Hi Gardener,

I have read in a previous post that Edinburgh asked for an additional £2:00, did you send £30:00 per Visa application.
Thanks
Dave

Just went home for lunch and there on the mat were my visas!!!!!! I live in South Wales and posted them to Birmingham on 9th August thinking or bust! I added an extra £2 for postal as I thought the less there was for them to find something wrong the better. Low and behold they are now in the passports and back in the safe ready for November.

Bring it on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was thinking of trying to get everything correct but you are right and I am sure they wont refuse my extra £1:00 (X4) !!
Thanks
Dave

DaveC I believe both require £1 admin fee per visa on top of the £30
cheers Lyn x

friend going to Liverpool on Saturday for visa and just wondering what is best time to get there ?

Hi Dave

I just posted £30.00 postal orders and nothing else extra.

Regards

Hi oap!

It opens at 9:30, fnishes at 4pm with an hours break for lunch. Never been before so I'm not sure what time people will be arriving.

I'm aiming to be there for about half 8.

i have been waiting for a reply from london for 5 weeks!!!!

I also emailed London weeks ago and am still waiting for a reply.

Just went home for lunch and there on the mat were my visas!!!!!! I live in South Wales and posted them to Birmingham on 9th August thinking or bust! I added an extra £2 for postal as I thought the less there was for them to find something wrong the better. Low and behold they are now in the passports and back in the safe ready for November.

Quote"Yipee Yipee Yipee Just went home for lunch and there on the mat were my visas!!!!!! I live in South Wales and posted them to Birmingham"

I bet your relieved now you got your visas back ok.
I also live in South Wales but can't apply for mine until beginning of October, but am going to chance posting them. Birmingham seems to be issuing them for this area. Keeping my fingers crossed

When applying for visas by post to Birmingham for a married couple, can you send both passports together and enclose a single special recorded delivery envelope for their return or does each one have to be dealt with separately on an individual basis?.

Just send them together with 1 reply envelope - no problem

i would just like to assure everyone that the adress for "PUJA TRAVEL" is CORRECT!!!! the reason for the cofusion is that they have moved thier premisis since giving it to HCI.
to reiterate, the address is :- 445 kenton road, kenton harrow, middlesex. HA3 OXY

Send £30 for each visa required & £10 handling charge for each visa.
hope this will clarify things. BOB

Went to the Liverpool Visa surgery over the weekend!! Arrived at 8:20am (didn't open till 9:30) and we were 21 st in the que.

Organised chaos - but managed to get visas and be gone by 11:30am so all in all not too bad.

Next Liverpool surgery is the 1st of December.

Hi all i am new to this site as our son has convinced us to visit Goa this December for Christmas.
Very excited about our family trip, untill we were about to apply for visa's.
Joined this excellent site to get all the info on what others are going to do.
For everyones information I have pasted a couple of email's from Puja Travel and I hope this helps and Clears up any confusion re their service and postal address.

1st email
Dear Madam

Our cost is GBP20.00 per passport plus the visa fees. Yes we do accept payment by cheques. The total cost is to be made to us - we do not accept part payments. The total cost will be GBP50.00 per passport.

For any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thanks

Regards,

2nd email
Hi



We will send it as special delivery but you will need to send us pre-paid special delivery envelope for us to send you your passport back to you. Pls send your passport to it to below address.



Also note if you have not yet arranged your travel itinerary than we can assist you with you travel arrangement.



445 Kenton Road

Kenton
Harrow
Middlesex HA3 0XY


Thank you



Again I hope this helps
and look forward to reading posts in all category's of a Goan holiday.
Inger

Went to Birmingham other day.

got in queue about 8-55 it opened about 9-30 was about 60th in the queue but were out by 10-10 spent enjoyable day in Birmingham for lunch before had to return back to the consulate in the Jewellry quarter for 3pm and was there 5 mins this time and collected them.

Quite a long day but if you have the time make the most of it and it does not take long

Hi Inger,

The information I received from Puja Travel today, slightly contradicts yours. I was told the same thing as Bob the bus in that the processing fee for each visa is £10 and not £20 with the visa fee on top.

I think what I will do is before I send off my application forms to them, I will telephone them to confirm whether it is £10 or £20 each.

Sheila.

Just thought I would let everyone know, I have just been on the Birmingham Embassy website and there is a notice stating that they will no longer be issuing postal visas as from Monday 10th September, they have a list of travel agents that will handle visa applications and the furthest north is Doncaster. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Debs