Leave the "port of exit" blank, wont be a problem.
Think it's more for those who plan touring ie:- arriving at one airport and leaving via another, which by the way you are not allowed to do on charter flights.

Thanks for the info I thought the same untill some agency told me they would reject them if I didnt fill it in. Saying that they want to charge me £70 per visa so could be telling me anything!!!
I have just heard mixed reports and am getting confused.
have you actually left this blank and got away with it?
Dont want to risk it and get charged twice thats all.
Sorry to be a pain!

Yea, me and quite a few others all left it blank. If you type in exit on the online form it still comes out blank when you print it out.
Don't even think about being a pain, you are not alone by far this season.
Plenty of nightmare stories re- visas.
I had mine refused for no apparent reason, phoned them and returned applications as they were and passed the test second time around.

Thats great!
As soon as I get home I will be posting my Visas.

Thank you very much Eddie.

Always nice to get fast and helpful responses

Well Max Spielman it is then & thanks everyone for the help yet again,I would be lost wothout your support.

Wheres the best place to go and get the 2 x 2 photos?

do it yourself with id4you we did it and printed ourselves quite simple really and at a fraction of cost

Hi All, a few mention dont forget to download and sign the declaration form, but i cant find it the the VFS Site, does anyone have a link.

Cheers

Hi,
here is the link for the declaration.

http://in.vfsglobal.co.uk/pdf/Declaration.pdf

Cheers for that, sure it will help quite a few peeps.

Cheers

Hi everyone,time to return after a 3 year absence.
Smiles on face reading this forum after so long.
Seems that all the niggles are still in place.
Happy to see the beautiful River Princess is still intact (is it still getting moved shortly)
Struggling with visa application can anyone answer a few questions please .

Is it better to take application to Manchester office or just post to Hayes with special delivery.
If posting is Hayes office the main one for postal applications
I have not booked yet,waiting for better prices for march so I presume I can apply for the visa before booking holiday if so then what are the indian 2 references I put down.
Am I right in thinking you fill in the online form, send it electronically and then print off the copy of the application and declaration and send that too.
Pretty much confused and want to get it right first time

Everything seems to change year in year out
Never seen as much protocal
If I didnt need the dentist then I think it would be back to Cancun
Pay for the visa when you leave the country in cash and everyones happy.
In the words of the famous meerkat Simpleees

Can I put the wife on the application or would I need to fully complete another form .
Sorry for so many questions.

Taximania
I'll try to answer some of your questions:

If you take to Manchester (assuming that it is within your 'jurisdiction') it will be quicker and the staff there will check that everything is OK.
If you post to Hayes, you run the risk of having your application returned if there is something wrong.
If it's not too much trouble for you to go to Manchester, I'd do that.

If you post, yes to HAYES - it's not the main one, it's the ONLY one

For referees, you could put the address of the hotel you're considering, they don't check. I also put the British Deputy High Commission of India, Mumbai. You can get the full address & phone no by googling.

Yes, fill the application in on-line, print it and the Declaration form off, sign them (make sure the signature is as near to that on your passport as you can make it 'cos some have been rejected for that reason AND sign inside the box, don't touch the sides), send with your photos and passport and payment if you haven't paid on-line and a RM SDE if you haven't opted to use their courier service.

Note the size and specifications of acceptable photos on the VFS website.

You do an application for each person.

Make a note of reference numbers for later tracking.

Dpending on your job, you might need a letter from your employer, see here:

http://in.vfsglobal.co.uk/touristvisa_CheckList.html

Good luck

Well just an update on the visa situation. As you know they were rejected for photo pictures, glare on my glasses although i wasnt wearing any So i sent them back and got up off my nightshift about 1pm to a text saying they were out for delivery from 8 am onwards.!!

I ran downstairs like an olympic sprinter but no card in door so i havent missed them. So Ive been wearing a hole in the floor and leaping up to the window like a demented meerkat for the last few hours. when suddenly theres a knock at my door.

The familiar red envelope is given to me and i go back into the house my hands literally shaking. I open the envolope, so far so good just passport no paperwork so I open it to check my visa and guess what................

Its there smiling back at me So ive been doing the dance of joy again and i can breath now.

CAN ANYONE AT HT TELL ME EXACTLY 2 TOURIST VISAS ARE GOING 2 COST ME BEEN ON VSGLOBAL WEBSITE SAYS £30 plus £924PAND £740P FOR POSTING BAC 2 ME THE AGENT WHICH I NORMALLY USE WANTS £75 EACH SO I AM GOING 2 TRY MYSELF DOWNLOAD FORMS FROM BIRMINGHAM DO I SEND THEM BACK 2 HAYS ,PLEASE CAN SOMEONE ENLIGHTEN ME AS I AM SO CONFUSED THANKS

Read the post above by prettypollycat - good info and answers for you there.

top totty

I know it works out at £78 .10 for two its £30 each and then £9.05 each for ad/min hope this helps you ...colleen

prettypollycat ; thank you for your time.

That about answers everything.
I will go the manchester route and let them double check everything, seems logical.

Would you make an appointment for the Manny office or just turn up their on spec pal ?

Thanks again

Taxi;

Taximania, you're very welcome.
I'm not sure about appointments as I did mine via post.

Toptotty (and Irishcolleen)
The cost of a visa is £30.00 plus £9.24 VFS fee (this went up from £9.05 when VAT increased to 20%).

You can pay the £7.40 for the courier return or enclose your own Royal Mail Special Delivery Envelope - make sure it's PREPAID and make a note of the reference number so you can track the return.
This will cost you £5.50 but VFS will only send 2 passports back to you in 1 envelope.

Using an agent can be a lot less stressfull but as you say, you pay a lot for it.
If you do it yourself, make sure you read all the information on the VFS website first.

thanks for the info i will send forms off tommorow fingers crossed ive done it all write