At the FCO attesting stage, do I need an appointment at UK embassy?
Jul 12th 2016, 11:37 pm
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Do I need an appointment to lodge passports? Also health insurance??
Hi,
I'm going through the process of getting a family residency visa. Hubby has emailed over the Iqama so documents wise I'm doing okay (touch wood!)
I'm at the FCO attesting stage at the moment...
I'm not using an agent as I can't justify paying £267 to just send our passports to the embassy and back so I'm going it alone
Could I just ask...is there anything else I need to do online before going to hand in our passports? Do I need to register my application first? How do I do that? The Saudi embassy website is so confusing to use
Also, do I need to make an appointment at the Saudi embassy in London or can I just go anytime btw 9 and 12 and lodge the passports?
There seems to be a new requirement now as well...all applicants need health insurance. Does that apply just to me or to my children as well?
Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you in advance.
I'm going through the process of getting a family residency visa. Hubby has emailed over the Iqama so documents wise I'm doing okay (touch wood!)
I'm at the FCO attesting stage at the moment...
I'm not using an agent as I can't justify paying £267 to just send our passports to the embassy and back so I'm going it alone
Could I just ask...is there anything else I need to do online before going to hand in our passports? Do I need to register my application first? How do I do that? The Saudi embassy website is so confusing to use
Also, do I need to make an appointment at the Saudi embassy in London or can I just go anytime btw 9 and 12 and lodge the passports?
There seems to be a new requirement now as well...all applicants need health insurance. Does that apply just to me or to my children as well?
Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Last edited by Xena_786; Jul 12th 2016 at 11:48 pm.
Jul 13th 2016, 6:01 am
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Re: Do I need an appointment to lodge passports? Also health insurance??
Hi,
I'm going through the process of getting a family residency visa. Hubby has emailed over the Iqama so documents wise I'm doing okay (touch wood!)
I'm at the FCO attesting stage at the moment...
I'm not using an agent as I can't justify paying £267 to just send our passports to the embassy and back so I'm going it alone
Could I just ask...is there anything else I need to do online before going to hand in our passports? Do I need to register my application first? How do I do that? The Saudi embassy website is so confusing to use
Also, do I need to make an appointment at the Saudi embassy in London or can I just go anytime btw 9 and 12 and lodge the passports?
There seems to be a new requirement now as well...all applicants need health insurance. Does that apply just to me or to my children as well?
Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you in advance.
I'm going through the process of getting a family residency visa. Hubby has emailed over the Iqama so documents wise I'm doing okay (touch wood!)
I'm at the FCO attesting stage at the moment...
I'm not using an agent as I can't justify paying £267 to just send our passports to the embassy and back so I'm going it alone
Could I just ask...is there anything else I need to do online before going to hand in our passports? Do I need to register my application first? How do I do that? The Saudi embassy website is so confusing to use
Also, do I need to make an appointment at the Saudi embassy in London or can I just go anytime btw 9 and 12 and lodge the passports?
There seems to be a new requirement now as well...all applicants need health insurance. Does that apply just to me or to my children as well?
Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Jul 13th 2016, 8:52 pm
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Re: At the FCO attesting stage, do I need an appointment at UK embassy?
Cheers, thanks for that
Jul 14th 2016, 6:19 am
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Re: At the FCO attesting stage, do I need an appointment at UK embassy?
Just a suggestion......make the small investment to a Visa agent and spare yourself all the hassle and maybe getting it wrong.
Just a thought......use it......etc.
Just a thought......use it......etc.
Jul 14th 2016, 7:32 am
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Re: At the FCO attesting stage, do I need an appointment at UK embassy?
Do it yourself..... That's not how we do it in the Middle East!!
Pay someone else to do it and then sit back and take a load off!
Pay someone else to do it and then sit back and take a load off!
Jul 14th 2016, 6:17 pm
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Re: At the FCO attesting stage, do I need an appointment at UK embassy?
tbh, I'm starting to think the same way. As soon as I think I'm making progress, something else comes up, it's a nightmare.
Jul 15th 2016, 8:07 pm
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Re: At the FCO attesting stage, do I need an appointment at UK embassy?
The Arabic proverb is "If you want bread, go to the baker." ie get a specialist to do it.
Jul 15th 2016, 10:19 pm
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It does look like this is going to be the easiest option...
Jul 17th 2016, 5:11 am
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Re: At the FCO attesting stage, do I need an appointment at UK embassy?
Welcome to the Middle East! If they can make something a lot more complicated than it needs to be they will.... It keeps the locals employed while still doing virtually nothing!
