NRI and foreign exchange solutions.
- Daily coordinating with corporate offices through the mail and phone pertaining to the visa process
- Handled all types of visa for all the countries
- Administer, communicate and trouble shoot with queries on the visa process
- Communicate with embassy / consulate regarding the visa status through the mail/ phone
- Recording all financial daily transactions and sending daily reports to the regional office and maintain the applicant data in excel sheet and weekly basis send the invoice copies to corporate and follow up regarding the payment
- Interacting and identifying the needs, suggest clients about the required visa procedure
- Visa updates given to all the corporate on time to time Scheduling online appointments with required Consulates
- Giving general guidance and security measures to be followed while going for the interview
- Arrange travel insurance and hotel bookings for corporate clients
- Filling the USA online application for B1/B2 visa and provide the documentation list along with sample covering letter etc
- Filling in the UK online application for tourist and Business visa and provide the documentation list
- Provide the covering and invitation letter formats to clients
Visa Executive - International Travel House LTD
(2009-09 - 2010-04)
- Handled all types of visas for all the countries
- Follow the guidelines given by the head Office at the proper time from our counterpart
- Access and verify the documents of corporate clients as required by the respective high commission
- Assisted clients with correct information for respective Visa they are applying for and updating them with the changes in the VISA processing from time to time and with holiday list of embassies
- Scheduling the interview for the corporate clients
- Handled submission, Inform the clients in case of additional documents asked by the embassy, generating reports at the end of the day and maintaining the record of work performed
- Coordinating with operation manager to solve the issues pertains to the clients
Officer - VFS India Pvt Ltd (UK Visa Application Center)
(2007-03 - 2008-06)
VFS India Pvt Ltd is a commercial partner for VISA processing of UK High Commission.
- Responsible for daily coordination with head operation authorities for tracking and other timely updates on regular basis
- Administer, communicate and trouble shoot with queries on the visa process
- Interacting and identifying the needs and suggest clients about the required procedural documents
- Scheduling budgets and recording all financial daily transactions and sending daily reports to the regional office
- General scrutiny of application forms, checking passports and other documents for submission for uk and Ireland
- Assisted applicants and travel agents with correct information for respective Visa they are applying for and updated them with the changes in the VISA processing from time to time
- Prepare the entries, like data entry of VISA page, scheduling the applicants for an interview and consolidating the day work in the form of reports and sending them to Zonal and head office
- Handle submission, follow up of applicants in case of additional information asked by the embassy, generating reports at the end of the day and maintaining the record of work performed
- Coordinating with the operation manager to solve the issues pertains to the applicants
