Hi all Can someone please help? My parents current hold 2-yr UK visit visa which is due to expire in June. The way I am planning their next trip, it is likely that they will be here in June. As the visa expires then, I want to apply for the 5/10yr visa now so that we avoid the hassle approaching vis...

Hello I am trying to get some clarity around the TB certificate requirement. I want to apply a Standard UK Visit Visa for my parents, who are currently on a Temporary long term residence visa in Canada. Though I have filled in the application for a 2 year period, they do not intend to (and cannot le...

It was posted. Paid at the VFS for the shipping. All the best.

Just checked and I got the reply the same day, albeit quite late (near midnight). If it helps, this is what I got: From: R.K. Duggal <ssvisa.london@mea.gov.in> Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2021, 23:07 Subject: Re: Urgent: Emergency Visa for Daughter (Minor) To: xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Info goswell <Info.goswell@vfshel...

Yes, I think I got the reply next day asking me to send all the docs via email to an address. The email also had the date of appointment. You will need to take that email printout with you. We got the appointment for the following Saturday (the emergency appointments only happen over the weekend). Y...

Hi, the email addresses I emailed to:
Ssvisa.london@mea.gov.in

Other email address I had also contacted was info.london@mea.gov.in

If you have a relative you are traveling with someone having an Indian passport, I suggest they do the email. It helped in my case.

Thanks and apologies for the late reply.
I had contacted the second secretary via email for this. Was given an emergency appointment on a Saturday at the Barbican VFS centre and the entry visa arrived within 2 working days.

I emailed the HCI (visa.london@mea.gov.in) with all the supporting documents on 23-11-2021 and today, have forwarded the same to info.london@mea.gov.in. Anyone who has had emergency visa issued recently? How long do they take to respond? I have been chasing VFS too. They arent picking calls up and d...

Thanks, I have got an appointment at Belfast for 10th December and my outbound flight is on 21st December. Is there a difference in the timeline for Entry visa and Tourist Visa? If in case of an Entry Visa, can someone please specify what documents are needed apart from the ones required for Tourist...

Hi all I intend to travel with my family to India on 21st of December. I am a British passport holder with OCI and wife is an Indian passport holder. My two-year old daughter is a British passport holder with no visa. I naively did not realise that UK was dropped off the e-visa list recently and onl...

Thanks for the inputs.
Yes, they are. Due to covid, the govt. Had allowed all tourists to extend their visas whilst remaining in the country.

Hi all My parents (Indian passport holders) have been stranded in Saudi Arabia since the pandemic for the last 1.5 years due to pandemic. As the flights now resume, I am not keen for them to go back to India yet as 3rd wave seems inevitable. Hence I would like to get them to spend a few months here ...

Thanks

Could you clarify about the passport scans, do they need to be all pages?

NARIC letter for both BA and MA qualifications You only need ONE degree. Is it English and comparable Naric assessed (costs £150)?? >> Yes, NARIC letters stating its comparable to British Masters degree standard. My question was if NARIC did the ELA and the comparable assessment, i.e. not just comp...

Yes, CEFR Level C1

Thanks for instant reply and apologies for thread break. • My husband’s signed declaration What exactly is this?? >> Spouse declaration which is mandatory. NARIC letter for both BA and MA qualifications You only need ONE degree. Is it English and comparable Naric assessed (costs £150)?? >> Yes, NARI...

Can I also check if the entire passport needs to be scanned an uploaded? I have only uploaded the main page scan copy of my and wife's passport. I am submitting both the originals anyway, so thought that wouldnt be needed?

Dear all Once again, I am relying on this amazing forum to help me out. I think I have got all the basis covered but wanted some comfort as the money I am paying for this application makes me want to cry :x !!! My wife is applying for ILR through 5yr Spouse visa route (SETM). Arrived in the country ...

THANKS FOR AN INSTANT REPLY! I know there have been changes related to how the absence period is calculated (Y-oY rolling as opposed to 12month period from day of application). It may not be relevant to my application at all as I dont see the Spouse visa listed on guidance list! So apologies if I am...

Dear all Been a long standing member of this amazing forum and I am glad to find it still thriving and helping people with their obstacles. I had a question related to my wife's ILR application, due in May 2019. I have read the previous topic here , but I just wanted to double check. Basically, she ...

Dear all Posting this on behalf of a friend who had been an overstayer in UK. Back in 2008, he decided to leave the UK voluntarily via IOM agency. His air tickets were paid for by the organization. It's been more than 10yrs now and he wants to know if he is under any ban restricting him from applyin...

Been almost 2 months now and no news yet. Application Date : 06-08-2016 VFS Center: London Padington Date of acknowledgement : 12-08-2016 Original docs Received : in a week I think, dont remember Documents Printing Status: : Under-Process Dispatched From MOIA (OCI ) NEW DELHI : Document received At ...

Just called the Visa Inquiry service on 0300 123 2241. They confirmed that the application can be made on the day of expiry. Just have to keep the record safely.

Will be applying tomorrow. Thanks

Dear all
My wife's spouse visa expires tomorrow. I was planning to post it today but have just realized that I have a couple of bank statements missing!
I wanted to know if I could apply by post tomorrow? Will that be okay?

Thanks.

I suggest dont risk it. I travelled twice on the e-visa before I applied for OCI. You will have your e-0visa the very next day after your application. I have also travelled on the tourist visa that allows multiple entries and duration is much longer (not sure whats it called but its the expensive on...