How do embassies verify hotel/flight bookings?

[gregshukla]

Hi all,

I am just curious, and maybe someone has a reply. How are embassies/consulates which process visas able to verify hotel and flight bookings?

I know one person who edited old Ryanair and EasyJet e-tickets to be used as flight bookings when he was going to apply for a visa at the Italian consulate in Edinburgh. Other people might be doing the same for their flight and hotel bookings. Is it common practice? Do you know of people who do the same?

Is there any way visa officers can actually verify that flight e-tickets for low-cost airlines are even real?? How about for hotels?

Cheers,
Greg.

PS: I would never dream of doing this and getting blacklisted ever! Just curious though how people can get away with doing this.

[immihelp]

They may not verify everything every time, but you should always write truth and only truth.

By any chance, if they find out that you have lied about anything (even if minor thing), you will be in big trouble.