Visa Help! - Goa Discussion Forum, Holiday Forums

Visa Help!

SteveM

2007-10-17 16:32:25

I'm off to Goa Saturday and I havent got my tourist visa yet as my 6 yr old son is not well, The plan is to go tomorrow morning at Birmingham very early.

Has anybody recently been to Birmingham to get their visas and
what difficulties might I encounter.

Fiona could this thread be left for a few hours before being designated to the proper visa thread if possible.

Elliebee

2007-10-17 16:40:57

Steve you be ok as Fiona is in India.

All I can say is :omg

with the things the way they are at the moment with the Visa's I think you would be very very lucky to get one by Saturday. Have you rang Birmingham and explained the situ to them?

Good luck mate, I hope you get to Goa :gluck

tomitma

2007-10-17 17:13:43

They may be doing the same as other embassies, and giving you a ticket to come back on another day. As they are issuing only 50 visa's a day, I would get there very, very, early, and start the queue, if I was you, you have indeed left it late, I hope that you get the visa's OK, But I would be worrying if it was me.
Gayle

SteveM

2007-10-17 17:21:43

Thanks Elliebee & Tomitma

I have rang the Emergency visa helpline and they said if I was early enough and have my plane tickets stating the date of the flight I would be 99% guaranteed, but my luck of late the 1% would apply to me. Watch this space! :shock:

Polly50

2007-10-17 17:24:21

Good Luck Steve!!! Let us now how you get on.

Miccie

2007-10-18 08:17:56

Good luck Steve, after that stress your going to need to get on that plane!

SteveM

2007-10-18 16:10:37

Thanks for the support H'Ters

I arrived at 5.30am and by 6.0am there were about 80-100 people in the queue. I was given a ticket when they opened, I was 41st in the queue and managed to get my visas. They allowed everyone else who were travelling to India within 7 days visas. They said several times that 50 tickets had been allocated and no more were allowed, but a few people over the number 50 still got visas.

So in 48 hours I fly. :lol:

roxey

2007-10-18 16:12:21

Have a fantastic time

Gemma33

2007-10-18 16:13:56

Thats great news Steve, have a fantastic time. Hope your little boy is keeping much better now.

datsun05

2007-10-18 16:18:01

Good news mate have a great time.

Have to get my visa soon, travelling on Dec 17th, has anyone used the Edinburgh office recently as its always been easy to get a visa in the past there but not sure if it has been effected by all this recent visa nonsense.