visa turnaround from birmingham

marctiga · Dec 9th, 2006, 21:02

hiya folks hope ur all well on this cold winters day lol

(i cant wait to get to sunny india!!!!)

does anyone know wat the current turnaround for postal visas is at the moment from the india consulate in birmingham?

sent mine yesterday via special delivery and told by post office it will be in birmingahm by this monday 11/12/06

thanks for any help guys and dolls

flashdan · Dec 20th, 2006, 00:46

dont know what the turn around for postal visa's are but I went there in person today and got a years employment visa all in all it took about 6hrs (not including travel) even though it was quite busy so goin in person might be worth considering

batistuta · Dec 20th, 2006, 00:55

There is a bit of info in ths thread regarding the turnaround time.There is a post saying tht takes 2 weeks.Hope it helps.

Postal tourist visas - current turnaround time

shere · Dec 20th, 2006, 01:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashdan

dont know what the turn around for postal visa's are but I went there in person today and got a years employment visa all in all it took about 6hrs (not including travel) even though it was quite busy so goin in person might be worth considering

To add to that if you are going in person get there early. (7:45am

). Large queues start to form after 8:00am. Also they give tickets to the first 200 people and have a limited number of visas to issue each day.

flashdan · Dec 20th, 2006, 14:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by shere

To add to that if you are going in person get there early. (7:45am

). Large queues start to form after 8:00am. Also they give tickets to the first 200 people and have a limited number of visas to issue each day.

Tis true I got lost and didnt get there till 9 the que was big then but people who showed up about 15 min after me stood no chance.

Rich Anpoor · Dec 20th, 2006, 15:39

according to the website you should give 4 weeks for postal applications. cgibirmingham.org

robh · Dec 20th, 2006, 17:30

I don't know about Brimingham. I did a postal application to the London High commission and it took about 7 days in total, which thought was really good going.

marctiga · Jan 4th, 2007, 04:17

hi folks

well i sent my 2 passports (mine and my partners) for visas by post on 11/12/06 and i got them back on 23/12/06.

so it took 12 days which i think is quite good for that time of year as it is busy for the consulate in birmimgham

sending both ways by special delivery which cost me £8.20.

i wuld reccomedn doin it via post as it saves both the journey to get them and the time.

no problesm at all

india here we come lol

ColinT · Jan 14th, 2007, 23:39

Has anyone forwarded a postal application to Birmingham since the start of January and, if so, how long did it take (assuming it has arrived yet)?

ColinT · Jan 16th, 2007, 09:01

So does anyone out there know?

ColinT · Feb 6th, 2007, 21:13

Anyone applied in the last month via Birmingham by post? I did and have been waiting for a while now.

ColinT · Feb 8th, 2007, 16:49

Some info that may help others thinking about applying by post.

I applied by post via Birmingham for a tourist visa. It arrived at their office on 18 Jan. I received it back on 8 Feb by special delivery. The visa is stamped for 3 Feb. That's 22 days. It's their busy period but nevertheless that was particularly slow according to other posts here and my previous experiences.

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marctiga Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: east mids uk Posts: 15	visa turnaround from birmingham hiya folks hope ur all well on this cold winters day lol (i cant wait to get to sunny india!!!!) does anyone know wat the current turnaround for postal visas is at the moment from the india consulate in birmingham? sent mine yesterday via special delivery and told by post office it will be in birmingahm by this monday 11/12/06 thanks for any help guys and dolls Last edited by machadinha : Dec 9th, 2006 at 21:21. Reason: moved to passport + visa fourm

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robh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Posts: 53	I don't know about Brimingham. I did a postal application to the London High commission and it took about 7 days in total, which thought was really good going.

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marctiga Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: east mids uk Posts: 15	hi folks well i sent my 2 passports (mine and my partners) for visas by post on 11/12/06 and i got them back on 23/12/06. so it took 12 days which i think is quite good for that time of year as it is busy for the consulate in birmimgham sending both ways by special delivery which cost me £8.20. i wuld reccomedn doin it via post as it saves both the journey to get them and the time. no problesm at all india here we come lol

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ColinT Future Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Posts: 335	Has anyone forwarded a postal application to Birmingham since the start of January and, if so, how long did it take (assuming it has arrived yet)?

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ColinT Future Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Posts: 335	So does anyone out there know?

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ColinT Future Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Posts: 335	Anyone applied in the last month via Birmingham by post? I did and have been waiting for a while now.

Feb 8th, 2007, 16:49	#12
ColinT Future Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Posts: 335	Some info that may help others thinking about applying by post. I applied by post via Birmingham for a tourist visa. It arrived at their office on 18 Jan. I received it back on 8 Feb by special delivery. The visa is stamped for 3 Feb. That's 22 days. It's their busy period but nevertheless that was particularly slow according to other posts here and my previous experiences. cardboard cows and sugarpuffs

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