archived visa information request

Betty Boop

2007-07-25 18:16:17

Prices ranged from £10 - £25 - to 'only if you book your holiday with us'

..and certainly wasn't enamoured by the security aspect of the travel agents that I rung! (check back on my posts!)

fizzy2

2007-07-25 18:17:09

Sydney,

Sorry after that moan I forgot to say thanks for your reply to my previous post. :oops:

fizzy2

2007-07-25 18:19:31

Pam7,

Don't.............I'm REALLY panicking - Please someone give us some good news :lol:

Johnny G

2007-07-25 19:11:36

Why don't you just see what your "local" agents see and stop all this panick? :roll:

sleep_r_us

2007-07-26 11:07:22

I had a reply from the visa consulate and it's not good.

They say that BIRMINGHAM and LONDON do not accept postal applications.

However you can use FAST TRACK postal services which charge:

Normal delivery 4-5 days £60 per app.
Fast track 1-3 days £105 per app.

India Visa Office
P O Box 348
Grays Essex
RM17 9AG.

Spinner

2007-07-26 12:15:32

I have had an email from Birmingham after giving them my address and they have told me that they are happy to recieve my postal application

Also....oap had a response from Edinburgh saying that they were also happy to recieve applications from Cumbria where I live

I give up.....they need to put together a plan..something consistant between all the offices.

Just what is going on????

oap

2007-07-26 18:44:37

visa

Thanks Spinner, everything ready to go now just waiting for the weekend postal strike to be over.

Betty Boop

2007-07-26 19:31:58

Normal delivery 4-5 days £60 per app.
Fast track 1-3 days £105 per app.

India Visa Office
P O Box 348
Grays Essex
RM17 9AG

Now...that's not too far from me.....can you pick one up from there...or do they THEN send it off (ie...little man taking them) to HCI in London?

:cry:

Ah....its just a PO box? :cry:

fizzy2

2007-07-27 10:08:09

Johny G,

I don't use local "agents" and none of the authorised ones in London are anywhere near me (a 5 hour journey). However a friend in Derby is offering to send ours with his regular courier to Birmingham at the same time as he sends his application so this may be the answer for us. Other visa services locally charge ridiculous fees.

You say don't panic! I say "yeah right" :roll:

I am not the only one who is starting to panic judging by the number of posts on this thread. My main concern is that if Birmingham is gonna process a large percentage of those applications that are normally dealt with by London we will all be waiting much longer AND potentially IMO there is more chance for passports etc to become lost. (nightmare for everyone I think) However, I'll do my best to panic no more. :wink:

GoanMad Tony

2007-07-27 17:05:23

Had an e-mail back from Birmingham today, they wont deal with my application :roll:

minnie9

2007-07-27 17:25:43

Birmingham are obviously doing some areas by post and not others. I cant believe it hasnt occurred to them to state on their website which areas they are and are not doing!
It would save a lot of anxiety and confusion, not to mention that they wouldnt have to answer loads of emails!

Betty Boop

2007-07-27 17:41:17

I've still had no reply from Birmingham!!

GoanMad Tony

2007-07-27 17:48:00

Pam, took three days to get reply back :roll:

Betty Boop

2007-07-27 18:08:02

.....so HOW long can others expect their visas to be returned. :roll:

Mind you....I've not had a reply from my MP yet either! :lol:

Wonder if he's Indian? :lol:

sydney

2007-07-27 18:10:19

I don't understand, why deal with postal applications from people in some areas and not others?

Are they saying that if you live within a certain distance from them, you are expected to go there personally, if so, why not put it on their website?

I need to find someone to deal with my postal visas very soon as my boy is 50 this year and I want to surprise him with a holiday in Goa so he can have a birthday meal in his favourite restaurant.

minnie9

2007-07-27 18:17:26

Who knows Pam how long its going to take. Like I mentioned before I have been told I can apply by post but I wont be able to relax until I actually have the visas. I would send for them now if I could in case they change the rules again ( I wouldnt put it past them ) but I cant, we dont go till January.