Does one need a visa for it? You don't have any precise trip dates, therefore you can't buy a ticket. In this scenario, you can apply for a visa using a dummy ticket. It can be submitted because it contains all the information needed to file for a visa. Even though your ticket is valid, you will lose a lot of money if your visa application is rejected. To minimize this loss, we thus use the visa from the dummy airline ticket. Hi there! In less than 10 minutes, you may get a dummy ticket for a visa for about INR350, or $5.