Applying for an Indian Visa in the UK: Your Questions and Experiences

caz_a · Jun 29th, 2008, 02:39

patti - i can't vouch for the online system tho!
i gave up with that and just downloaded the form and filled it in by hand.

patti123 · Jun 29th, 2008, 02:42

Ok.I didnt know you could still fill it in by hand !I am not going till Nov or Dec so by then it should be working perfect i hope.

stevebenaulim · Jun 29th, 2008, 17:21

Has anyone managed to get a long term visa yet?'.
I.E. 2 YEARS Being of non Indian origin?.
I understand that any one stay will be for 180 days??.
Thx

Haylo · Jun 29th, 2008, 17:58

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Originally Posted by stevebenaulim

Has anyone managed to get a long term visa yet?'.
I.E. 2 YEARS Being of non Indian origin?.
I understand that any one stay will be for 180 days??.

No, as the website allowed me to pick a longer period, I tried for a longer than six months visa, but when I took my form in, they said I had to change it to six months.

Mickey S · Jun 30th, 2008, 16:36

Wasn't Haylo's reply sufficiently clear?

Steve - you've been begging for help on the forum for a month. What have you managed to find out about the visa process? Anything you can share with us?

EDIT: The post to which this was a reply has now been removed.

stevebenaulim · Jun 30th, 2008, 16:39

not really, as ive heard so many conflicting reports.
Can you help.

Haylo · Jun 30th, 2008, 17:44

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Originally Posted by Mickey S

EDIT: The post to which this was a reply has now been removed by its author.

I had no idea you could do that! What he asked was "How long do us mere mortals get"?

Stevebenaulim, what you mean by "mere mortal" is unclear as your profile states a location of Goa with no indication of nationality. If you mean British, the answer is six months. If you are already in Goa, surely you already have a visa?

Feel free to keep asking the same question, if you want to hear a different answer.

However, the only answer that matters is the one given to you by the people issuing the visa. Why not visit their office when you get back from Goa and ask them? I did. They told me the answer is six months.

Mickey S · Jun 30th, 2008, 17:51

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Originally Posted by Haylo

I had no idea you could do that!

Me neither - I have no way of deleting my own post that replies to the now-non-existent post!

Did a mod delete it?

Haylo · Jun 30th, 2008, 17:54

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Originally Posted by Mickey S

Did a mod delete it?

Doubt it. I think they only delete advertising, personal attacks, or pointless inane comments...

kathrynfarrar · Jun 30th, 2008, 17:57

hi!
im travelling to india 2 weeks on fri so have about 17 days and was wondering if I should risk posting my application? If I cant post it the earliest I can get to the london offic with my application would be a week today.

will I have to collect my visa is person as well once Ive taken it in in person and will this be a few days later?

also how do you know which fees to pay I have filled out the form for the VFS application and have my reference number.

please please help urgently as Ive left this very late and previous posts scare me!!
thanks!!

Nick-H · Jun 30th, 2008, 18:00

Quote:

Doubt it. I think they only delete advertising, personal attacks, or pointless inane comments...

They delete multiple instances of the same post too!

Quote:

Feel free to keep asking the same question, if you want to hear a different answer.

No; don't... it is against the forum rules.

Mickey S · Jun 30th, 2008, 18:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by kathrynfarrar

hi!
im travelling to india 2 weeks on fri so have about 17 days and was wondering if I should risk posting my application? If I cant post it the earliest I can get to the london offic with my application would be a week today.

will I have to collect my visa is person as well once Ive taken it in in person and will this be a few days later?

also how do you know which fees to pay I have filled out the form for the VFS application and have my reference number.

please please help urgently as Ive left this very late and previous posts scare me!!
thanks!!

Hi Kathryn. Welcome to the forum!

I think you'll find all the information you need - or, at least, everything that we collectively know - in the rest of this thread.

I don't think anyone will be able to tell you exactly what will happen to your application, or how long it will take to be processed. But if you're leaving in 17 days then I'd suggest that waiting until next week to take the application to London may be cutting it fine and might cause you some anxious days.

Nick-H · Jun 30th, 2008, 18:06

kathryn, as you might have gathered, this new outsourcing is very new. Previously, we had a body of experience here as to how long stuff like postal applications were taking, but with VFS, that's all reset to zero.

I've stood in the queue for the High Commission a good few times, but from now on I can no no longer advise anyone on getting tourist visas through VFS.

That's why we're so keen for people to post their experiences here.

All we can do at the moment is interpret the information on the web. I'm sure someone will help you with what fees they paid.

kathrynfarrar · Jun 30th, 2008, 18:10

thanks guys!
I cant seem to find much helpful as guessing noone really knows but do you think posting it today is better than going in in person in a week??

cant believe how hard and stressful this is!

Mickey S · Jun 30th, 2008, 18:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by kathrynfarrar

I cant seem to find much helpful as guessing noone really knows but do you think posting it today is better than going in in person in a week??

If you post the application today they'll (probably) receive it and (possibly) start processing it tomorrow.

If you wait until next week then you'll (probably) have lost 6 days.

No-one will be able to give you a certain answer.

Jun 29th, 2008, 17:21	#168
stevebenaulim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: goa Posts: 191	Longer term visas Has anyone managed to get a long term visa yet?'. I.E. 2 YEARS Being of non Indian origin?. I understand that any one stay will be for 180 days??. Thx

Jun 30th, 2008, 16:36	#170
Mickey S Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cymru Posts: 1,175	Wasn't Haylo's reply sufficiently clear? Steve - you've been begging for help on the forum for a month. What have you managed to find out about the visa process? Anything you can share with us? EDIT: The post to which this was a reply has now been removed. Last edited by Mickey S : Jun 30th, 2008 at 18:05. Reason: Now I know who deleted it!

Jun 30th, 2008, 16:39	#171
stevebenaulim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: goa Posts: 191	visas not really, as ive heard so many conflicting reports. Can you help.

Jun 30th, 2008, 17:57	#175
kathrynfarrar Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sussex Posts: 3	Visa application timing hi! im travelling to india 2 weeks on fri so have about 17 days and was wondering if I should risk posting my application? If I cant post it the earliest I can get to the london offic with my application would be a week today. will I have to collect my visa is person as well once Ive taken it in in person and will this be a few days later? also how do you know which fees to pay I have filled out the form for the VFS application and have my reference number. please please help urgently as Ive left this very late and previous posts scare me!! thanks!!

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Jun 29th, 2008, 02:39	#166
caz_a Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: london Posts: 58	patti - i can't vouch for the online system tho! i gave up with that and just downloaded the form and filled it in by hand.

Jun 29th, 2008, 02:42	#167
patti123 Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Henley-on-Thames Posts: 585	Ok.I didnt know you could still fill it in by hand !I am not going till Nov or Dec so by then it should be working perfect i hope.

Jun 30th, 2008, 18:06	#178
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,210	kathryn, as you might have gathered, this new outsourcing is very new. Previously, we had a body of experience here as to how long stuff like postal applications were taking, but with VFS, that's all reset to zero. I've stood in the queue for the High Commission a good few times, but from now on I can no no longer advise anyone on getting tourist visas through VFS. That's why we're so keen for people to post their experiences here. All we can do at the moment is interpret the information on the web. I'm sure someone will help you with what fees they paid.

Jun 30th, 2008, 18:10	#179
kathrynfarrar Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sussex Posts: 3	thanks guys! I cant seem to find much helpful as guessing noone really knows but do you think posting it today is better than going in in person in a week?? cant believe how hard and stressful this is!

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