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Is that VFS courier in China as well? They are an Indian company which started as a courier service in Madras for the U.S embassy 5-6 years ago because the U.S embassy couldn't handle the crowds in front of the embassy. This company seems to have turned into a global monopoly/hegemony. The employees seem to be under the illusion of being embassy employees and were more arrogant than any visa officer I've met. They have their own ideas of which documents I should enclose in my application and crushed and disfigured the certificates which I had enclosed.Sorry to hijack this thread,but in my opinion if you can find a way of avoiding these people, it would be better for your mental equilibrium. You should definitely complain about the processing fees you are forced to pay.limey wrote:In China the British Embassy uses a third party to process visas and they also charge a fee even for EEA Family Permits! (About £30 - 40 I think. ILLEGAL!)
The charge....mightn't that be for courier costs?limey wrote:Hi, I am a dual Irish/British citizen (having lived in the UK all my life) and want to bring my Chinese wife (married Dec 2004 in UK) into the UK on an EEA Family permit using my Irish citizenship.
She was in the UK on a student visa when we married and we lived together for 7-8 months in the UK and I have also been to China for 6 weeks earlier this year.
In China the British Embassy uses a third party to process visas and they also charge a fee even for EEA Family Permits! (About £30 - 40 I think. ILLEGAL!) My wife contacted them and they said we need to provide the following documentation.
1. Your Irish passport ( copy is ok)
2. My two photos
3. My valid passport
4. Proof of living in Ireland. (Is this legal?)
5. Marriage certificate
6. Accommodation proof in UK ( House related documents)
7. Bank saving
8. Payslip
9. Normal expense proof (Whatever that is?????)
This is more documentation than the EEA Treay rights specify. Namely my passport, marriage certificate and covering letter from me. Surely they don't have any right to ask for more than that!
How do you think I should approach this? I have emailed them and will also contact/ring them on Monday for further clarification. Thanks for any responses.
PS: Just to add, it is our aim to moveto Ireland in a year or so. But first we need to both be resident in the UK for at least 6 months.