cheque payment for in person appts ?

[vidya]

hi

can some one please clarify ....

the payment guidance says we can pay by cheque but is this really acceptable for in person appts ?

i have a HSBC visa debit card , is this acceptable ? the guidance notes says only maestro debit card

also , does anyone know if we need to pay by cash , whether hsbc allows one time ATM withdrawals of 1300 gbp ( paying for 2 visa applications)

thanks in advance

[taliska]

debit card would be acceptable for payment but i would be worried about trying to make a payment with a cheque as this would have to clear prior to application being processed so may cause delay

[myegin11]

I think you can pay by cheque if you have a debit card with cheque guarantee of the required amount. If you check your debit card there may be a hologram where it is written "cheque guarantee" and there is an amount. That amount must be higher than the amount you need to pay by cheque.

However, that amount is generally not enough for payments like the one required for the visa application. So, I would discard the option of paying by cheque.

If you haven't agreed otherwise, your cash drawal limit should be £300. So, you possibly can not withdraw £1020 in one day.

In case you go with the postal order option, then you will again need the cash as post offices only accept cash for postal orders. And if it is a premium application, postal orders are not reasonable as they also incur issueing fee.