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Flight Itinerary for Visa Application in Senegal
A flight reservation built for the file a consulate reads, not a fare you're holding if the answer comes back no. Real airline, flight number, routing and PNR, emailed as a PDF within about a minute of paying. Search from Dakar, then book the actual ticket once the visa is granted.
- ✓ PDF in your inbox in about a minute
- ✓ A real airline, flight number and PNR
- ✓ Pay with your Senegalese card at checkout
- Airline
- Real carrier & flight number
- Passengers
- As printed on the passport
- Reference
- Booking ref & PNR
- Delivery
- PDF by email, under a minute
Get a flight reservation for your Senegal visa
A consulate wants to see a coherent plan before it decides. Buying the ticket first is the expensive way to hand it one.
Under the ECOWAS free movement protocol, a Senegalese passport crosses West Africa without a visa at all – and as of January 2026, that zone covers twelve states rather than fifteen, following the formal exit of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. None of that ease carries over to Europe, North America or the Gulf. A Schengen file, a UK Standard Visitor application, a US interview or a Canadian permit all ask the same three things: where, when, and on which flight.
Dakar runs several separate intake points rather than one. France's Schengen applications go through VFS Global on behalf of the French Consulate; Belgium's run through TLScontact instead. Italy's go through BLS International for the Italian Embassy, and Spain's are lodged directly with the Spanish Consulate General. The UK only gained its own Visa Application Centre in Dakar – run by VFS Global, at the Atryum-Center on Route de Ouakam – in November 2024; before that, the centre a guide points you to may simply not have existed yet.
Buying the actual fare while that file is still open settles nothing a consulate asked for. Guidance from Schengen states is explicit that what's wanted at this stage is a travel plan, not a receipt – and an international fare bought early is one you're negotiating a change or a refund on the moment an appointment or a processing time shifts, which is well outside your control once it's paid for.
What a Schengen officer, a UK caseworker or a US consular officer in Dakar is actually weighing is whether the trip holds together on paper: dates that agree with the hotel booking or the invitation letter, and a flight specific enough to check rather than take on faith.
A file that names no flight, or names one too vague to verify, is the one that comes back with more questions. An airline, a flight number and a reference that resolves turns "I'll book it once I have the visa" into something the file can actually point to.
Who needs this flight reservation for visa
Senegalese applicants asked to put a trip on paper before a mission outside West Africa has approved it.
- ✓ Schengen visa (France, Italy, Spain, Belgium and the rest of the area)
- ✓ UK Standard Visitor visa
- ✓ US B1/B2 visitor visa
- ✓ Canada visitor visa, study or work permit
- ✓ Italy long-stay work or study (national) visa
- ✓ Any embassy or airline asking for proof of onward or return travel
What a flight reservation for visa costs from Senegal
One fee per itinerary regardless of how many sectors it covers, plus a small addition for each extra traveller. It's a fraction of an actual international fare out of Dakar, and none of it depends on the visa being granted.
One sector in one direction – suited to a study move to Italy or a work relocation with no return date to declare.
Departure and return together, the shape most Schengen, UK and US visitor files from Senegal are actually checked against.
A single price at any number of sectors, including a trip that lands in France and leaves through Spain, or the reverse.
- Each extra adult FCFA 8,500 · $15
- Each child (2–11) FCFA 5,700 · $10
- Each infant (under 2) FCFA 2,800 · $5
Charged in US dollars ($15 / $19 / $25). XOF figures are indicative, converted at FCFA 567.84 to $1 on 8 August 2026 – your bank sets its own rate on the day, so expect a small difference.
Your provisional flight booking: search, list, pay, download
No account to open first, and no queue at a centre before you're ready to file.
Find a flight that's actually operating
Put in your route and dates out of Dakar, or wherever the trip genuinely begins. The result is checked against live schedules, so it's a service that's really flying.
List every traveller
Enter each traveller's name exactly as it appears on the passport's data page, in the order shown there – the full party goes on one document.
Pay FCFA 8,500
FCFA 8,500 one-way, FCFA 10,800 round-trip, FCFA 14,200 multi-city. The charge is in US dollars, and your card issuer sets the CFA franc figure on the day.
Collect the PDF
As soon as payment clears, the PDF is sent. Order Lookup can bring it back up later with your email and booking reference.
Paying for your provisional flight booking from Senegal
More than one option actually works here – read on before you assume a mobile money balance alone will clear it.
A standard Visa or Mastercard clears it directly
A debit or credit card from a Senegalese bank – CBAO, Société Générale Sénégal, Ecobank, UBA or Banque de l'Habitat du Sénégal among others – works at checkout the same way it would on any other international site.
Orange Money can reach it too, through the right card
A plain Orange Money balance can't authorise a dollar charge like this one on its own. The OM Card, a Mastercard-backed virtual card issued through the Max It app, bridges the wallet into the regular card network – if you've already requested one, it works exactly like the card option above.
The CFA franc figure you'll actually see
About FCFA 8,500 one-way, FCFA 10,800 round-trip and FCFA 14,200 multi-city. The charge itself settles in US dollars, so the exact CFA franc figure is set by your card issuer on the day.
Stripe processes your card over an encrypted connection our servers never see. No bank transfer, no agent in the loop – and we'll never ask you to send money that way.
What your dummy flight ticket actually shows
One PDF, sent within a minute of paying, laid out the way a consulate or a VAC expects proof of travel to read.
A dummy flight ticket naming an airline that's really on the schedule
Operating airline, flight number and aircraft type for every sector, taken from live schedule data rather than typed into a template.
Every connection shown as its own leg
Airports, dates and times across the full journey, with any change of flight through Paris, Casablanca or Brussels set out openly rather than folded into a single line.
Names copied straight from the passport
Every traveller's name shown exactly as their data page prints it, next to a booking reference and PNR.
A reference that actually resolves
Look it up and a genuine booking comes back, because a real reservation sits behind it – the reason to use this rather than an edited image.
Departure airports for your dummy flight ticket from Senegal
Blaise Diagne International Airport, outside Dakar, is the country's international gateway and the only Senegalese airport in the search index. A trip starting anywhere else entirely – another West African capital, or a connecting hub in Europe – is no obstacle either.
| Airport | City | IATA |
|---|---|---|
| Blaise Diagne International Airport | Dakar | DKR |
Air France's year-round nonstop, running some 14 times a week – the route behind most Schengen files here. VFS Global's centre in Dakar processes the France applications this itinerary supports, on the French Consulate's behalf.
Iberia's year-round nonstop, several times a week – the route a Spanish Schengen file, lodged directly with the Spanish Consulate General in Dakar, is usually built around.
Air Senegal's seasonal nonstop, and the route a Belgian Schengen file supports – Belgium runs its own intake in Dakar through TLScontact rather than VFS Global.
Delta's year-round nonstop, and since Air Senegal withdrew from the route in 2024, the only nonstop service between the two countries. B1/B2 files follow an interview at the US Embassy in Dakar.
Air Transat's new nonstop, launching in 2026 twice weekly on an Airbus A321LR. Canadian visitor, study and work permit files go through the VAC in Dakar that VFS Global runs with IOM at Almadies.
Nothing flies this nonstop since Air Senegal dropped the route – expect a change through Paris or Casablanca, and put it on the itinerary as its own leg. UK Standard Visitor biometrics are given at VFS Global's centre in Dakar, open since November 2024.
Senegalese visa applications that ask for a flight reservation
What gets checked, and by which office, differs by destination. These are the corridors Senegalese applicants most often need an itinerary for.
Schengen Area
France takes the largest share of Schengen demand out of Senegal, filed through VFS Global's centre in Dakar. Belgium, Italy and Spain each run their own intake instead – TLScontact, BLS International and the Spanish Consulate General respectively – but every one of them is checking the same thing: a coherent, verifiable plan rather than a paid-for ticket.
United Kingdom
Standard Visitor applications go in online, with biometrics captured at VFS Global's Dakar centre – a service that only opened to Senegalese customers in November 2024. The decision itself is made outside Senegal.
United States
Nonimmigrant interviews take place at the US Embassy in Dakar. Since January 2026, applicants found otherwise eligible for a B1/B2 visa may be asked to post a bond of up to $15,000 – one more reason not to have already paid for the actual fare by the time that decision lands.
Canada
Visitor visa, study and work permit files go through the VAC that VFS Global operates with IOM at Almadies in Dakar. Processing can run long enough that a ticket bought at filing would likely need changing before any decision arrives.
Italy (long-stay work or study)
National visa applications for work or study go through BLS International in Dakar on the Italian Embassy's behalf, reflecting how large the Senegalese community in Italy already is. Tourist and business Schengen visas for Italy run through the same centre, usually turned around within a couple of working days.
Which centre handles which destination changes without much notice – the UK's Dakar centre is barely a couple of years old. Confirm the current process for your destination before you file.
What gets a Senegalese flight reservation for visa sent back
The document itself is rarely what causes the setback. Almost every problem traces back to the itinerary disagreeing with something else in the file.
A name that doesn't match the passport's data page
Whatever spelling or order you're used to using day to day, the application has to match the passport exactly – no shortened form, no reordering to fit a form's 'first name, last name' fields. Copy it character for character.
Filing at the wrong centre out of habit
Dakar runs a different intake point for nearly every destination – VFS Global for France, the UK and Canada; TLScontact for Belgium; BLS International for Italy; the Spanish Consulate General direct for Spain. An itinerary or covering letter built around the wrong one points a mission to the wrong place entirely.
A trip that contradicts the hotel booking or invitation
The itinerary is read next to whatever else supports the file – an invitation letter, a hotel reservation, an admission letter. A three-week itinerary against a five-night hotel booking is exactly the kind of gap an officer notices immediately, with no chance to explain it afterwards.
Skipping the return leg entirely
Visitor categories exist to weigh whether you're coming back. Leaving the return leg off doesn't help a case for genuine intent – it just leaves the question unanswered.
An edited image instead of a working reference
A doctored screenshot, or a booking reference that resolves to nothing, reads as an attempt to mislead rather than a thin file – and that impression outlasts the one application. Everything here draws from live flight data with a reference that genuinely checks out.
Ticketing the real flight to feel covered
Paying for the actual fare 'just in case' usually means a change fee once an appointment shifts, or the fare being written off entirely on a refusal – and for a US file, on top of a bond that can now run to $15,000. The reservation carries that exposure instead. Book the genuine ticket only once the visa is granted.
Questions about your flight itinerary for visa from Senegal
Questions applicants filing from Dakar and the rest of Senegal ask most before they order.
Am I meant to book the actual flight before I apply?
No – this stands in for the ticket at the application stage. The genuine fare gets booked once the visa is granted. Ticketing anything out of Dakar while the file is still open is exactly the exposure this avoids.
How much does a flight itinerary cost from Senegal?
Roughly FCFA 8,500 one-way, FCFA 10,800 round-trip and FCFA 14,200 multi-city, whatever the sector count on the multi-city document. Extra travellers add about FCFA 8,500 per adult, FCFA 5,700 per child aged 2–11 and FCFA 2,800 per infant. These are CFA franc conversions of the USD prices $15, $19 and $25 – your card is billed in dollars, and your issuer sets the exact franc figure on the day.
Can I pay with Orange Money?
A plain Orange Money balance can't authorise a dollar charge like this one directly. The OM Card, a Mastercard-backed virtual card requested through the Max It app, bridges the wallet into the international card network – otherwise, a standard Visa or Mastercard from a Senegalese bank works just as well.
Do I need a separate itinerary for a Schengen application and a UK application?
Yes – they're different files, usually with different travel dates, and each one is checked on its own. Ordering a fresh itinerary for each application costs the same FCFA 8,500 to FCFA 14,200 as ordering just one.
Is this a genuine reservation, or something generated to look like one?
It's a genuine reservation on a flight that's actually operating. Airline, flight number, aircraft, routing and times all come from live flight data, and the PDF carries a booking reference and PNR that Order Lookup can retrieve later. It isn't a paid ticket – a reservation is what most missions are actually asking for at this stage.
How fast will it reach me?
Within about a minute of paying, at any hour. Generating it the same morning as an appointment at a centre in Dakar works fine.
Does a visa application centre actually take this as evidence?
VFS Global, TLScontact and BLS International collect supporting documents on behalf of the consulate rather than deciding the case, and a genuine flight reservation is exactly the kind of travel-plan evidence they gather. Specific requirements still vary by destination, so confirm your current checklist.
Which Senegalese airport should I search from?
Blaise Diagne International (DKR), outside Dakar, is the one in the search index – it's the country's only major international gateway. Building an itinerary from an airport outside Senegal entirely is no obstacle either, if that's genuinely where your trip starts.
What if a consulate actually checks the booking reference?
It resolves, because a real reservation sits behind it – that's the entire difference between this and an edited screenshot. What's under review is whether your travel plan is coherent, not whether an airline's already been paid.
Does the itinerary need replacing if my plans shift?
It keeps showing exactly the flight and dates you chose at checkout – it isn't refreshed automatically. Because appointments can move, order it close to your actual submission date with departure set safely afterwards. A fresh one costs the same FCFA 8,500 if your dates change.
What happens if the visa application is refused?
You're paying for the document's production and delivery, not for the decision itself – that stays with the mission. Exposure tops out at FCFA 8,500–FCFA 14,200, well below an international fare that's rarely refundable once refused.
Get your dummy flight ticket ready, not the real ticket bought
Search a live flight out of Dakar, add your travellers, and pay by card. The PDF is ready before the rest of the file comes together – about FCFA 8,500, with the real fare waiting until there's a visa to use it for.
Get your flight itinerary – from FCFA 8,500